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Garden
Economics
BLACKSBURG—Colorful seed catalogs are arriving in many Virginia homes, enticing home vegetable gardeners to plan for another gardening season.
"More individuals should join the ranks of home vegetable gardeners," said Virginia Tech Extension specialist in home horticulture Diane Relf, because it is usually economically worthwhile.
"In 1980, we planted a small, intensively cultured, garden in a 10x20-foot plot at the Virginia Tech horticulture farm,” said the specialist. “From this, we harvested $145 worth of produce."
In 1981, the garden was enlarged to 11 by 22 feet. Water was made available and the soil was enriched with more organic matter. The total value of the produce harvested was $298 or $1.02 per square foot.
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