• HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca
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      If you’re starting from “I’ve never grown a thing”, try to find a secondhand Aerogarden or other small hydroponic (plants grow in water not soil) system that takes care of most of it. Grow some herbs, basil works excellently.

      It’s a lifelong process…start with small, functional things like an herb garden. Make tons of mistakes and kill tons of plants, most people do. But eventually, you’ll have a green thumb and will understand the thrill of producing your own things instead of relying on capitalism for everything.

      Highly highly recommend a bread machine, a good bread knife and a small scale, for the same reasons (weighing your bread ingredients will reduce the frustration of inconsistency in bread).

      Growing your own food and cooking are two revolutionary acts in a hyper capitalist world.

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        i’m a retired pastry chef lol

        i’ve grown indoor plants but never grown anything outside.

        i am thinking of starting with raised beds in my backyard.

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          Oh perfect lol

          Raised beds is a great idea. I dug a few oval patches out of my lawn and put stainless steel oval beds in, filled it with a good mix of soil and grew like 100 pounds of zucchini.

          If you can handle inside plants, you can definitely do lots of hardy outdoor plants.