Adding up the cost??

[cotton54321]

Do any of you add up the equivalent cost of what you harvest from your gardens/ allotments?
I was really suprised that when I did this (first year this year), comparing with a well known .com supermarket store that I have already harvested £45.00 worth of veggies - and the expensive fruit is yet to come!!!

Not a great use of my time but very satisfying all the same

PS - couldn't believe on courgette costs about 45p in the supermarket

Mel

[Lesley Jay]

A couple of months ago tiny courgettes were on offer in our local supermarket. 3 tiny courgettes in a plastic packet £1.99 reduced from £2.99!!

[Gryfon]

I haven't, mainly because I can't be bothered!!!

But it is nice to eat food I wouldn't normally buy because of the price

[blossom]

that is one of the reasons I have started growing aubergines. We eat loads and they are about £1 a time.

[blossom]

ps, I have spent LOADS on compost etc so I'm sure it won't end up any different.

[pigletwillie]

We have harvested some 60lb of rhubarb and this retails at £2.49 for 3 stalks at tesco. Work it out.

[Lesley Jay]

Pigletwillie just what do you do with 60lb of rhubarb??

[SueA]

Schnapps?
I think if you have an allotment or large garden you can save a fortune on fruit & veg. by growing your own but if you have a tiny garden like mine it's more the satisfaction of eating what you've grown yourself & the lovely fresh taste which is the reward.

[JennieAtkinson]

At the beginning of the year I sort of hide my purchases of seeds and compost as they seem to mount up in cost. But I can't believe some of the prices in the supermarket at the moment. Three tiny sprigs of blue sprouting broccoli were 1.99!

Gettting a bit fed up of the rhubarb at the moment though. Anybody got a good recipe for rhubarb chutney?

[pigletwillie]

Lesley,

well there is 16 pints of rhubarb schnapps on the go, 20lb of rhubarb and ginger jam for ourselves, family and friends and about the same frozen ready for icecream, crumbles etc. There is also the blueberries, black and red currants plus the goozgogs to weigh and convert into scrummy edibles.

[Lesley Jay]

Pigletwillie what sort of ginger do you use in the rhubarb and ginger jam?

[Worldor]

I have set up a spread sheet and so far I have only entered expenses. We don't officially take over the allotment until April 2007 though we have already bought seeds, weed supressor, slug pellets, growmore etc. I hope that I shall be able to break even but time will tell. Still have shed to buy yet.

[SueA]

Jennie, Shortie posted a link to a good rhubarb chutney recipe from The Great British Kitchen in an earlier thread 'Rhubarb rhubarb' started by Birdie Wife.

[JennieAtkinson]

Thanks Sue

[Shortie]

good rhubarb chutney recipe from The Great British Kitchen

This one?

http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk...rhubarbchutney

Or this one? Can't remember...

http://homecooking.about.com/od/cond.../r/blcon36.htm

I wanted to try the 2nd one out but think I've left it too late to pick my new shoots

I've already got the first marinading in jars. Smells quite spicey!