Twenty-Five Dollar Cucumbers?

I spent most of my off-time last week doing yard work. It's been a long long time since I've had a vegetable garden, but there is a space in our back yard that just screams for one. I made yet another trip to Home Depot last Thursday for some landscaping timbers and topsoil in hopes of creating a small but productive garden. The dirt in my backyard is mostly red clay filled with gravels, so I didn't have much choice but to haul more in. I put out tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, and a couple of eggplants. I added some basil and I hope to see some green onions coming up soon. It occurs to me that maybe I should've done a cost-benefit analysis first, because of the expense of the soil, timbers, and seedlings. I heard a story on NPR yesterday about a guy who figured he had about 65 bucks in each of his tomatoes. I'm not worried though. There are intangible benefits and I know these are sure to be the tastiest vegetables ever!!
-Shawn