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David52 · July 9, 2009

I dunno if it would help you with that many plants / volume, but we use a 10 lb Post Office Scale, available to buy at any PO, less than $40.

Advantage is weighing out 1 - 3 lbs, folks 'trust' the scale, simple to operate, etc.

Disadvantages are - hard to see readout if the sun is hitting it funny, needs to be pretty close to level (which isn't easy at our market) and, of course, you have to calculate out what 1 lb 7 oz is going to cost.

I was selling cherry tomatoes yesterday, and spent an hour weighing them out at home in 1/2 lb lots, putting them in a paper bowl with a lid, and at the market, went into a spiel about doing all that, and nobody cared - they just bought them.

July 9, 2009	#5
David52 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SW Colorado Posts: 74	I dunno if it would help you with that many plants / volume, but we use a 10 lb Post Office Scale, available to buy at any PO, less than $40. Advantage is weighing out 1 - 3 lbs, folks 'trust' the scale, simple to operate, etc. Disadvantages are - hard to see readout if the sun is hitting it funny, needs to be pretty close to level (which isn't easy at our market) and, of course, you have to calculate out what 1 lb 7 oz is going to cost. I was selling cherry tomatoes yesterday, and spent an hour weighing them out at home in 1/2 lb lots, putting them in a paper bowl with a lid, and at the market, went into a spiel about doing all that, and nobody cared - they just bought them. __________________ That last tomato, dear? What last tomato? That stain on my shirt collar? Um, er, lipstick.