Heads up about some food prices.
04-04-2011, 01:56 PM
#51
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Thanks for the heads up. I've been making our own bread since last November especially since a loaf of bread around here goes for over $2.00 a loaf, that's the cheap brand too. I've been making our own pancake mix for several years now as it is cheaper than the pre-mix. we will be raising our tomatoes again this summer.
04-04-2011, 02:09 PM
#52
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Location: Marengo, Iowa
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Originally Posted by Woodster
Originally Posted by Airwick156
We went to the store on Friday to get some groceries. OMG we went to get some tomatoes that weren't even fully red yet, they were like a pale orange/red color definitely green house tomatoes and they were $4.29 A POUND!!!!! A POUND!!!! I almost had a heart attack. We DID NOT BUY any of them but my husband wanted to so bad but I stood my ground. I told him he can either buy ONE pound of tomatoes and crap it out tomorrow....OR.....we can buy one gallon of gas and go 35 miles....he chose the gallon of gas, but I knew he would see things MY Way. LOL So were hoping to buy a couple of tomato plants and grow some of our own on our patio. And hope no one steals them. LO
ones that will harvest 60 lbs (?) of tomatoes?? I am so
tempted to try, but then again it's the "if it's looks too good to be true, it probably isn't" rule. We're moving to NC in a month,
so I won't be planting a real garden this year (so sad!!) as we'll
be in a rental for 6 months.
Has anyone tried these wonder plants???
In regards to the 'topsy turvy' tomatoes---I know several who have tried them. Most were rather disappointed, and only 1 had any luck at all. They have to be watered EVERY single day, which stands to reason, considering they are planted upside down. Wish I could have a garden but living here make it out of the question.
04-04-2011, 02:48 PM
#53
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Location: Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Originally Posted by Marge L.
Originally Posted by Woodster
Originally Posted by Airwick156
We went to the store on Friday to get some groceries. OMG we went to get some tomatoes that weren't even fully red yet, they were like a pale orange/red color definitely green house tomatoes and they were $4.29 A POUND!!!!! A POUND!!!! I almost had a heart attack. We DID NOT BUY any of them but my husband wanted to so bad but I stood my ground. I told him he can either buy ONE pound of tomatoes and crap it out tomorrow....OR.....we can buy one gallon of gas and go 35 miles....he chose the gallon of gas, but I knew he would see things MY Way. LOL So were hoping to buy a couple of tomato plants and grow some of our own on our patio. And hope no one steals them. LO
ones that will harvest 60 lbs (?) of tomatoes?? I am so
tempted to try, but then again it's the "if it's looks too good to be true, it probably isn't" rule. We're moving to NC in a month,
so I won't be planting a real garden this year (so sad!!) as we'll
be in a rental for 6 months.
Has anyone tried these wonder plants???
In regards to the 'topsy turvy' tomatoes---I know several who have tried them. Most were rather disappointed, and only 1 had any luck at all. They have to be watered EVERY single day, which stands to reason, considering they are planted upside down. Wish I could have a garden but living here make it out of the question.
blueberry bushes, and I think there's one other one, too - I'll have to see if I can catch it again. Why can't you garden in Iowa? Curious.
04-04-2011, 04:08 PM
#55
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Location: Marengo, Iowa
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Originally Posted by Woodster
Originally Posted by Marge L.
Originally Posted by Woodster
Originally Posted by Airwick156
We went to the store on Friday to get some groceries. OMG we went to get some tomatoes that weren't even fully red yet, they were like a pale orange/red color definitely green house tomatoes and they were $4.29 A POUND!!!!! A POUND!!!! I almost had a heart attack. We DID NOT BUY any of them but my husband wanted to so bad but I stood my ground. I told him he can either buy ONE pound of tomatoes and crap it out tomorrow....OR.....we can buy one gallon of gas and go 35 miles....he chose the gallon of gas, but I knew he would see things MY Way. LOL So were hoping to buy a couple of tomato plants and grow some of our own on our patio. And hope no one steals them. LO
ones that will harvest 60 lbs (?) of tomatoes?? I am so
tempted to try, but then again it's the "if it's looks too good to be true, it probably isn't" rule. We're moving to NC in a month,
so I won't be planting a real garden this year (so sad!!) as we'll
be in a rental for 6 months.
Has anyone tried these wonder plants???
In regards to the 'topsy turvy' tomatoes---I know several who have tried them. Most were rather disappointed, and only 1 had any luck at all. They have to be watered EVERY single day, which stands to reason, considering they are planted upside down. Wish I could have a garden but living here make it out of the question.
blueberry bushes, and I think there's one other one, too - I'll have to see if I can catch it again. Why can't you garden in Iowa? Curious.
I can't because I live in Sr. Housing. Before I used to have a huge garden when the kids were still home. Those were the days.
04-04-2011, 04:24 PM
#56
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Centerville, WA
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Just remember everyone. That if you store anything that has a flour base to it, like spaghetti, macaroni, cornmeal & sorts including flour, put bay leaves in them or you will eventually get weevils. Also, flour will go rancid. To prevent this from happening, I keep mine in the freezer.
04-04-2011, 04:27 PM
#57
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I can't believe what I'm reading. All the hoarding is what makes prices jump even higher. If you don't buy it, there won't be a demand, and the prices will come down. Same for the gas prices. I don't see many people trying to curb their appetite for the road. Just my 2 cents worth.
sassy granny
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04-04-2011, 06:37 PM
#58
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Originally Posted by Marge L.
Originally Posted by Woodster
Originally Posted by Marge L.
Originally Posted by Woodster
Originally Posted by Airwick156
We went to the store on Friday to get some groceries. OMG we went to get some tomatoes that weren't even fully red yet, they were like a pale orange/red color definitely green house tomatoes and they were $4.29 A POUND!!!!! A POUND!!!! I almost had a heart attack. We DID NOT BUY any of them but my husband wanted to so bad but I stood my ground. I told him he can either buy ONE pound of tomatoes and crap it out tomorrow....OR.....we can buy one gallon of gas and go 35 miles....he chose the gallon of gas, but I knew he would see things MY Way. LOL So were hoping to buy a couple of tomato plants and grow some of our own on our patio. And hope no one steals them. LO
ones that will harvest 60 lbs (?) of tomatoes?? I am so
tempted to try, but then again it's the "if it's looks too good to be true, it probably isn't" rule. We're moving to NC in a month,
so I won't be planting a real garden this year (so sad!!) as we'll
be in a rental for 6 months.
Has anyone tried these wonder plants???
In regards to the 'topsy turvy' tomatoes---I know several who have tried them. Most were rather disappointed, and only 1 had any luck at all. They have to be watered EVERY single day, which stands to reason, considering they are planted upside down. Wish I could have a garden but living here make it out of the question.
blueberry bushes, and I think there's one other one, too - I'll have to see if I can catch it again. Why can't you garden in Iowa? Curious.
I can't because I live in Sr. Housing. Before I used to have a huge garden when the kids were still home. Those were the days.
04-05-2011, 03:20 AM
#59
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 835
We have a large vegetable garden and have been producing most of our own veggies such as - lettuce, tomatoes, pumpkin, potatoes, garlic, onions, zucchini, capsicum, egg plants, carrots, parsnips, corn, beets and turnips this year as well as the boysenberries, raspberries, red currants, strawberries and blueberries. In the orchard we have peaches, plums, pears, apricots, 4 varieties of apples, cherries, nectarines, pepinoes, and on the chicken coop we grow passion fruit.
I (preserve)can what we don't eat fresh and what I can't I freeze or dehydrate. Thank goodness for a large storeroom. We also manage to give quite a few buckets of mixed produce away to friends and family although I have been told by them that I should sell this at the local store to supplement our pensions but somehow this doesn't seem like the thing to do at this stage. I also buy other products in bulk such as toilet paper, tissues, kitchen paper, laundry needs, sugars, flours and so on. Have been doing this for several years and it really does help.
Maybe1day
I (preserve)can what we don't eat fresh and what I can't I freeze or dehydrate. Thank goodness for a large storeroom. We also manage to give quite a few buckets of mixed produce away to friends and family although I have been told by them that I should sell this at the local store to supplement our pensions but somehow this doesn't seem like the thing to do at this stage. I also buy other products in bulk such as toilet paper, tissues, kitchen paper, laundry needs, sugars, flours and so on. Have been doing this for several years and it really does help.
Maybe1day
04-05-2011, 03:31 AM
#60
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Location: Australia
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Originally Posted by sassy granny
I can't believe what I'm reading. All the hoarding is what makes prices jump even higher. If you don't buy it, there won't be a demand, and the prices will come down. Same for the gas prices. I don't see many people trying to curb their appetite for the road. Just my 2 cents worth.
Maybe1day
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