Posted on 05/30/2008 5:30:48 AM PDT by Gabz
5 foods it's cheaper to grow
If grocery prices have you thinking about cutting costs with a garden, you may be on the right track. But be careful what you plant; a garden could raise your food costs. Whether you save by gardening depends largely on where you live, what you grow and how well you resist slick gadgets and miracle solutions. If you're looking to save money rather than to start a hobby, here are five garden crops likely to give you the best return:
What about tomatoes? They require moderate care and vigilance, and in short-season climates, you can tend them all summer only to have them not quite ripen before the first frost. When they do ripen, everybody's selling them cheap.
But you can't put a price on everything. Home-grown, just-picked tomatoes are heavenly. Some foods you have to grow yourself to fully appreciate.
(Excerpt) Read more at articles.moneycentral.msn.com ...
No prob. Growing things is so amazing! From dirt and seed to sprout and then plant and then finished product. I adore it!
Semper Fi
Shooters, you may commence firing when your DOG target appears!
Have you ever pickled cukes? I am trying a batch of Clausen style, cold process, to see if I can do it! It is the only type of pickle I like. They have been in the jar for 3 days now and producing some nice small bubbles. I used some distilled water, a heaping tablespoon of Ball Kosher Dill pickling mix, some garlic and pepper corns. I think I will wait another day or two and then add some vinegar and let them pickle in the frig.
When do you retire? My Father was in the Corps for 25 years retired in 1963 as a MGySgt (I think he was one of the very first to earn that rank). He and our family spent the next 10 years in Laos (that secrete war). I went back to the States and joined the Marines in ‘69. Got out, earned a degree in Geology at Miss. State Univ. and am now retired and enjoying my time left.
Nah! Had Weds off but I’m stuck doing paperwork so I’m sneaking in some desserts along with the ho-hum!
Never tried pickling anything but okra. One of my customers brings me bread and butter pickles-my favorite. My crowd doesn’t like them so I ahve them all to myself. Tehy are truly wonderful in potato salad!
Are you sure the leaves are part of the cilantro? If I remember correctly, ours didn’t have any leaves other than the lacy ones with the seeds on top.
A great little gardening tool from the web !
http://lifehacker.com/394044/track-your-garden-at-myfolia
Stay safe !
Mark for later
I'm surprised asparagus is on the 5 worst list. I know it's a pain to grow, but it's so ungodly expensive at the store.
Thanks for the ping, I will link it on my thread.
I hope you have a good day.
The weather here is influenced buy the Pacific ocean including high fog or low clouds depending on the weather man. It was 54 today and our growing season is a month late this year here on Humboldt Bay.
I saw a mention of author Steve Solomon in the linked story and did not know he was still writing. He was the founder of Territorial Seed co in Oregon specializing in seeds and plants for the maritime North West and I met him when he still owned the company. I will have to get his latest book...
I am so tickled! Haven’t been out in the garden for a week. Made it out there tonite to check on things—with the help of the 15 month old gbaby! Potato vines are dying,vidalias are about the size of tennis balls, picked a couple of early jersey cabbage,saw a small zucchini, peppers are popping, flowers are beautiful!
Course, the weeds are growing like...weeds!
It totally beats me!!!!
The guy seems to be lacking the common sense gene. LOL
And some people apparently have more money than sense!!!!!!
I am absolutely GREEN with envy!
I'm going to try trellising some of my vine veggies this year -- cukes and summer squashes.
We also used terraces for growing melons, cucumbers and cantaloupes. One row close to the top and let the vines grow down each side.
I'd love to hear more about that.
With the price of produce in the supermarket these days, growing your own salad is no longer a joke.
Thanks for that really concise repelling plant guide!
“Artistic” painting is not something I do very often anymore, I had enough of that working in ceramics many years ago. I have to bein the “mood” to paint, even though I actually like doing it. Getting paid to do it definitely puts me in the right “mood.” LOL!!!
We’re kicking it out. We didn’t get as far along as we thought we would today because we ran into a couple of unexpected things, like rotted wood -— but we’ll still have the big cabin finished and the second one started on Monday. So we’re still looking at a no-later-than midday Wednesday finish, even though we have to knock off by 3:00 on Monday and 4:oo on Tuesday.
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