Comments on: BFP Garden Project: $29 Kick-off

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:11:50 +0000

Safeway has vine on tomatoes for $1.49/lb now

By: mbhunter

mbhunter — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:54:51 +0000

We have a few containers on our back porch.

By: jim

jim — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:45:04 +0000

We’re using containers because we have too much shade elsewhere, we need to grow the plants on the patio.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:46:26 +0000

Are you planting a garden in the ground or are you just doing containers?

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:54:03 +0000

Good luck with the gardening project. Our own square foot garden has been so successful that we have had to add some in-ground yard space to plant the overflow. Hopefully we’ll see some “fruits” or our labor here soon.

By: Miller

Miller — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:36:14 +0000

Are these the sort of plants that you can buy once, or would you have to re-buy them each year? I’ll assume its an annual buy because otherwise I couldn’t imagine the purchase not breaking even sooner rather than later…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:35:44 +0000

Good luck. A few thoughts to help or hinder you along the way.

It’s probably too late, but try for indeterminate varieties of tomatoes — they’ll produce more over a longer period as opposed to giving you 10 lbs or tomatoes all at once. Romas are the perfect tomato — you can do anything with them and they’re easy to grow.

If you aren’t getting much sun, the cayennes may have difficulty. But if they do take off, try making your own hot sauce. Simple, cheap, and the longer you have it, the better it gets.

Since you have shade, try pole beans. You can easily affix some pole or trellis design, and vertical plants help you maximize limited space.

Oregano is a good choice, as it’s a perennial and after a few years is a good-looking plant.

By: The Shark Investor

The Shark Investor — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:39:11 +0000

Probably the cost saving of such small gardening will be little to none, but in the long run you could be getting seeds from your own veggies and grow again almost cost free. The financial gain will be bigger if you grow bigger quantities of course.
But there are two gains more important than money here: 1. enjoyment of gardening and 2. – being sure to eat eco veggies that you have grown yourself

By: jim

jim — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:44:36 +0000

I have a postal scale that goes up to 5 lbs that I got from a Stamps.com promotion, i don’t think I’ll get any tomatoes above 5 lb!

By: Trisha

Trisha — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:11:55 +0000

Isn’t it amazing that tomatoes are the most expensive? I think they’re the easiest veggie to grow. And, don’t be surprised if you get 10 lbs of tomatoes AT LEAST!

So, you’ve got a scale at home to weigh the veggies you grow as you harvest them?