peacebird
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Fri Apr-17-09 05:28 PM
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How are prices of plants in your town? |
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The usual spring pots of annuals and perennials are much more expensive this year than I can ever recall...
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Riley18
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Fri Apr-17-09 05:35 PM
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1. I noticed the same thing. |
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Fri Apr-17-09 05:37 PM
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2. hell here in Detroit I can purchase an entire production plant for under one million! |
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Fri Apr-17-09 05:37 PM
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3. Mine are the same as usual.. I don't think in FL they can get away with too |
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much monkey business. Its too warm and there are too many nurseries and farms to compete with the prices.
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Fri Apr-17-09 06:43 PM
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9. I hit the home depot here in Orlando |
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last weekend and some plants had really gone up in price. They had a gardenia plant trained as a tree for 68 bucks. Herbs and veggie plants were up from last year also. I have a lot started from seed but was looking for some heirloom tomatoes a bit bigger than my seedlings to get a head start.
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Fri Apr-17-09 09:07 PM
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12. I saved a lot of my seeds and had some left over from last year. |
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my herb garden never dies.. Mostly I bought annuals... they don't seem to die out in the year either? I happened to be at the Home Depot when the man who supplies them from the nursery was down. Now, I know where he is.. I'm off to shop directly from him. LOL. I'm hoping to snag an orange tree this year. I'm trying to get one for $30.00. H.D. wants $70.00- $90.00 for a tree. Everyone in my family is now eyeing the garden.. waiting impatiently until we can get our tomatos, greens, etc. blueberries are just starting to turn.. nice treat while waiting.
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Fri Apr-17-09 05:42 PM
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. . . but prices for edible greens have gone up quite a bit here. A few months ago a large bunch of kale was 1.49 (organic). Now a tiny bunch is 2.00.
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Fri Apr-17-09 06:34 PM
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but seeds have been i short supply. I ordered as soon as my catalogs came in.
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Fri Apr-17-09 06:41 PM
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8. My spouse is growing her own plants this year. |
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Fri Apr-17-09 06:34 PM
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6. 1 roma tomato plant 3 inch pot 4inches tall $3.50 SW Iowa |
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Fri Apr-17-09 06:46 PM
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10. Buy 9 paks. They catch up fast. |
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Fri Apr-17-09 06:37 PM
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7. I'm growing mostly from seed this year, but I'll be going plant shopping next week... |
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so far from cruising the sales ads, they seem to be about 5-10% higher than last year. But this is the beginning of our season, so it's hard to tell yet.
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Fri Apr-17-09 07:26 PM
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11. Weed is really expensive! |
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But I stopped buying it when it hit $15.00 per oz. so I don't care.
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Sat Apr-18-09 10:36 AM
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13. Went to the Feed and Seed to get some seed potatoes |
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Last Year, they were 25 cents per pound. This Year the price is 40 cents.
Supply and demand.
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