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I like your initiative, the attention and how you've acted to the what I think has proven to be a DIRE logistical and production problem since at least 2008. B
by Melting_Harps 7y ago
I like your initiative, the attention and how you've acted to the what I think has proven to be a DIRE logistical and production problem since at least 2008.
But, I noticed this part:
> Got a butternut squash in your pantry? Maybe a couple of tomatoes?
Both of those are out of season, the Butternut squash has decent shelf life, so could have been harvested and stored back in the Fall. However, most of the store stuff you get as a perennial, especially those tomatoes, are going to be hybrids that have sterile seeds.
I really do hope that this Outbreak is what makes Backyard and Community Gardens come back in a way not seen outside of Europe since WWII.
I agree that making clones is an awesome way to increase yield and maintain good genetic lines, this is actually how most MJ/Hemp people got their early genetic lessons--grandmothers and mothers who had spent time with them in the Garden telling them how to preserve desirable genetics.
And it paid off really well for those who could provide a steady and stable genetic line, I met a few of them.
I agree that potatoes are the best intro to gardening as its by far the easiest and if planned correctly can yield quite a lot of harvest for the limited space (think vertical planters).
Maybe its because I had to do this at large scale that my brain has shifted to outsourcing anything not deemed super valuable (fruit tree clones or High CBD experiments) to have in a Nursery, but I really am a fan of these guys:
https://www.rareseeds.com/ https://www.rareseeds.com/
I was hoping to get the Catalog this year to share with others as the Gardening Season is coming up, so if anyone is interested in doing that I can buy/send you the money via BTC if you have the hardware to do that as its total Gardening-pr0n!
https://www.rareseeds.com/store/whole-seed-catalog/2020-whole-seed-catalog-usa-canada-and-mexico https://www.rareseeds.com/store/whole-seed-catalog/2020-whol...
> I'm thinking I'll have quite a bit of time to spend in the garden in the coming months. Hopefully I can make a small difference in my community.
So rad, I'll keep an eye on your posts this season! others as the Gardening Season progresses.
- jagger27 7y agoI’m a big fan of Rare Seeds as well. I got a big order from them early this year.
- koheripbal 7y agoDon't forget that it takes a full acre of land to produce enough food for one person.