Questions: Food & Beverage

They say growing can save money, but it has left me squeezed financially this month, as I receive only $1800 in social security benefits. I spent over $200 this month and even more in these months combined buying seed, soil, plants, berry bushes, and cherry trees. I am hoping long term, I can enjoy the savings benefits.

The cherry trees will not produce cherries until likely next season. I have 3 cherry trees. If they thrive and survive well in the coming years, when they are mature, I can expect over 21,000 cherries.

My blackberry bushes are already producing blackberries, and I should have upwards of 100+ blackberries this season. They are still rather young bushes.

The raspberry bushes are not producing much this year but I expect a better yield next year.

The blueberry bushes are a struggle to maintain but I am hoping next year will yield better.

I am expected to have over 200-300+ tomatoes excluding the cherry tomatoes. I will have probably 100+ jalapeño peppers. I will have potentially 50+ bell type peppers. Probably several hundred habeneros.

I planted bush lima beans by seed. I am hoping they will sprout well in the coming days.