• evenglow@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        Everyone fails at farming. Some keep at it until they stop falling at it. Or move to a different crop.

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          3 days ago

          Yeah I’m not satisfied though, because lettuce is commonly eaten here. I want to grow crops that we eat. Some of the mixed lettuces down the far end have gone into a couple of salads so they have been ok but they went berserk too

          So I guess it’s option one you gave, have another go

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          3 days ago

          Which is why it’s not going to solve the problem of a food crisis right now. Farming is a skill that takes practice.

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            3 days ago

            Wasn’t talking about the latest distraction. Was talking about lettuce.

            Farming takes zero skill. The first step to getting good at farming requires basic reading skills.

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            3 days ago

            Look, I’ll say this much, it’s been fun giving it a go. My lettuces are shit but other things have worked and to be fair I’ve been pretty lazy.

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              It does seem like a fun hobby. But not one for me. I live in a second-story condo and my balcony gets too much sunlight. It even scorched an aloe plant I set out, and by the time I put it in the partial shade, it was too late.

              I did have success with cherry tomatoes. The 10 my single plant produced made a nice snack after months of waiting.

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        I didn’t mean to insult your skills as a farmer, it was a reference to Little Shop of Horrors where the plant acquires a taste for human blood.

        It appears you have big, leafy plants. That’s a success, even if you don’t like how they look yet.