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Steffani Cameron Apr 4, 2024

If YOU want to buy ESTABLISHED PLANTS so you have a plug-&-play garden with less of a learning curve, then go you!

You buy that shit, man! Plant those plants!

Insta-food-garden? Fuck, yeah!

Don't you let ANYONE shame you for taking shortcuts that get you planting & growing your food. However you get that hobby started, let it empower you!

These "plant seeds, not seedlings" people are HARMING the grow-your-own-food culture.

Whatever gets you gardening is a beautiful thing. Just grow it.

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Jon voted, against fascism obv Apr 4, 2024

@snarkysteff That’s just silly. I used to start my own seeds; I have the equipment and knowledge, and I used to enjoy it . But now I have four kids and four animals and too little space and time, and am only putting out single-digit numbers of plants. It makes much more sense to pay one of the nice folks at the farmers market to start the seeds for me. (And also, for most crops, to grow the food for me; but if is nice to have tomatoes and herbs in the backyard.).

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Steffani Cameron Apr 4, 2024

@Jonricha Yeah, I think these must be people with big yards or something. I'm not going broke if I drop $50 on seedlings for my patio. I run a side business, cook everything from scratch, am losing weight, etc. I got bigger fires than fucking around with seeds!

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Jon voted, against fascism obv

@snarkysteff Right? And I get the big yards thing. I used to plant my whole yard to veggies, and the cost of starts would’ve been prohibitive. But now I just pay the nice young folks at the market to grow most of my veggies, plant a little patch of maters for fun, and I take care of other shit.