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The amazing flavors you get from some varieties! No wonder people think they don't like vegetables... The ones we have in Swedish stores are high quality, organic, but taste pretty terrible to be honest. One thing about growing your own veggies is you realize how much work it takes to get a single tomato, carrot or potato.

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By "the ones" do you mean tomatoes in Swedish stores?

Vegetables in general, but especially tomatoes, yeah! They're crunchy, sour, and taste like generic "vegetable".

Most people can't even imagine the amazing sweetness of a tomato freshly brought from the garden while it is still full of sunlight. One can have an entire meal with two tomatoes, a pinch of salt and half a loaf of bread.

How do you deal with insects eating your grows?

Netting mostly. Only downside is that these do not last forever and are made of plastics (PE, PEHD, PA, ...).

The three easiest ways:

1. provide ample habitat for predators of said insects 2. grow a surplus so there's enough for you and the bugs 3. use the partly-eaten produce in sauces, jams, stews and other meals where presentation doesn't matter

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