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Gardener harvests 117 grams of sesame from tiny plot

Original: The white sesame harvest from stems that dried inside during my two-week bicycle trip. From a tiny 1m x 1.5m densely pla

A home gardener returning from a two-week bicycle trip harvested white sesame from stems that had dried while they were away. The crop came from a densely planted plot measuring just 1 by 1.5 metres, yielding 122 grams, reduced to 117 grams after chaff and weed seeds were filtered out. The grower expressed mild regret at not planting spinach in the space afterwards.

Why now: The small but successful sesame harvest from a tiny urban-style plot is a charming, shareable example of home food growing.

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• The white sesame harvest from stems that dried inside during my two-week bicycle trip. From a tiny 1m x 1.5m densely planted plot. Yield was 122gm, down to 117gm after filtering out chaff and weed seeds. (Now regretting that I didn't go a step further and plant spinach before… · fgbjr@indieweb.social · 2

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