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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I tried to shorten my food chain. 107 degree Fahrenheit weather and $100 per month in water made it ridiculous to try to grow my own food.

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You could try living somewhere other than hell.

[–] mookulator@mander.xyz 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Come visit the beautiful South Pole! Newly thawed and ready for development!

[–] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

Fr. I live literally 20 minutes from mountain peaks on a major US interstate that close during winter because of heavy snow and it was 112 today when I got in my car today.

[–] portifornia@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Easier said than done man, real estate is gnarly outside of hellish markets right now!

[–] j_roby@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's ways to mitigate the amount of water used and it's retention in the soil.

I also frequently have temps in the 100's in the summer here - it's meant that there's just certain things I can't grow and some that are risky. But there's plenty of veggies that can handle that kind of heat.

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

does hydroponics count as gardening?