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On Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:16:55 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> Some stuff is best purchase from the farm stand, but tomatoes are not.
> With a $1 plant, I can get 10 pounds or more of tomatoes. The
> cheapest I've seen them is $2 a pound and often they are $4 a pound. A
> couple of plants are a good investment.


Don't forget the cost of water in this day and age. I shouldn't
mention your labor and materials costs (there's more to it than buying
that plant), but I will.

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