How much per LB- does your tomatoes cost to produce.

barkeater · May 15, 2006

Being extremely cheap, from the years I had to make a living farming, I'd have to say last year cost me under 15 cents per pound. But last year was exceptionally long and warm. My estimated costs were:

Seeds = $2.50
Twine = $12.00
Landscape cloth = $15.00
Fertilizer/Lime = $4.50
Sprays = $11.00
Seed starting supplies = $4.00
Depreciation of tools/sprayer = $13

Total cost for 2005 = $61.00

Tomatoes harvested = 450 pounds, at least.

May 15, 2006	#16
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	Being extremely cheap, from the years I had to make a living farming, I'd have to say last year cost me under 15 cents per pound. But last year was exceptionally long and warm. My estimated costs were: Seeds = $2.50 Twine = $12.00 Landscape cloth = $15.00 Fertilizer/Lime = $4.50 Sprays = $11.00 Seed starting supplies = $4.00 Depreciation of tools/sprayer = $13 Total cost for 2005 = $61.00 Tomatoes harvested = 450 pounds, at least.