oxygenium92 t1_jeg3hbm wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Reply to comment by Aikeko in Abusive working conditions endemic in Spain’s strawberry farms, report claims | Global development by Brian_Doctor

Yes and no. For easy to grow varieties best you can get is 400-500grams of fruit per plant, so if you want anything close to a yield you need more than a pot of dirt, at least small plot of land with couple dozens of plants.

Aikeko t1_jeh2m25 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:36 PM

My family used to have a patch with maybe 30 plants in like 4 sqm of our small out-of-town garden plot. We had so many strawberries! We'd bring home buckets at a time and make jams for winter. It was great.

Now I buy maybe 1kg / year because they are so expensive. After the experience of growing our own food some 25 years ago, I can't justify the current prices at all. Unfortunately, I currently suck at gardening on my balcony, but it's a learning process.

I guess what I'm saying is... We humans don't actually need all that much.