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Gardening

Denninmi

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17. Some of my best stuff came from the discount rack or end of season rejects.

Reply to beac (Reply #15)

Sat Jun 9, 2012, 09:43 AM

Jun 2012

I love cruising for bargains. A couple years ago at the very end of the season right around Halloween, the local Home Depot got down to "All Nursery Stock in 1,2,3 gallon pots $1. Anything bigger $2" -- I ended up buying about 30 plants. My best buy $$$ wise was a grafted dwarf globe blue spruce, original price $88, for $2. It's out by my driveway and really pretty, definitely worth $2.
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I'm a rebel. [View all] beac Jun 2012 OP

I plant potatoes a month before the "last frost date". HopeHoops Jun 2012 #1

And they say crime doesn't pay! beac Jun 2012 #4

Fortunately the bunnies don't like potato leaves. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #6

My tarragon overwintered and it's supposed to be extemely tender. beac Jun 2012 #8

Ours is in its sixth or so season. So is the rosemary. We changed growing zones this year. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #9

I use medicated body powder all over the garden. Denninmi Jun 2012 #2

A clever and deadly (to pests) rebellion! beac Jun 2012 #5

Brilliant! silverweb Jun 2012 #11

I try not to use soil in containers ... Denninmi Jun 2012 #3

Yes, if you are lugging them about, that's extra weight you don't need. beac Jun 2012 #7

I do that too. jp11 Jun 2012 #10

Well, I suppose I am a rebel, but Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #12

The problems with garden soil in flowerpots XemaSab Jun 2012 #13

It's not exactly heresy XemaSab Jun 2012 #14

Sounds like a fair arrangement. beac Jun 2012 #15

Some of my best stuff came from the discount rack or end of season rejects. Denninmi Jun 2012 #17

I've found some treasures too, especially houseplants lately. beac Jun 2012 #19

Been Doing It For Three Years NeedleCast Jun 2012 #16

Yeah, what is that all about? Denninmi Jun 2012 #18

I pour boiling water through the soil in the pot at the end of the season to beac Jun 2012 #20