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I intentionally got (much more) into gardening in 2021. I've always liked gardening and houseplants, but 2020 taught me that I needed to have a life outside of

I intentionally got (much more) into gardening in 2021. I've always liked gardening and houseplants, but 2020 taught me that I needed to have a life outside of work, and I won't always be able to physically socialize with friends, so I needed a third thing (i.e. a hobby) to bring me balance and peace. I watched a ton of youtube videos from gardening youtubers, I bought a bunch of nursery plants and soil, and I got to work. Later on, I moved to starting plants from seed. Gardening doesn't have to be an expensive hobby, and you can often start with whatever you have. It's really nice to put work into something and see it bear fruit (sometimes literally).

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eitland 5y ago
Another one here! I always wanted to, but this year I expanded beyond one plum tree, a few tomato plants and wild raspberry to plant spaghetti squash, strawberries, lots of tomatoes from various breeds, two chili pepper plants an apple tree and a some boxwood plants (I bought the small ones where I get 4-6 for about $10 and have planted them in rows waiting for them to get larger :-) I've also been busy propagating plants and have received one or two and shared good number.
- atulatul 5y ago
  Had planted some (~10) avocado seeds (India); Hass and other varieties. Around 4-5 years. Trees have grown large 7-8 feet. But haven't flowered yet. Any suggestions?
  - eitland 5y ago
    Just like apples, growing a tree from the seed from a Haas avacado will not result in a tree with that variety. They are duplicated by cutting branches from existing Hass avocado trees and grafting them into a root stock from another variety. Also I guess all avacadoes take a few years to mature, but from what I read at around 5 years there should be possible to get fruit of some kind and that also means they should flower too?
    - atulatul 5y ago
      Thanks. I have read similar info elsewhere. For past 10 years or so I don't throw away seeds. (oranges, watermelon, etc. are exceptions.) I generally plant the seeds and afterwards when plants are of good height I plant those on the nearby hills. Don't bother much about them later (fertilizer, grafting, etc.) apart from watering them occasionally when I go to the hills. Somehow avocados remained on my farm and now I have become somewhat curious.
huetius 5y ago
Vegetable and flower gardening for me as well. I’m still quite bad at it, but I’m learning from my mistakes, I think. My biggest success has been a vermicompost bin. Everything I feed that stuff to goes bonkers.
- Centigonal 5y ago
  One of my favorite things about gardening is that you learn every year. This last year I had a bunch of successes and some really big failures. Now I get to spent the next two months thinking about what to do differently (No more uncovered brassicas - they all get eaten in my climate. Maybe my raspberries have a virus - I should get them tested. Sweet potatoes only go in pots/bags or raised beds from now on, since digging them out in clay soil is a huge pain, and the quality of the ones I grew in pots is better). Then I get to try again next year. It's process improvement, but in slow motion!

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eitland 5y ago

Another one here! I always wanted to, but this year I expanded beyond one plum tree, a few tomato plants and wild raspberry to plant spaghetti squash, strawberries, lots of tomatoes from various breeds, two chili pepper plants an apple tree and a some boxwood plants (I bought the small ones where I get 4-6 for about $10 and have planted them in rows waiting for them to get larger :-) I've also been busy propagating plants and have received one or two and shared good number.

atulatul 5y ago
Had planted some (~10) avocado seeds (India); Hass and other varieties. Around 4-5 years. Trees have grown large 7-8 feet. But haven't flowered yet. Any suggestions?
- eitland 5y ago
  Just like apples, growing a tree from the seed from a Haas avacado will not result in a tree with that variety. They are duplicated by cutting branches from existing Hass avocado trees and grafting them into a root stock from another variety. Also I guess all avacadoes take a few years to mature, but from what I read at around 5 years there should be possible to get fruit of some kind and that also means they should flower too?
  - atulatul 5y ago
    Thanks. I have read similar info elsewhere. For past 10 years or so I don't throw away seeds. (oranges, watermelon, etc. are exceptions.) I generally plant the seeds and afterwards when plants are of good height I plant those on the nearby hills. Don't bother much about them later (fertilizer, grafting, etc.) apart from watering them occasionally when I go to the hills. Somehow avocados remained on my farm and now I have become somewhat curious.

huetius 5y ago

Vegetable and flower gardening for me as well. I’m still quite bad at it, but I’m learning from my mistakes, I think. My biggest success has been a vermicompost bin. Everything I feed that stuff to goes bonkers.

Centigonal 5y ago
One of my favorite things about gardening is that you learn every year. This last year I had a bunch of successes and some really big failures. Now I get to spent the next two months thinking about what to do differently (No more uncovered brassicas - they all get eaten in my climate. Maybe my raspberries have a virus - I should get them tested. Sweet potatoes only go in pots/bags or raised beds from now on, since digging them out in clay soil is a huge pain, and the quality of the ones I grew in pots is better). Then I get to try again next year. It's process improvement, but in slow motion!