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Old June 25, 2018   #359
korney19
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Originally Posted by Nan_PA_6b View Post
What's the cost of

a bag of M-G garden soil ($1.84)
compost or aged manure (n/c)
new peat ($0.99)
dolomitic lime (Espoma Garden Lime) ($0.17)
custom mix of fertilizer ($0.30)
a bucket of half super coarse perlite and half super coarse vermiculite.($0.79)
Osmocote 14-14-14 ($0.24)
Azomite ($0.31)
Calcium Nitrate ($0.14)
Jack's Starter fertilizer, 9-45-15 ($0.14)
drip irrigation?

I'm going bankrupt just reading about it.

Nan
Yep, container gardening does get expensive. You forgot the cost of the buckets...

Using above costs per plant, it comes out to $4.92 per plant... plus the bucket...
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