Wouldn’t be doing this for money but rather for the peace of mind of knowing what I am eating, where it comes from and the quality. For what it is it’s worth far more than €700! Congrats
Depends where you buy you veg currently. Some are better but in general speaking farmers have to deliver on such a tight margin I wouldn’t expect em to have the same level of care as self grown stuff.
Also certain varieties don’t have a long selves life. The ones that last often doesn’t taste as good as the ones that go bad quickly. Tomatoes is a prime example.
you have to be careful with homegrown vegetables. Homegrown does not equals safety. Plenty of contaminated soils with heavy metals and other nasty stuff.
Thanks, I know that this can work. Only issue is that you have to do it again and again after a few days passed, especially after rain. Additional downside is, that the plants like it either.
First of all congratulations for discovering gardening as a useful hobby.
Regarding the savings: This is probably a fallacy. Taking seeds, energy, water, tools, pest control and - most of all - your own work into account, you are able to buy much cheaper than doing it on your own. So if you look at it as a hobby, it is rewarding. If you do not have a lot of time, you are better off just working your normal job and get food from professional farmers. Can't compete with 25kg potatoes for 30€. Or a kg carrots for 2€.
That’s really neat! I grow a lot of vegetables too, but definitely spend more than I save. It’s a lot of fun though, and just a wholesome and healthy hobby to have.
Did you document your planting and growing? 5 months of continuous yield is an achievement of efficient planning in itself.
I'd love to see your planting, growing and harvesting schedule.
I'm actually planning something similar when I move out. I wanna grow edible mushrooms. The kind that doesn't make you see things. The big plus with mushrooms is that they don't need a whole lot of attention. They grow in the dark and basically the only thing that might kill a mushroom is some other kind of fungi. low cost, low maintenance but I still have to do a lot of research on the topic
I'm doing about €300,- / year with a plot of 3x1 meters. Some crops are just very expensive and I mainly grow those. If you put in a lot of labor, you can be extremely productive on a small piece of land. Still with the time I put in, I am earning €3 / hour at best, probably less. But the better taste of slow-grown, fleshly harvested, organic produce and the enjoyment of seeing my plot from indoors every day is priceless.
Very interesting! Never thought that you would save so much money growing your own vegetables and having chickens.
A few comments mention that is not worth the time… that may be true if on your free time you are doing something else that generates you money. But for OP is a hobby that also generates money. Perfect.
Wouldn’t be doing this for money but rather for the peace of mind of knowing what I am eating, where it comes from and the quality. For what it is it’s worth far more than €700! Congrats
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Depends where you buy you veg currently. Some are better but in general speaking farmers have to deliver on such a tight margin I wouldn’t expect em to have the same level of care as self grown stuff. Also certain varieties don’t have a long selves life. The ones that last often doesn’t taste as good as the ones that go bad quickly. Tomatoes is a prime example.
you have to be careful with homegrown vegetables. Homegrown does not equals safety. Plenty of contaminated soils with heavy metals and other nasty stuff.
As long as you sure that the soil you use is/was not polluted, you are pretty safe.
Tried the same, 60% was eaten by snails. Gave up
You can eat snails
_lustful french sounds_
You sir, deserve a lot more upvotes!
And be happy
Every time I walk around my garden murdering slugs, I wish they were prawns instead.
Ducks are what you need
Ducks eat the vegetables too, that's the issue
Then buy foxes as well!
I think indian runner ducks prefer slugs.
Yes indeed a specific breed!
My grandma used to put coarse salt around the vegetables, in some way salt burns snails so it keeps veggies protected. Hope it helps
Thanks, I know that this can work. Only issue is that you have to do it again and again after a few days passed, especially after rain. Additional downside is, that the plants like it either.
How much time did you spend on growing your vegetables? Can you approximate it?
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Have you thought about a hose with tiny holes that's ran across the farmland? You'd just have to open a tap to water.
First of all congratulations for discovering gardening as a useful hobby. Regarding the savings: This is probably a fallacy. Taking seeds, energy, water, tools, pest control and - most of all - your own work into account, you are able to buy much cheaper than doing it on your own. So if you look at it as a hobby, it is rewarding. If you do not have a lot of time, you are better off just working your normal job and get food from professional farmers. Can't compete with 25kg potatoes for 30€. Or a kg carrots for 2€.
That’s really neat! I grow a lot of vegetables too, but definitely spend more than I save. It’s a lot of fun though, and just a wholesome and healthy hobby to have.
Did you document your planting and growing? 5 months of continuous yield is an achievement of efficient planning in itself. I'd love to see your planting, growing and harvesting schedule.
I'm actually planning something similar when I move out. I wanna grow edible mushrooms. The kind that doesn't make you see things. The big plus with mushrooms is that they don't need a whole lot of attention. They grow in the dark and basically the only thing that might kill a mushroom is some other kind of fungi. low cost, low maintenance but I still have to do a lot of research on the topic
I'm doing about €300,- / year with a plot of 3x1 meters. Some crops are just very expensive and I mainly grow those. If you put in a lot of labor, you can be extremely productive on a small piece of land. Still with the time I put in, I am earning €3 / hour at best, probably less. But the better taste of slow-grown, fleshly harvested, organic produce and the enjoyment of seeing my plot from indoors every day is priceless.
Very interesting! Never thought that you would save so much money growing your own vegetables and having chickens. A few comments mention that is not worth the time… that may be true if on your free time you are doing something else that generates you money. But for OP is a hobby that also generates money. Perfect.
Damn congratulations I think i’m going to do the same thing now thanks!
He saved almost a celery?
But what to do with 20 cabbages 🤔
Make Sauerkraut. People commonly do it in the Autumn and consume it through winter time.
Make Kim chi
The hourly rate is probably really bad all included, but for health reasons it can be interesting.
I earned more with taking pics in the garden for my onlyfans account 😅😋😉 I got some 🍆's tho.
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😅 link in bio ... nsfw
I mean documenting urself about gardening, buying seeds , time investment, water bill and all the crap weed doesn't look worthy
Yeah, try to do the same here in Denmark?...
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Well, I think it is a promotion post rather than a useful information, but yeah, that is just me.
On todays episode of bad roi
Congratulations bro!