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1. Hoss Delgado (hoss@shitpost.cloud)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 22:17:25 JST Hoss Delgado
   The Jew fears the potato box farmer.
   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 22:17:22 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @Hoss @feralphilosophernc @D00B I think the problem with trying to live on rabbit is largely an issue of not getting essential fatty acids. I don't think the tater is particularly high in fat.
   • D00B ⛄ :blobcatsanta: (d00b@seal.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 22:17:23 JST D00B ⛄ :blobcatsanta:

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     • Your Loud, Obnoxious Skunkle Jesse
     @feralphilosophernc @Hoss https://www.survivalsullivan.com/raising-rabbits-apartment/
   • Hoss Delgado (hoss@shitpost.cloud)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 22:17:23 JST Hoss Delgado

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     • Your Loud, Obnoxious Skunkle Jesse
     I wonder if potatoes are enough to offset the nutrient deficiencies that cause rabbit starvation.
   • Your Loud, Obnoxious Skunkle Jesse (feralphilosophernc@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 22:17:24 JST Your Loud, Obnoxious Skunkle Jesse

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     Simple and elegant solution, really. Can even be done on an apartment balcony for anyone who's not escaped the urban wastes yet...
   • D00B ⛄ :blobcatsanta: (d00b@seal.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 22:17:24 JST D00B ⛄ :blobcatsanta:

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     • Your Loud, Obnoxious Skunkle Jesse
     @feralphilosophernc @Hoss can't find the rabbit farming in an apartment one but got this https://oceanofpdf.com/authors/josh-volk/pdf-epub-compact-farms-15-proven-plans-for-market-farms-on-5-acres-or-less-includes-detailed-farm-layouts-for-productivity-and-efficiency-download-88368902382/
   • D00B ⛄ :blobcatsanta: (d00b@seal.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 22:18:43 JST D00B ⛄ :blobcatsanta:

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     @thatguyoverthere @feralphilosophernc @Hoss minerals too.
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   • Hoss Delgado (hoss@shitpost.cloud)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 22:19:12 JST Hoss Delgado

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     Maybe peanuts would work.
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   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 22:22:45 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • Your Loud, Obnoxious Skunkle Jesse
     @Hoss @feralphilosophernc @D00B I think you might be able to survive on a 2 or 3 crop diet if you absolutely needed to, but diversification can help overcome problems like pests, drought, and plague, and it makes it easier to make sure you get everything you need.
   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 23:04:54 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • teknomunk
     @Hoss @teknomunk @EvilSandmich @SpoopyAnon Eventually I'd like to dig a root cellar. I considered trying to convert one of the rooms in my basement, but I've heard it's better with a dirt floor and that's the one part of my basement that is "finished".
   • EvilSandmich (evilsandmich@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 23:04:55 JST EvilSandmich

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     @teknomunk @SpoopyAnon @Hoss I did the "tater tower" one year made out of skid wood. Results were OK, not great; had to strip the thin layer of suburban top soil from the back yard to fill them so that may have been part of it. Tried it last year using a big bale of "spoiled" hay I got from a nearby farmer for free to pile on the spuds as they grew. Results were much better, particularly for the purple ones. The issue then becomes long term storage of a glut of potatoes, which, we didn't do a very good job of.
   • Hoss Delgado (hoss@shitpost.cloud)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 23:04:55 JST Hoss Delgado

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     • teknomunk
     I wonder how labor intensive it would be to freeze dry 100 lbs of potatoes.
   • teknomunk (teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 23:04:56 JST teknomunk

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     @SpoopyAnon @Hoss I've tried potatoes in the past and got crap results, to the point the seed potatoes weighed more than the yield I got. Heavy, heavy clay soil, to the point I could just about make bricks with what I can dig out of the ground. Working on amending it, but it is going to take a while.
   • SooopyAnon (spoopyanon@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 23:04:57 JST SooopyAnon

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     @teknomunk @Hoss I've done the potato bags with good results. You just can't over water or the taters get soggy and spoil.
     
     This year we just stuck them at ground level and they're booming. Our soil is a bit sandy here. Amended with manure, Kellog's garden soil, a little Bio-tone and off they went.
   • teknomunk (teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 23:04:58 JST teknomunk

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     @Hoss
     
     I'm interested in knowing how it goes. What type of soil do you have there (clay, silty or sandy)?
   • Hoss Delgado (hoss@shitpost.cloud)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 23:04:59 JST Hoss Delgado

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     • teknomunk
     I'm trying it at the garden on my father's rural property.
   • teknomunk (teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 23:05:01 JST teknomunk

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     Have you tried this yourself and if so, how well did it work?
     
     Now I'm wondering if this could be done raised bed style, with long 2-3 ft wide beds built up over the year by adding additional 2x6 side boards. :Thinker:
   • teknomunk (teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 23:14:54 JST teknomunk

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     @thatguyoverthere @EvilSandmich @SpoopyAnon @Hoss
     
     Another option is building a clamp. Lay down straw, lay down root vegetables, another layer of straw, then cover with dirt. Build in a row and then pull out from one end thru the winter and early spring. When finished, work the straw into the soil.
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   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jun-2023 23:16:53 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • teknomunk
     @teknomunk @EvilSandmich @SpoopyAnon @Hoss interesting. I hadn't seen this before, but if I end up with a good potato harvest I'll probably give it a go. I have a 4x8 bed that is just potatoes, and my plan is to continue adding material to keep them growing up into the straw for easier harvest. I also put some peas in there, but I think the squirrels have already found and removed them.