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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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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days 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.