Planting ----- its a disease

[jal_ut]

Yesterday I made a quick trip to town to get my glasses fixed. As I was leaving I noticed a clearance sale on plants at a nursery display. So......... I just couldn't resist taking a look. There was some pretty pathetic looking pepper plants for a very good price, so I took pity on a dozen of them and brought them home and planted them. I did have some space where early radishes had been. At this point I feel like I may have wasted my money, but we will see what they will do.

[SPierce]

Oh gosh, isn't that SO the truth! I went out and bought some brussels sprouts seeds and a few other things for a winter garden, then some straw bales to put down as mulch/shelter from the dirt, and some flowers to plant in between my plants so I get more bees in the area!

[DoubleDogFarm]

James,

You should start a foundation. Instead of a animal shelter, a plant shelter.

" Mile High Plant Sanctuary " We domesticated these plants. It is our responsibility to take care of them.


Eric

[garden5]

"Saving peppers from the compost heap every day."

[orgoveg]

I got a couple of dirt cheap peppers recently that were tall, spindly and rootbound. They are doing just fine.

[ruggr10]

I too adopted some seedlings yesterday. The local farm stand gave me 9 (it was a 9 pack, he wouldn't let me take less) diva cukes for a dollar as the looked very sad and I think they were headed for the compost pile. Of course I don't have room for them but I managed to get 2 near a trellis. I feel bad for the other 7.

[soil]

I have the seed disease, to go along with planting disease.

[jal_ut]

Do you want some Northern Utah Wallpaper? This one is 1280 x 1024

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I know everyone probably has a different size of desktop.

[Avonnow]

I purposely have to avoid the nurseries and the home depot / walmart garden section because I can never say no, I always want to try something - even if it is 100 degrees in Florida or way too wet, or it looks half dead - I still think!!! - MAY HAVE A CHANCE, must plant today.
Oh that screen saver is beautiful - Is that still snow up top there ?

[gixxerific]

I with you James and most of the others here. I have some cleared spaces here recently I'm contemplating what will fill those. And yes If I see plants on sale they come home whether they make it or not. It's worth a try.

[jal_ut]

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Maybe this is what makes it worth it?

[DoubleDogFarm]

Maybe this is what makes it worth it?

Oh Yeah, Now that's what I'm talking about!

Eric

[lakngulf]

So......... I just couldn't resist taking a look.

Have dirt, Will plant !!

[gardenvt]

Just this morning, I was showing my husband how much more of the lawn I wanted to use for gardening - this after taking all of the back part of the yard this spring. I noted where I could put in another 4x8 raised bed, still have room for the cukes and other trellised plants and have space outside the garden area for some spring flowers, etc.

I have walked by those plants and have one nursery I will go to in a week or so. He sells directly to the public and the plants are at amazing prices - perennials flowers are what I purchase there and I get such great buys.

I haven't been tempted to buy veggie plants because when I did that last year, I lost all of my cukes to the cucumber beetles when I brought home some replacement plants after the squirrels dug mine up.

Nope - I am not going to buy veggie plants - but I have bought more seeds, am starting more plants for fall and already planning next year's garden.

Just another garden addict.

[cherishedtiger]

You just gave me a brilliant idea! I need more bees (though I am terrified by them - huge bee phobia) but all the nurseries always have clearance flowers and if I can get them cheap and put them around the garden maybe just maybe they will help bring in the bees...