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People still struggle to find food at grocery stores during this pandemic, but Jameson Altott is not as worried. He grows more than half the food for his family from his large garden at home, outside Pittsburgh.
“We are lucky to have preserved a lot of food and we still have canned fruits and vegetables and jams and berries in the freezer and meat in the freezer,” Altott says.
There has been a surge of people interested in growing their own food. Oregon State University’s Master Gardener program noticed this, and made
their online vegetable gardening course free through the end of April. Their
post on Facebook was shared more than 21,000 times.
“We’re being flooded with vegetable orders,” says
George Ball, executive chairman of the Burpee
Seed Company, based in Warminster, Penn.
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What food crops can be successfully grown in a tiny senior apartment setting?
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Hi Munsey!
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Loose leaf lettuce, radishes, onions to name a few. If you have a grow light all the better. Use a sterilized potting mix!
Hi Munsey!
Welcome to our forum!
Loose leaf lettuce, radishes, onions to name a few. If you have a grow light all the better. Use a sterilized potting mix!
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