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Lovin' The Homestead
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Jars can be used year after year. Whether or not it is a money pit depends on how long you keep it going. It's like starting a business. High initial investment costs are mitigated when spread out over a longer period of time. Also the basis of accounting for businesses, lol. Groceries keep being bought every year.~gd said:So were your canning supplies free? I have run the math and only try to grow things that can be saved without high tech (like jars lids and canners) Only very special items which can not be found locally are grown in my garden. I get tomatoes from other people that have a surplus and dry them a few at a time, apples and other fruit which everybody doesn't have are traded with others for the things I want. unless you are carefull a garden can turn into a money pit where the money and effort in is worth more than the output.pioneergirl said:Absolutely!! I spent $50 on seeds this year....I don't use fertilizer, this is my second year having it, and its even bigger this year. 60 x 100. I'm still eating veggies I canned from the last garden, and it has probably cut my grocery bill in half, if not more. I've made ketchup, pasta sauce, stewed tomatoes for stews, plus the other veggies for stuff. I have compost, and super good soil naturally, so I don't need potting soil, fertilizer, or other things. I used recycled fence, so that wasn't an issue either.