Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Things They Should Invent: "What should I grow in my garden?" calculator

The question of what to grow in your garden is complex. 

What foods do you like? What quantities of them are you feasibly going to use? What kind of land and/or planters are available to you? What can grow in your local climate? What's your skill level? How much time can you realistically invest? There might also be questions of cost-effectiveness, if that's a decision factor for you.

Someone should invent an online calculator that works this out. You input all the variables, and it tells you the optimal balance of different plants to grow. Maybe you can even adjust it for results year to year, i.e. "Last year you told me to plant 3 tomato plants and I had way too many tomatoes"

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