Post by @Tatjna@moo.nz

2026-05-21 20:08 UTC

@kudra@aus.social Apparently oats are one of the best crops for home grows. I wish I liked them better. Mixed with other stuff they'd be ok though, so probably worth a look for us anyway. I feel a bit bad that I cracked up at the idea of panic buying a hoe but also it's way more useful than toilet paper.

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@kudra@aus.social 2026-05-21 22:01

@Tatjna@moo.nz It's not just any hoe, it's a Ukrainian brand 😊 and wheel hoes increase a single humans' productivity dramatically vs a traditional hoe. Though I would rather do low/no dig mainly, and might find there are better ways to cultivate, this is what my brain chose, and I kindof laughed too in hindsight! Got into oats after a Workaway in Tasmania where the family pretty much subsisted on oats, though they didn't grow them. I started looking into them and they do seen to be one of the easiest grains to grow in a wide range of climates, and fortunately I do like them. I had a couple of barley plants volunteer last year in my vege garden (probably from straw mulch) and I was impressed how robust it was, and saved the grains from that so plan to grow a small amount of barley too for funsies.

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