As a sideline and hobby.
I have 40+ avocado trees growing in 2 liter plastic soda bottles. 30 tomato plants, 20 pineapple plants, numerous lychee, rambutan, dragonfruit and other assorteds. They say money doesn't grow on trees. But fruits sold for cash, do grow on trees. Perhaps its not a bad thing. My plant numbers at the moment are relatively small and unimpressive. If shortages hit and money becomes an issue, I could see myself putting in 14+ hour days to ramp production up.
This is interesting. I really admire your hobby.
I myself have long been planning to live my dream life and this includes backyard gardening. But this is not simply because it will give me additional income or it is a nice hobby. It sure will give you additional income and it is also surely a great hobby, but I was thinking of this not only because I want to eat food that is guaranteed fresh and clean, but also because my country's economy is deteriorating fast.
Amid the rising inflation, a kilo of red chili here had even surpassed $20. Spices like red onion, garlic, ginger, and others have also noticeably increased in price. Locally produced goods are expensive because of high production cost so we're mostly relying on cheap imported ones. Sometimes they're not available.
I hope the rising inflation and the overall economic challenges would encourage people to make use of their available land spaces for growing their own food.
