Apepollo11@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Get yourself a patch of soil, even if it’s just a couple of growbags, and grow potatoes. They’re like a magical self-replicating food. When you harvest them, keep some aside to plant later. One potato produces 5-10 potatoes easily, scale up for infinite potato glitch.
If you live in the UK or EU, you can even literally just plant ones you buy in the vegetable section in the supermarket. In the US, they often treat these with a growth inhibitor to extend the shelf-life, they won’t grow as easily.
Seed potatoes are guaranteed to produce healthy plants, but cost slightly more. You can buy them from garden centres or online.
CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Growing enough potatoes to sustain yourself much less multiple people, a plant that needs 90-120 days between planting and harvest, isn’t a reliable plan. It’s definitely one of the best options for supplementing fresh foods but it absolutely should not be the foundation of a persons survival prep.
Apepollo11@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Oh, yeah - I 100% agree. I was just trying to convey how ludicrously easy it is to grow your own. There’s no way you should base an entire survival strategy on potatoes, despite how plausible Matt Damon made it seem.
Freeposity@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Duckweed and algae are much easier to grow and grow a hell of a lot faster. They can also be used to clean your water.