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I'm kind of curious, as it's a bit a niche thing anymore, but it's not that hard to grow a few herbs, flowers, or a fern, etc., even in a little pot in a small apartment..
My dad, and the two Grandmasters that I was under, all had "green thumbs" to begin with. But I initially got into growing stuff because my Wing Chun Master also trained me to maintain the plants at the Kwoon. But then one day my Budo Master insisted to me, over & over again, that I: "Get a plant. Doesn't matter what it is, but just get a plant." It was tied to some esoteric teachings about being a Martial Arts instructor, that I'm sure won't make sense to most people on its face, but that's okay. I asked the other Master (they were childhood friends) about what I should get. He told me to "get a cactus." Mainly because of how easy they are to maintain..
Fast forward over a dozen years later... and I prefer to grow things that I can eat..
(I invested a few skill points into Farming)
There is a sunny spot in the yard that I've personally tilled with a shovel every year for the past few years. Depending on the year, I've grown a variety of things. Although I don't seem to have good luck with onions, garlic, or greens (mostly because of deer and cabbage moths). So I've *mostly* stuck to growing various "nightshades," namely different kinds of tomatoes and chili peppers (the small army of cats keep the squirrels away from the former). In fact, the first year of this garden I planted a bunch of cherry tomatoes, and because of how fruitful & invasive they are, they grow "wild" out of the ground now (lol). So every year I keep a few, throw a couple into pots as gifts to others, and then just pull the rest..
Making "garden fresh" salsa de molcajete is absolutely wonderful!!!
Next year I might expand the garden and try my hand at potatoes..
Some herbs seem to also do well, namely thyme & oregano. I planted them 1 & 2 years ago (respectively), and largely left them alone to "establish" themselves, and see if they'll survive our hard winters... and boy have they! However, the oregano has gotten to be quite bushy, and so earlier today I cut a bunch down for drying. I'm hanging them up to dry on a couple of wire coat hangers, and it's funny how much it looks like I'm curing weed!
Does anybody do any gardening of their own? Or do you at least maintain a small office fern?
My dad, and the two Grandmasters that I was under, all had "green thumbs" to begin with. But I initially got into growing stuff because my Wing Chun Master also trained me to maintain the plants at the Kwoon. But then one day my Budo Master insisted to me, over & over again, that I: "Get a plant. Doesn't matter what it is, but just get a plant." It was tied to some esoteric teachings about being a Martial Arts instructor, that I'm sure won't make sense to most people on its face, but that's okay. I asked the other Master (they were childhood friends) about what I should get. He told me to "get a cactus." Mainly because of how easy they are to maintain..
Fast forward over a dozen years later... and I prefer to grow things that I can eat..
(I invested a few skill points into Farming)
There is a sunny spot in the yard that I've personally tilled with a shovel every year for the past few years. Depending on the year, I've grown a variety of things. Although I don't seem to have good luck with onions, garlic, or greens (mostly because of deer and cabbage moths). So I've *mostly* stuck to growing various "nightshades," namely different kinds of tomatoes and chili peppers (the small army of cats keep the squirrels away from the former). In fact, the first year of this garden I planted a bunch of cherry tomatoes, and because of how fruitful & invasive they are, they grow "wild" out of the ground now (lol). So every year I keep a few, throw a couple into pots as gifts to others, and then just pull the rest..
Making "garden fresh" salsa de molcajete is absolutely wonderful!!!
Next year I might expand the garden and try my hand at potatoes..
Some herbs seem to also do well, namely thyme & oregano. I planted them 1 & 2 years ago (respectively), and largely left them alone to "establish" themselves, and see if they'll survive our hard winters... and boy have they! However, the oregano has gotten to be quite bushy, and so earlier today I cut a bunch down for drying. I'm hanging them up to dry on a couple of wire coat hangers, and it's funny how much it looks like I'm curing weed!
Does anybody do any gardening of their own? Or do you at least maintain a small office fern?
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