[Terry Mross]

$4.00 a pound tomatoes is why I bought the tiller. I also noticed yesterday that bell peppers are 90 cents each. Assparagus was $4.00 a pound and the stems were about the size of a pencil. There were 6 pieces of squash that looked like it had leprosy. And this was at an HEB store here in Houston.

I think it may actually be cheaper to grow a garden this year.

[JDW11235]

“Assparagus was $4.00 a pound...”

“Assparagus” is how I feel about it too. And you’re right, because of the weather we’ve had, if we have any further problems, it may very well be cheaper to grow our own food this year.

Our green bell peppers are normally $1.40 here, tomatoes only about $1.50 a pound. Living in an agricultural area, it’s hit and miss (Milk here, for example is only about $1.80-$2.20 depending on where you buy it, per gallon).

Potatoes are a good crop as most veggies don’t have enough calories in them to sustain life. That’s why we need beans, grains and starchy potatoes, mm mm mm!

[blam]

"$4.00 a pound tomatoes is why I bought the tiller. I also noticed yesterday that bell peppers are 90 cents each. Assparagus was $4.00 a pound and the stems were about the size of a pencil. There were 6 pieces of squash that looked like it had leprosy. And this was at an HEB store here in Houston."

There's just me here, one person. I went ahead and made tacos without fresh tomatoes, they weren't bad.

BTW, I retired from TI there on SW Freeway in Stafford.