Says it all . . .

Spike2 · July 12, 2017

This was sent to me through e-mail . . .

MissS · July 12, 2017

Well tomatoes must be much cheaper there or folks there do not eat many tomatoes. I must save at least $7.

b54red · July 12, 2017

Yeah but isn't it fun.

Bill

JRinPA · July 12, 2017

Three months? Apr-Sept is six months...

NarnianGarden · July 12, 2017

Haha. I saw that and thought, yeah, I can get decent tomatoes at the supermarket - but not the same taste, not the colors, not the joy...

mjc · July 12, 2017

And some folks wouldn't know what a good tomato tasted like if it hit them directly in the mouth...

Sheesh...

Yak54 · July 12, 2017

Obviously most of us don't save any money at all in our tomato growing hobby. But we do enjoy the remarkable taste of the tomato as God intended it to be. I know this cause I was talking to him the other day and that's what he told me, so it must be true.

Dan

MissS · July 12, 2017

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Originally Posted by Yak54

Obviously most of us don't save any money at all in our tomato growing hobby. But we do enjoy the remarkable taste of the tomato as God intended it to be. I know this cause I was talking to him the other day and that's what he told me, so it must be true.

Dan

AMEN!

BigVanVader · July 12, 2017

I can confirm as he told me the same. Plus I MAKE money & get to eat the best tomatoes in the universe (also a direct quote from G-O-D)

Yak54 · July 12, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigVanVader

I can confirm as he told me the same. Plus I MAKE money & get to eat the best tomatoes in the universe (also a direct quote from G-O-D)

"The best tomatoes in the Universe" are hard to beat !

Dan

Gardeneer · July 12, 2017

I don't save any money , nor I spend too much money growing tomatoes. But
I spend a lot of time and effort for growing them. An I enjoy doing ithe work as much as consuming the fruits. To me these are some of the things that money cannot buy.

Worth1 · July 12, 2017

I made up for it with pickled okra and cucumbers.
Eating my pickled okra as we speak.

Worth

throwaway · July 14, 2017

Granted I haven't harvested a single ripe tomato yet, but I did tally costs, project future expenses, and estimate yields/grocery bill offset. Unless my harvest is a total dud or spend wildly, I do expect to save money in aggregate by year 3. Start seeds in March, shouldn't frost until October, that even prevents me from blowing money on other hobbies 8 months of the year. Those savings should be added to the return on tomato.

Nematode · July 14, 2017

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Originally Posted by throwaway

Granted I haven't harvested a single ripe tomato yet, but I did tally costs, project future expenses, and estimate yields/grocery bill offset. Unless my harvest is a total dud or spend wildly, I do expect to save money in aggregate by year 3. Start seeds in March, shouldn't frost until October, that even prevents me from blowing money on other hobbies 8 months of the year. Those savings should be added to the return on tomato.

How do you calculate savings on something that cannot be bought?

Does not compute.....

bower · July 14, 2017

Fresh eating tomatoes of any kind here are about $5 a pound. So even a modest yield of 4 lb per plant would make it worth $15?? per plant after material costs...

This reckoning in no way counts the months of labor involved, including the extra time I spend just grooming and chatting with my beloved pets.

Which is fine.

The value reckoning completely falls apart though when you take $20 worth of fresh eating tomatoes and turn it into $5 worth of sauce.

So what REALLY fails to make economic sense is growing more tomatoes than you can eat fresh!

July 12, 2017	#2
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	Well tomatoes must be much cheaper there or folks there do not eat many tomatoes. I must save at least $7. __________________ ~ Patti ~

July 12, 2017	#7
Yak54 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Madison, OH, zone 6 Posts: 474	Cost of our tomato hobby Obviously most of us don't save any money at all in our tomato growing hobby. But we do enjoy the remarkable taste of the tomato as God intended it to be. I know this cause I was talking to him the other day and that's what he told me, so it must be true. Dan

July 12, 2017	#11
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,919	I don't save any money , nor I spend too much money growing tomatoes. But I spend a lot of time and effort for growing them. An I enjoy doing ithe work as much as consuming the fruits. To me these are some of the things that money cannot buy. __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

July 12, 2017	#3
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Yeah but isn't it fun. Bill

July 12, 2017	#4
JRinPA Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SE PA Posts: 972	Three months? Apr-Sept is six months...

July 12, 2017	#5
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Haha. I saw that and thought, yeah, I can get decent tomatoes at the supermarket - but not the same taste, not the colors, not the joy...

July 12, 2017	#6
mjc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WV Posts: 603	And some folks wouldn't know what a good tomato tasted like if it hit them directly in the mouth... Sheesh...

July 12, 2017	#9
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	I can confirm as he told me the same. Plus I MAKE money & get to eat the best tomatoes in the universe (also a direct quote from G-O-D)

July 12, 2017	#12
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I made up for it with pickled okra and cucumbers. Eating my pickled okra as we speak. Worth

July 14, 2017	#13
throwaway Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Zone 6 Posts: 92	Granted I haven't harvested a single ripe tomato yet, but I did tally costs, project future expenses, and estimate yields/grocery bill offset. Unless my harvest is a total dud or spend wildly, I do expect to save money in aggregate by year 3. Start seeds in March, shouldn't frost until October, that even prevents me from blowing money on other hobbies 8 months of the year. Those savings should be added to the return on tomato.

July 14, 2017	#15
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Fresh eating tomatoes of any kind here are about $5 a pound. So even a modest yield of 4 lb per plant would make it worth $15?? per plant after material costs... This reckoning in no way counts the months of labor involved, including the extra time I spend just grooming and chatting with my beloved pets. Which is fine. The value reckoning completely falls apart though when you take $20 worth of fresh eating tomatoes and turn it into $5 worth of sauce. So what REALLY fails to make economic sense is growing more tomatoes than you can eat fresh!