i was out of the country for a year, living in a place with remarkably cheap food relative to the overall cost of living (taiwan), and restocking my pantry after coming home has been a shock. not just the shinkflation and price hikes, but the unevenness of the changes (beef and eggs in particular!).
i really need to get my garden in ASAP.
Tried that🫤 Water bill was $300+ for July (so hot had to water am & pm) but hey, got 3 cherry tomatoes, 2 eggplants & a handful of green onions! Yum!🤣
yeah, the cost-benefit varies by climate and water rates (i grew up gardening in CA's central valley, so i know how it can be). in the impossibly-wet south, the challenge is often too much water.
That I would love to experience! Umbrellas for plants? 😂 This year summer monsoon failed here & record heat stresses all the plants, even cactus needs water. Good luck in your gardening. There’s nothing like growing your own!
i have actually used shade cloth (ie. parasols) for plants in CA when the heat got to be too much, but yeah, it rains hard here. dry-farming tomatoes is basically impossible, the plants get however much the weather decides to give them, very different approach to gardening than i was used to!