Prices of tomatoes and peppers in your area

[NJCher]

2. there certainly are advantages to buying them

if you're not growing good sized amounts like mine:

--cost of starting soil
--cost of trays
--time spent doing it (which I do not mind it all; I actually love it)
--finding places on a south side window for them to grow
--watering them
--walking them outside every day for a few hours, then more, just to get them hardy

One thing about tomatoes, though, is that I don't trust some places to take them inside when it is still cool. If they are stored outside, it has an effect on the fruit that grows later in the season. When you grow your own, you have complete control over it.