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Discussion about farming, homesteading, gardening, sustainable agriculture, plant science, etc
re: @satch: on the spiciness of chillies — here's a new post to not dilute the one about balcony gardening. @satch you clearly have more experience than me, and I dont quite understand what you meant: depending on where you buy chilies from, that could be true or totally wrong. often times on smaller farms lots of different varieties are grown together, and so saving seed is not really an option as you can get some really strange hybrid peppers. if your pepper comes from a giant field of...
💬 3 comments · 1 like · 2023-05-23 · 1 day ago
Any advice for gardening on a balcony? — I'm just starting out learning some basic gardening on my small balcony I've got a couple of tomato plants, which are doing quite well, and some herbs which are a mixed bag. Anyone got any advice for growing stuff in such small spaces?
💬 10 comments · 2 likes · 2023-05-18 · 6 days ago
I live and work at the Benson Place, a blueberry farm in western Massachusetts. My family has goats, chickens, rabbits, and we grow just about every vegetable which can survive on our windy mountaintop. We produce over 50% of our own food by value. I know many geminauts are interested in these things, and I'd be interested to hear what kind of food-growing endeavors you are up to!
💬 7 comments · 2023-05-14 · 10 days ago