• Machinist@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Mostly copied from above response.

    Grew up working on a tater farm. Sweet taters and Irish taters.

    We’re in process of moving further north and my girl is excited to try container gardening again.

    I prefer heirloom seed or hardware start plants grown traditionally.

    It’s been a long time since I’ve grown much of anything other than cacti, native ornamentals, and fungi. It’s a kind of work I swore off for a long time.

    Just bought a play farm, will probably grow some tomatoes. Have apple trees, blueberries, and a small vineyard I need to learn.


    Have always heard good things about Brandywine tomatoes.

    Won’t be this year, but we’ll be trying some varieties.

    Roma, we called Romies, were my favorite as a kid. Canned tomato soup and sauce always smelled amazing and the stuff in stores doesn’t compare.

    Best judge of a tomato is to slice it up, add too much salt, and eat it with a fork.