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Which are some good food crops/plants that one can grow without much effort or space? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by 1Malayali@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Likely will vary with location and season.
Wanted to know what folk on Lemmy grow or see.

In the case that there maybe some who know specific info that maybe good for my location: I am from India, Kerala.

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[–] Zoift@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Tomatos like acidic, well drained soils. Manure will help, as will coffee grounds & tea leaves, peat moss, pine needles, anyrhing with a good amount of tannins. They want lots of water, but dont want to sit with wet roots either, so woodchips or other heavy mulching in the soil will help.

They also tend to need lots of help with nutrients & fertilizer for fruiting. Eggs & other shells will add a lot of calcium they'll gobble up.

Dont over-do it with mineral/petroleum fertilizer. Itll shoot up at the start and put out lots of foliage, but too high of potassium (K) level will lock out magnesium uptake and hobble the leaves right as its trying to fruit.