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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I totally agree that it is $$ to get a garden up and running.  My DH kids me about one year I tried container gardening in our deck and each tomato I yielded cost us like $20.  If you are doing it for frugality alone, you're not really gonna hit your mark.  [/quote]

As someone who just started a garden (looks similar to hers as well - with raised beds, etc.), I can tell you it costs a small fortune to start.  Raised beds, compost, organic soil, seeds, fertilizer, etc.  It is MUCH MUCH more expensive than going to a grocery store and buying produce.  I mean - loads more - especially since it is likely she still needs to buy pretty much the same amount of stuff.  I'm no longer buying basil and mint at the grocery store, and have some radishes, carrots, lettuce and the like, but man has my garden been expensive.  Most of these are one time costs, but still....

I don't see how they afford any of their lifestyle without family money.  Even as a doctor, he probably is only making about $150-200k (unless he is a surgeon or something), and an $800k house plus renovations plus feeding a family of 6 plus health care costs, etc.?  Wow.[/quote]

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