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Re:Ask HN: Those who left software development, what did you... by giantg2 on Thursday March 11, 2021 @12:14PM (#26426405)
I've done a lot of research and planning/visualization of it. What kind of crops do you plan to raise? Is it mostly like a big garden for subsistence with some sales of the extra, or will it be mostly commercial?
Re:Ask HN: Those who left software development, what did you... by ckdarby on Thursday March 11, 2021 @05:30PM (#26429828)
What we plan to grow are tomatos, cucumbers, garlic, carrots, and mesclun mix. Grow for ourselves but sell the extra.
Re:Ask HN: Those who left software development, what did you... by giantg2 on Thursday March 11, 2021 @09:41PM (#26431684)
Cool. I have a garden with mostly roma tomatoes for canning and a couple of dark tomatoes like Cherokee black or black icicle. I used Boston pickling for the cucumber since I like pickles and they work fine fresh too. I have plans for carrots and garlic but the soild type isn't great here since there's a lot of clay. Maybe after a few more years of composting and fertilizing the soil will be loose enough. I'm planning for purple hardneck garlic and one type of orange carrot with another type of black carrot. Of course there's tons of other stuff I grow too. I'm sure with a 1/4 acre you'll problem find some other things to add to the mix.