Comments on: Cheap fruits and vegetables via loss leaders

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:26:28 +0000

@Alexiamiguel - I’m no good at gardening, but I wish I was. I think it requires practice, patience and attention to detail (something which I lack). JD from getrichslowly does a lot of gardening. I think you can generally come in slightly under supermarket costs, so it’s about break even. Learning how to garden is in my 20 year plan. It will be some sort of permaculture relying on perennials.

By: Alexiamiguel

Alexiamiguel — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:52:36 +0000

what if like me… you have no clue how to garden. I’d love to start gardening, for a number of reasons… . but it just seems like the start up cost are enormous.

Anyway, I’m a subscriber. and I love all your posts.

By: si2mn4

si2mn4 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:07:07 +0000

HI,
Just this year I started planting some vegetables. Mainly tomatoes, green peppers, jalepeno, cayenne pepper and cilantro. We have harvested fresh vegetables from these plants all summer long and they are still going strong. It is wonderful. Next year we plan to expand to a regular garden.

By: DJ

DJ — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:23:40 +0000

I stopped going to the store to buy lettuce. Now, I go to buy greens. Depending on the season, the cheapest greens are about 1/3 the cost of the most expensive. I save money and I’m pleasantly surprised at the variety of tastes I was missing when I only ate lettuce.

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:55:19 +0000

Speaking of New Zealand, readers living there can find out what vegetables are in season from http://www.vegetables.co.nz/. The Resources section of that website offers a chart as a PDF download, or they will post you a A3-size poster chart for free.

By: Claire

Claire — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:36:18 +0000

I used to pick blackberries off the side of the highway on my walk to work. I thought it was an excellent breakfast; my coworkers thought I was crazy, although I’m not sure whether the deciding factor there was the blackberries or the walking along the highway.

There are blackberries near my current job, but they’re somewhat more inconveniently located. Thank you for reminding me that I need to stage a picking expedition soon.

By: passivefamilyincome

passivefamilyincome — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:24:07 +0000

My 4-year old son and I started a garden this year for the first time. We just started with Watermelon and Cantaloupe this year and hope to expand next year. I hope to be able to trade different produce with neighbors and friends so there is always some available. Good post.