University of Kentucky CCD greenhouse tomato budget · Heated greenhouse, 30×96 ft · 2,880 sq ft
Existing university-attributed planning ranges, not verified current quotes or equipment purchase prices. Match this house size and crop cycle; do not compare a different house without a matching source.
UK's Center for Crop Diversification publishes greenhouse tomato budgets for a single bay. Figures here are the order-of-magnitude planning ranges from that publication; pull the current PDF before budgeting a real house. Not yet expert-reviewed.
Your equipment investment
No university capital-equipment benchmark is available in the current budgets. Annual ownership = (purchase + installation − resale) ÷ useful life; financing, taxes and operating costs are excluded. Blank means unknown; enter 0 only when confirmed.
- Total upfront investment
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- Total annual ownership estimate
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Operating costs vs. university budget
Per house, per crop cycle. Heat and electricity are operating expenses, not equipment purchase prices. Combined source categories remain combined; these are the whole crop's operating lines, not equipment-only totals.
| Source cost category | University range baseline | Your cost ($) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plants and growing media | $900.00 | — | |
| Fertilizer and injectors | $700.00 | — | |
| Heat (propane/natural gas) | $3,200.00 | — | |
| Electricity (fans, vents, pumps) | $600.00 | — | |
| Pollination (bumblebee hives) | $450.00 | — | |
| Pest and disease control | $350.00 | — | |
| Packaging and marketing | $1,100.00 | — | |
| Labor (seeding through harvest) | $5,200.00 | — | |
| Repairs, supplies, interest | $900.00 | — | |
| Whole-cycle operating total | $13,400.00 | — | — |
Annual ownership is not added to this total: source lines may already include interest or ownership-related expenses. No yield increase or savings is assumed.