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asterism wrote

as of like three weeks ago I planted 4 chives.

I am basically a farmer now.

/j

also me and the carrots were talking and they are tired of living now so they asked me to kill them.

/j
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ziq OP wrote

I grow chives (and onions) just for pest control (they keep bugs away from the other plants). Such an easy plant to grow.

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asterism wrote

This I didn't know.

So do you hedge the other plants with chives or how does that work?

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ziq OP wrote

i just stick some chives plants around the beds randomly

they spread fast, so i just have to keep them from getting too big (by separating the roots and replanting them in other beds).

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asterism wrote

If you are ever in the mood to make more posts about plants (like this one) I will read them.

I am incredibly out of touch with the processes that go into growing food and its probab:y just a pipe dream but I would like to learn to garden/farm one of these days so i find info like this super valuable.

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moonlune wrote

It's so easy! It feels like you're cheating! Drop a seed, muck around a little for a few months, pick your food. The amount of food you get compared to the amount of energy invested and land used is both surprisingly big and surprisingly small.

Granted I've only grown a vegetable patch worth for fun and could not be dependent on it but I got to eat my own berries instead of buying them.

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lettuceLeafer wrote

idk, sometimes its not that easy. Bushes and trees yes. But when I would try to do that the wild grasses grew so much faster and would grow tall then fall on top of the edible plants. So mulching and management becomes more of a thing to worry about for ground plants.

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ziq OP wrote

got to use raised beds on grassy land

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moonlune wrote (edited )

Just plant jerusalem artichokes and horseradish and mint and other invasive species ez pz

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