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What is the best edible plants to grow for own consumption not resale, that have the most edible flesh with the least waste?
Quote from: RareAGcoinz on November 17, 2016, 11:28:41 amWhat is the best edible plants to grow for own consumption not resale, that have the most edible flesh with the least waste?As the others have said... but if specifically most flesh with zero waste then with spuds you don't eat the skin - so toms, peppers, cues you can eat it all. For most yield in a small area, but you'ld never grow it UK, then a breadfruit has to be up there: a 3foot wide truck with more than a ton of carbs . Apples, pears, sweet chestnut (porridge) 'cos i have to add a nut. All soft fruit.There's an argument for not bothering growing cheap to buy stuff like spuds and brassicas when you work out the hourly costs on a small plot and sticking with the more expensive crops. Horses for courses.
Quote from: pgkevet on November 18, 2016, 11:07:17 amQuote from: RareAGcoinz on November 17, 2016, 11:28:41 amWhat is the best edible plants to grow for own consumption not resale, that have the most edible flesh with the least waste?As the others have said... but if specifically most flesh with zero waste then with spuds you don't eat the skin - so toms, peppers, cues you can eat it all. For most yield in a small area, but you'ld never grow it UK, then a breadfruit has to be up there: a 3foot wide truck with more than a ton of carbs . Apples, pears, sweet chestnut (porridge) 'cos i have to add a nut. All soft fruit.There's an argument for not bothering growing cheap to buy stuff like spuds and brassicas when you work out the hourly costs on a small plot and sticking with the more expensive crops. Horses for courses.Why wouldn't you eat potato skins - very good for you and very tasty
Why wouldn't you eat potato skins - very good for you and very tasty
Quote from: doganjo on November 20, 2016, 02:23:38 pmWhy wouldn't you eat potato skins - very good for you and very tastyI forget the rest of you don't have endemic scab to cope with
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