Is $12 a ripoff or a good price for 40# bag of 12-12-12 fertilizer?
 

The last time I bought ferilizer was about 3 years ago, and I
remember getting a 40# bag for just under $6. I finally ran out this
Spring, and I noticed that my peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans,
squash and pumpkins could really use one last application this summer.

I went to our local hardware store, thinking I could find a bag for
$8 or less (which was all I had in my wallet, by the way), and the
cheapest they had was for $12. I decided to pass, and ask if anyone
here has seen a better deal at one of the chain stores.

Of course, I may be completely off base, and perhaps something
happened to really drive the cost of fertilizer up to twice what it
used to be 3 years ago. Is that the case?

I'll be out and about again tomorrow, and am really hoping that
someone here might suggest a better place where I can stock up for the
next few years again.


Thanks!


Dayton, Ohio

Is $12 a ripoff or a good price for 40# bag of 12-12-12 fertilizer?
 

"slugbug" wrote in message
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The last time I bought ferilizer was about 3 years ago, and I
remember getting a 40# bag for just under $6. I finally ran out this
Spring, and I noticed that my peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans,
squash and pumpkins could really use one last application this summer.

I went to our local hardware store, thinking I could find a bag for
$8 or less (which was all I had in my wallet, by the way), and the
cheapest they had was for $12. I decided to pass, and ask if anyone
here has seen a better deal at one of the chain stores.

Of course, I may be completely off base, and perhaps something
happened to really drive the cost of fertilizer up to twice what it
used to be 3 years ago. Is that the case?

I'll be out and about again tomorrow, and am really hoping that
someone here might suggest a better place where I can stock up for the
next few years again.


Where did you buy it last time?

Is $12 a ripoff or a good price for 40# bag of 12-12-12 fertilizer?
 

It's cheaper in a feed and grain type outfit.
Smaller hardware stores can't do the volume to get the better pricing.
Just don't bemoan their demise when their last customer leaves for the
big box.
slugbug wrote:
The last time I bought ferilizer was about 3 years ago, and I
remember getting a 40# bag for just under $6. I finally ran out this
Spring, and I noticed that my peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans,
squash and pumpkins could really use one last application this summer.

I went to our local hardware store, thinking I could find a bag for
$8 or less (which was all I had in my wallet, by the way), and the
cheapest they had was for $12. I decided to pass, and ask if anyone
here has seen a better deal at one of the chain stores.

Of course, I may be completely off base, and perhaps something
happened to really drive the cost of fertilizer up to twice what it
used to be 3 years ago. Is that the case?

I'll be out and about again tomorrow, and am really hoping that
someone here might suggest a better place where I can stock up for the
next few years again.


Thanks!


Dayton, Ohio

Is $12 a ripoff or a good price for 40# bag of 12-12-12 fertilizer?
 

On 7 Sep 2006 12:29:58 -0700, "slugbug" wrote:

The last time I bought ferilizer was about 3 years ago, and I
remember getting a 40# bag for just under $6. I finally ran out this
Spring, and I noticed that my peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans,
squash and pumpkins could really use one last application this summer.

I went to our local hardware store, thinking I could find a bag for
$8 or less (which was all I had in my wallet, by the way), and the
cheapest they had was for $12. I decided to pass, and ask if anyone
here has seen a better deal at one of the chain stores.

Of course, I may be completely off base, and perhaps something
happened to really drive the cost of fertilizer up to twice what it
used to be 3 years ago. Is that the case?

I'll be out and about again tomorrow, and am really hoping that
someone here might suggest a better place where I can stock up for the
next few years again.


Thanks!


Dayton, Ohio


All depends where you buy it. Cheap brands are just as good. The
common mix for vegetable gardens is 10-10-10 and yes, you should be
able to cop a 40# bag for $8. KMart, WalMart, Target may have it. Look
in HD and Lowes for broken bags--they are even less. Sometimes even a
nursery will have drastically marked-down items at the end of season.
Store in a cool dry place.