john_ny

I have found the price situation is true in other places, as well. Citrus is generally cheaper in our New York supermarkets, than in those in Florida.
I usually run through the produce section, when I'm in a supermarket, to see if they've got anything unusual that I can grow. One time I picked up a passionfruit, at a Fort Lauderdale supermarket. When I got to the cashier, she said that before she rung it up, she wanted to let me know they were expensive, $1.98. I figured what the heck-I'm only buying one.
The next day we visited a huge flea market, where they have a section for plants, flowers, and produce. A little old lady had some passionfruit on her stand. I asked, "How much?", and she told me they were 6 for a dollar. I said that I only wanted about two, and she said that I owed her a quarter. (BTW, I took them home, planted the seeds in the beginning of February, had first flowers in September, and ripe fruit in December.)

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John