On Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:33:36 -0700, sf > wrote:

>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.

Don't cry, but my water is $2.60/1000gallons. cheaper than I could
pump it myself. Gotta love the northeast.

>I shouldn't
>mention your labor and materials costs (there's more to it than buying
>that plant), but I will.

I got over the idea of growing or canning to save money. I do it so I
can eat things I can't buy- for any price.

Jim