Great advice.
Thanks.
I’m trying to learn/relearn how to grow a productive garden.
Used to help at the family gardens - they made it look easy.
Especially my uncle - he could grow the best tomatoes and other veggies in some of the worst, rocky soil imaginable.
But now I am finding that there is more to it than it seemed at the time.
So far the animals, insects and nematodes get more to eat than I do.
I think anyone who puts some seeds away and thinks “I’ll learn how to garden when/if SHTF time gets here” is making a mistake.
The time I want to learn is now, when our lives don’t depend on the outcome.
If you have not checked it out, greeneyes puts out a gardening thread every Friday which is a blast! LOTS of good info is shared. It’s a fun place for newbies and for the most advanced.
What you say about needing to learn gardening now instead of waiting until you are dependent on it is absolutely essential.
Mix bacteria soap and water and spray it on the plants. It’ll take care of most insects. As for tomatoes, you will have to have a netting over them or the birds will get them.