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myrmepropagandist | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 We grew a decent batch of carrots for a low-effort container garden. 

I keep saying "next year we should get serious, have like 20 containers, automate the watering system, the light up here is so good."

Then we could sell bespoke carrots.

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76aedb67 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @134318c2 
farmer: "Look at all these bespoke carrots! We'll be bringin' home the monies "

bespoke carrots: "hey, where do you think you're takin' us?"

farmer: "... what?"
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Maria Langer ✔️🤣 | 🚁🛥️ | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @134318c2 

I grew a great batch of carrots one year but haven’t been able to grow them since. Not sure why. I also have a lot of sun (central WA state) but must irrigate (desert). I have drip irrigation on a timer. Good harvest of potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and green beans this year, all in 4x4x1 foot containers. I use plastic cherry bins for containers. I bough them used from a pot grower who had gone out of business. https://www.macroplastics.com/blog/using-macro-plastic-bins-and-totes-to-harvest-cherries/
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10754c2a | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @134318c2 yay carrots!
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798fa97b | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @134318c2 And then slowly you escalate to a fully automated, self-replicating greenhouse which starts to take over the city.

People don't fight it, because the fresh produce is free and extremely high quality.
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04516f89 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @134318c2 Have you ever tried leaving carrots in the ground until it gets really cold? Well worth the wait.
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d90139e0 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @134318c2 I thought I was growing the best damn carrots once - nice big tops, good greenery on top, everything super promising and perfect and then I finally started pulling them at the end of the year and they were little flattened spheres bot even as long as they were wide.

I was like “fuck, I just got trolled by carrots.” I’ve never tried again. xD