I am bad with plants and watching them slowly die will not help the dread.

I tried to plant five seed potatoes in 2017. I ended up with maybe two pounds of little potatoes. So the next year I planted more. And kept planting after that, along with a bunch of other veggies.

In 2024 I ended up with several milk crates full of potatoes that I ended up giving away to anyone who asked, tons of tomatoes, herbs, cucumbers, onions, lettuce, cabbage... I moved in the middle of the planting season in 2025 and didn't get much growing, but I'm already working on the garden for 2026...

Just plant something. There are hours of videos and probably thousands of books written over hundreds of years that explain how to make things grow, and learning how to keep stuff alive is half the fun.

Fucking preach

It's fucking February

i just moved into a house with a small, fenced backyard and i don’t know how to start.

Always offended by soil being called “dirt”.

I had nice plants at the last place I lived but had to move back in with my dad about 2 years ago and his orange cat eats LITERALLY anything green and leafy. All plants I brought with were either eaten to death or moved to inadequate spots in order to be saved from being eaten, only to die from lack of proper light...

I wish I could grow plants but sadly I live with demon spawn and nothing I've tried has helped lol.

Thanks, I'm cured

Haha..

Oh wait you have dirt to plant stuff in??

I keepntrying to have a little garden but the fucking deer eat it all first.

Composting helps feed the bacteria and other good creatures in the soil that will support the plants and allow them to grow, by allowing them to find water and minerals. Nitrogen fertilisers are bad for the soil and are totally unneeded. If anyone wants to hear more then I'll send them the youtube videos i learnt this from :)

Nah man I think I'll just to another tour of 'Nam.

food forests

Done. But I know it will all be for nothing unless I can get away from my job.

The situation: working my whole life would probably not afford me a home, my pension will be there in theory before I have enough money to retire early. My yearly savings are small, and I rarely have free time before going to work again. Usually, something gets screwed in the process (food quality, sleep, hygiene).

I essentially have minutes to figure out and do another job, while already working, because quitting could spell doom as soon as the 1st of month

Yeah...between the squirrels and the ants and whatever bug would punch little holes in my tomatoes and the weeds and the not enough rain followed by too much rain...I was less happy having a garden because all that work I did and everything turned to shit. Pass...