Comments on: The Personal Finance Hour, Episode 7: Home Gardening http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/05/04/the-personal-finance-hour-episode-7-home-gardening/ Common sense advice on money saving tips, how to get out of debt, high interest savings accounts, cd rates, money market accounts, mortgage rates, money management and more. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:17:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ndoublel http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/05/04/the-personal-finance-hour-episode-7-home-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-178694 ndoublel Thu, 07 May 2009 02:10:32 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/?p=3866#comment-178694 My husband and I have started SFG a few weeks ago, we have two boxes up and planted. I think I have about 10 different things growing so far and we are going to start another box next week to keep a rolling harvest. It was super easy, although tracking down vermiculite can be a pain. My husband and I have started SFG a few weeks ago, we have two boxes up and planted. I think I have about 10 different things growing so far and we are going to start another box next week to keep a rolling harvest. It was super easy, although tracking down vermiculite can be a pain.

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]]> By: Len Penzo http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/05/04/the-personal-finance-hour-episode-7-home-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-178435 Len Penzo Tue, 05 May 2009 10:13:10 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/?p=3866#comment-178435 In the past I have grown jalapenos and yellow chili peppers in flower boxes and it worked out great, giving me fruit all summer long. Last summer I tried another "micro-gardening" effort, with two tomato plants specifically bred for growing in flower pots. The tomatoes yielded only about 18 fruits each. I figure that was equivalent to $20 worth of tomatoes. The plants cost me $2.50 each. I'm not sure how much the cost of irrigating the plants set me back, but my best guess is that in the end I broke about even from a financial stand point. However, the quality of a home grown tomato can't be beat -- so I'm doing it again this year! All the best, Len Oops...forgot to say great post! Looking forward to your next one. In the past I have grown jalapenos and yellow chili peppers in flower boxes and it worked out great, giving me fruit all summer long.

Last summer I tried another “micro-gardening” effort, with two tomato plants specifically bred for growing in flower pots. The tomatoes yielded only about 18 fruits each. I figure that was equivalent to $20 worth of tomatoes. The plants cost me $2.50 each. I’m not sure how much the cost of irrigating the plants set me back, but my best guess is that in the end I broke about even from a financial stand point. However, the quality of a home grown tomato can’t be beat — so I’m doing it again this year!

All the best,

Len
Oops…forgot to say great post! Looking forward to your next one.

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]]> By: Len Penzo http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/05/04/the-personal-finance-hour-episode-7-home-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-178427 Len Penzo Tue, 05 May 2009 03:48:42 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/?p=3866#comment-178427 In the past I have grown jalapenos and yellow chili peppers in flower boxes and it worked out great, giving me fruit all summer long. Last summer I tried another "micro-gardening" effort, with two tomato plants specifically bred for growing in flower pots. The tomatoes yielded only about 18 fruits each. I figure that was equivalent to $20 worth of tomatoes. The plants cost me $2.50 each. I'm not sure how much the cost of irrigating the plants set me back, but my best guess is that in the end I broke about even from a financial stand point. However, the quality of a home grown tomato can't be beat -- so I'm doing it again this year! All the best, Len In the past I have grown jalapenos and yellow chili peppers in flower boxes and it worked out great, giving me fruit all summer long.

Last summer I tried another “micro-gardening” effort, with two tomato plants specifically bred for growing in flower pots. The tomatoes yielded only about 18 fruits each. I figure that was equivalent to $20 worth of tomatoes. The plants cost me $2.50 each. I’m not sure how much the cost of irrigating the plants set me back, but my best guess is that in the end I broke about even from a financial stand point. However, the quality of a home grown tomato can’t be beat — so I’m doing it again this year!

All the best,

Len

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]]> By: DebtGoal http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/05/04/the-personal-finance-hour-episode-7-home-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-178425 DebtGoal Tue, 05 May 2009 03:23:56 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/?p=3866#comment-178425 The plants that have a substantial yield yet require minimum maintenance until the point of harvest are safe bets for novices. The plants that have a substantial yield yet require minimum maintenance until the point of harvest are safe bets for novices.

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]]> By: Jeff Lee http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/05/04/the-personal-finance-hour-episode-7-home-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-178403 Jeff Lee Mon, 04 May 2009 20:25:05 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/?p=3866#comment-178403 I'll have to tune in. I live in a high-rise apartment, and all my attempts thus far of growing herbs and vegetables on my balcony have failed. I’ll have to tune in. I live in a high-rise apartment, and all my attempts thus far of growing herbs and vegetables on my balcony have failed.

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