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[-] [email protected] 130 points 1 year ago

Honestly, with my raised beds, between compost, seeds and fertilizer I probably lose money compared to buying tomatoes from the store. Home grown garden tomatoes are 10x better quality than grocery store tomatoes.

[-] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago

Honestly, with my raised beds, between compost, seeds and fertilizer I probably lose money compared to buying tomatoes from the store. Home grown garden tomatoes are 10x better quality than grocery store tomatoes.

Bro I been growing edamame. Holy fucking shit. You'll fucking cum.

[-] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago

Soybeans. You've been growing soybeans.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Is edamame specifically when it's in food form?

[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

There are lots of different foods made from soybeans, like tofu and tempeh. Edamame is young, whole soybeans cooked in their pods.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ah good to know, thanks!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

yeah? our light is very poor in our back garden. the only thing that thrives, that I've found, is gerkins, so thats what we grow. tiny cucumbers, and we pickle them.

we tried regular peas and beans, and it was OK, but there was so little fruit at one time we became completely confused as to how anyone could have enough for a whole serving at any one time.

Whats your light situation like with the edamame? do you just boil/salt them and eat them like you would in a japanese restaurant?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I should do that next year. Grow a bunch of stuff for the first time hydroponically this year and it has been fun. Even though the pruning gods would murder me if they saw my tomatoes.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

“Your little nutsacks are gonna be quacking buddy.”

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah but then what do I do with the leftover edamame?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

And if ever there is a day you can’t buy tomatoes for whatever reason, you will have them.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

we actually switched to gerkins. so, if theres ever a day where we can't buy pickels, we'd have them, but not the pickling ingredients as we can't grow our own vinegar

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You can! You just need a vinegar mother! I've not done it myself, but the way I understand it you can transfer the mother once the vinegar is to your liking, then on to the next one.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I had a look and its like a red liver looking thing? I'm not sure I'm prepared for this

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

When gardens are being raided due to mass starvation, people will go to your house and say, “Pickles, GROSS!” They will move on and your house will be spared.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

good thing I'm not growing cheeseburgers

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

What I would give for a cheeseburger tree.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Not to mention the cost of watering.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I live in Ireland, we don't pay for water (or even waste water out like they do in Germany), but the rain has been non-stop this year with the gulf stream. I've also just intalled a water butt out of a 500l repurposed whiskey barrel (again, Ireland) so that also helps with not having to use the hose (they call it the hose pipe)

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Collect the condensed water from the aircon.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's what rain barrels are for

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sure, but if you keep the same plot, over time that cost will average out.

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