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A guy planted two potatoes in an Amazon shipping box to prove a point. Mission accomplished. (www.upworthy.com)
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Gardener James Prigioni set out to see if an Amazon shipping box would hold up as a planter for potatoes. He took a basic single-walled Amazon box, lined it with dried leaves to help with moisture retention, added four to five inches of soil (his own homegrown soil he makes), added three dark red seed potatoes, covered them with more soil, added a fertilizer, then watered them.

He also planted a second, smaller Amazon box with two white seed potatoes, following the same steps.

Two weeks later, he had potato plants growing out of the soil. Ten days after that, the boxes were filled with lush plants.

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[–] 0ndead 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Man invents agriculture, news at 11

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 month ago

Dunno why people are dunking on him.

If you're in the U.S. start doing this. Find ways to feed yourself that do not rely on buying food from a store. It'll be very important to develop these kinds of skills before the collapse.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn, guy is showing you don't need a massive garden to grow food, literally showing you how to grow food in a box.

And the comments are dunking on him. Wtf.

[–] Lumu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Cause the "amazon shipping box" part is silly and doesn't really give any info people don't already know. The title is funny too since there's no real point being proven. Growing your own food is cool, just nobody thinks you need a massive garden to do so in the first place.

"I will never look at cardboard boxes the same" now that I know they can be filled with dirt!

[–] araneae@beehaw.org 6 points 1 month ago

Everybody has a cardboard box, not everybody has a lot of space. This is something you can do for the cost of whatever your last online order was plus the seeds and keep on top of your fridge. The materials are ubiquitous and the setup is simple. It makes you wonder hmm, why am I procrastinating doing this? This is how you prompt people to actually make positive changes in their lives.