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[–]NodeThis is my flair. There are many like it, but this one is mine. 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Here's an updated version of the Red Pill. 3rd Edition. https://files.catbox.moe/z8sqhr.pdf

Yes, u/Middle_Path ran the sub, and organized the seed exchange. He ended up leaving a couple years ago.

With both the peppers and tomatillos, I mainly just chop them up and add them to whatever I'm cooking.

I had a 1/4 acre back then, and grew around a hundred pepper plants, with about 10ish of each type. Now my backyard is super tiny, so I can only grow a few.

That was my bamboo nursery too. Still have a few of the smaller pots. My biggest pot was for the Vivax, and was an oval of 10' by 6' by 32". Think above ground pool made with bamboo barrier, filled with dirt instead of water.

You'll be able to harvest a few of those bastards, but do so sparingly. It takes 3 to 4 years for them to develop to the point where you can take solid harvests. Check this for growing tips.

https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/growing-asparagus/7343.html

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holy shit man, that's hardcore. running a nursery sounds pretty cool. i believe springtime will be year 3 for about 6 of my asparagus plants, so that's exciting. i'm overwintering peppers for the first time, baby steps...

[–]NodeThis is my flair. There are many like it, but this one is mine. 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Oh, nice. How many asparagus do you have total? Before my parents got so old, I ordered a whole box of asparagus, got a tractor, and put in 3 or 4 50 foot rows beside their existing garden. They got tons of asparagus once the plants started producing.

Peppers hate to be too cold. If it gets anywhere close to freezing, bring them inside, or if they're in the ground, cover them with a cardboard box or plastic garbage bags. I saw frost on rooftops a few years ago, but am too close to the ocean to freeze. Plus, microclimate.

Bamboo is very much like asparagus, at least in the way the shoots come up. Pretty cool to see a 4 inch diameter shoot come out of the ground and shoot up to 30 or 50 feet in a month or so.

The reason everyone hires mexicans as farm and nursery workers is due to the amount of work involved, and thin margins for potential profits. My bamboo nursery was basically a hobby gone wild, and I wasn't exactly buying cars and houses with the profits. Extremely enjoyable though.

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I have about 20 asparagus plants total, but only 4 or 6 of them are anywhere close to ready: https://i.imgur.com/HoafPMS.jpg I had to start the small ones from seed because they are California varieties that I couldn't find for sale as crowns. I need heat tolerance in zone 9A. Maybe I'm too hot too even be growing these but I want them bad. In this spot you see they are shaded from heavy afternoon sun.

3 or 4 50 foot rows

Holy shit man, you are a king who enabled your family to eat like royalty. I wish I had that kind of space.

4 inch diameter shoot come out of the ground and shoot up to 30 or 50 feet in a month or so

Wow, you could almost sit there and see it growing.

My bamboo nursery was basically a hobby gone wild, and I wasn't exactly buying cars and houses with the profits. Extremely enjoyable though.

Way cool. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to not sit down in order to make a living. Mushroom farming seems pretty cool and somewhat profitable in citites.

[–]NodeThis is my flair. There are many like it, but this one is mine. 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

ZONE 17. Oceanside Northern and Central California and Southernmost Oregon Growing season: late Feb. to early Dec. Coolness and fog are hallmarks; summer highs seldom top 75 degrees F/24 degrees C, while winter lows run from 36 degrees to 23 degrees F/2 degrees to -5 degrees C. Heat-loving plants disappoint or dwindle here.

This Sunset zone is mainly on the west side of Hwy 1. I believe the USDA calls it 9b, but they don't account for maximum temps. I saw rooftop frost a couple years ago, but it normally doesn't freeze beside the 53F Pacific. Summers are blissfully non-hellish.

We used to have 5 to 10 days of 70F or above in January, but it's been trending colder due to global cooling.

Parents had a couple acres, so plenty of room.

Bamboo is amazing. 6" to 120'. Toothpick-like, to 8" diameter. Tight clumpers that only spread .5" per year, to runners that will zoom out 6 to 8 feet. (neighbors hate that type)

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to not sit down in order to make a living.

It could be a lot of physical work, if it involved any kind of plant or animal production. Very different from mostly being inert all day.

30 years ago, there used to be a ton of mushroom growers in the area, but they're almost all gone now. Lots of strawberries though. The county just to the south grows $5 billion in strawberries.

https://www.midwestgrowkits.com/grow-kits.html

If you'd like to grow shrooms at home, get one of these kits and check out their spore supplier list. Both regular and magic are available. 😉

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Thanks for the tips and ideas. Yeah that coastal region is prime asparagus zone.

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asparagus is perhaps the healthiest food

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Said the racist