This must be the biggest rip off of 'em all ;-)

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evan

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With the oil price sky rocketing and the war in Iraq, a lot of people find comfort in home made food and one of them is home made bread.

Honestly, I don't know if there IS a connection here but i read somewere that people are making more food themselves now because we have also had a horrible e-coli outbreak here. And then we have the bird flu.

So people are really watching what they eat.

Well, a lot of flour producers have noticed and are now selling ready-to-bake packets for all kinds of breads. It's the "just add water and yeast" kind.

BUT, yesterday at the store I was thinking of buying one of these when I saw the price: $4!!!

I almost fainted! Then I started laughing!

Who on earth pays $4 for some mixed flour - then have to do all the work themselves to get ONE bread?

Apparently a lot does because they sell flour mixes like crazy here.

And no, I didn't get one. I figured I can mix a lot of flour for $4!!! smileys/wink.gif

 
Or how 'bout "ultra" bleach? Less in the bottle and they jack up the price...

you can only find a gallon of regular bleach in a few places anymore...bleach is pretty darned strong/toxic just by itself without being made "ultra." Or the squeeze bottle mayos...I HATE those (handy for a picnic, I agree, but you can't scrape the container out at all the way you can scrape out a jar!)

 
NFR ripoff: The nurseries are full of corn, bean and squash seedlings...

crops that don't transplant well at all and should never be sold this way. It's not like the seeds aren't expensive enough.

 
I could never understand string bean seedlings when I'd see them. Makes no sense-the easiest seed

of all to plant and I can't imagine how many six packs one would have to purchase for a crop. I must say, though, I do purchase squash seedlings. Am I wasting my $$? New England weather, short season, etc. - am I still better off with seeds?

 
You can grow squash from seed in New England. Also, basil grows from seed quite easily.

 
Yes, I think you're better off with seeds, because the seedlings in the store are no more than

2 weeks old, and they slow way down when you transplant them, so you don't gain any time. And they just grow better when you plant from seed.

 
Well, there you go - who knew? Going to buy seeds, then. Basil, too. Very excited. Have you ever

grown garlic? I want to but am unsure if makes sense economically - garlic being so cheap, that is, and garden space at a premium. Would love to know your thoughts.

 
Diane, this may sound crazy, but if you have roses, you can plant garlic around them...

Garlic apparently keeps the aphids/insects in check for the roses (and flower beds), while the garlic benefits from the sunny location, watering and pampering roses receive.

 
This is a GREAT idea! I have large flower beds that have plenty of space, some roses but they're

not in the best location. I can see putting the garlic in my perennial bed, (which is quite pampered)where I do have space. Thank you for this idea!

 
I haven't used seeds until til this year when I have my own little salsa patch out in...

the backyard! Kind of just worked out that way - tomatoes, scallions (they say "no bulb"-?) and wsweet peppers. Never thought that the onion/garlic might actually be HELPful for the roses (right next to them) but it seems like they would. Also garlic chives in there, so I have all my bases covered.

I just bought radishes too, because I read where the harvest time is only 3 weeks or something ridiculous like that ;o) This should be fun!

 
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