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This weekend, we hosted a plant giveaway!
The garden was overflowing with Florida-friendly and native plants
and I am making more room for food crops.
The ornamentals are vital to a healthy garden,
as they attract beneficial insects and pollinators.
I just didn't need so much,
so I posted an ad on Craig's List for free plants.
Remember the phrase,
"If you build it, they will come"?
Well, they did.
They cleaned me out!
In a good way.
Now I have room to plant more food,
and the satisfaction of knowing that other folks
will be taking good care of the plants I no longer needed.
It feels so good to commune with other gardeners.
One couple even brought seeds to trade,
which I thought was so sweet.
With all the seedlings given me by Faye & Lynn,
I'll have a good start on two of the new beds I want to create.
They gave me extra broccoli, dinosaur kale and tomatoes,
so they'll get planted this week.
With the extra daylight hours,
I'll be digging until dark.
Whoo-hoo!
This gardening bug is one thing I don't mind spreading!
What's going on where you are?
HOP to it!
Bah--still more cold. But it did warm into the 40's and the snow is melting quickly, so though I am far from being able to plant, it is encouraging.
ReplyDeleteYou'll be planting before you know it! Whoo-hoo!
DeleteI love when communities come together and share their bounty and beautification projects. I've got my gardening bug talking in my ear too ;-) .
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Hope you can get your hands dirty real soon!
DeleteSo very nice to host a plant giveaway!! Happy to hear it was successful. I'm sure the new plant owners were very grateful for the lovely gifts. Oh how jealous I am at the green {and lack of snow} in your photos. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm just glad that they went to good homes.
DeleteI'll be jealous of you in summertime when we're melting here and can't grow much. ;0)
Hi Daisy,
ReplyDeleteI have a question for you, but can't find a contact email for you. Can you please email me at LLFarmBlog@gmail.com
Thanks,
Lori
Hmmm, you've got me curious. I emailed you privately. ;0)
DeleteThat was a great idea to have a plant giveaway. It sure beats throwing away good plants and seeds.
ReplyDeleteI can't stand throwing away perfectly good plants. It goes against my nature. ;oD
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