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[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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.

[–] estrange_alien@leminal.space 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] estrange_alien@leminal.space 2 points 1 day ago

but thank you, that is awesome advice 💖