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submitted 11 months ago by TotallyHuman@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Crops can blight, animals can get diseases. I don't know much about hydroponics but I know that bacteria are a concern. What food source is the most reliable, the least likely to produce less food than expected?

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[-] AT1ST@mstdn.ca 1 points 11 months ago

@ColeSloth @IzzyData As I recall, the issue with the potato famine was more that, if you're *only* growing potatoes, while they grow just about anywhere, they'll also get diseases really easily.

Which is why on the Lemmy instance linked to, people mentioned a variety of crops is the trick.

So, potatoes, but *also* onions, and *also* wheat, and *also* corn is the true answer, as I understand.

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