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Tue, May 6, 14 at 6:06
| Someone take this light rack away from me.... I have killed more tomatoes then any one person should. I started 4 trays of seedlings in April to replace the ones I stared in Feb that died and those died too...It is like they got damp off but at the top on the stem it is all pinched. Now I am really stressing cause I needed these starts for a plant sale I run ..we are known for selling hard to find tomatoes and raise a lot of money for Children;s Hospital in Boston selling them ..now I have ZERO... any one know where I can get heirloom starts for a reasonable price or a generous company that would donate some? |
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| Try Lowe's! You should go at the start of the weekend (Thursday or Friday afternoon, or early Saturday morning) when they usually get new shipments in to get the healthiest and widest selection. Sometimes they give discounts to charities and the like, but the prices are generally low anyway. They have a couple different brands, mainly Bonnie, but you can find everything from various hybrids to organic tomato starts (and larger), including several different types of heirloom. I'm not advertising for Lowe's OR Bonnie. I went there this past weekend and got a few nice tomato and basil plants! Good luck!! |
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- Posted by ontheteam 5a-6 (S.Eastern, MA) (rosesarered73@gmail.com) on Tue, May 6, 14 at 8:10
| Thanks for the tip! |
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| If you can buy plant from HD or Lowes, then is it called "hard to Find"? May be you should try some smaller local nurseries. Or check with your regional gardening group to see if some of them can spare few plants for a good cause. |
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| Just trying to help! |
This post was edited by LinzyLu on Tue, May 6, 14 at 16:08
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| What you need is fresh planting medium. |
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- Posted by ontheteam 5a-6 (S.Eastern, MA) (rosesarered73@gmail.com) on Tue, May 6, 14 at 19:36
| Garf, I do not have time to re grow anything..the plant sale started Friday and runs all month. Nothing I plant n ow will be ready to sell before the 31st |
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| You posted back in March looking for plant donations as well. If you can't start from seed successfully, you certainly can learn, but until you get the hang of it, maybe sell something else. |
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- Posted by ontheteam 5a-6 (S.Eastern, MA) (rosesarered73@gmail.com) on Thu, May 8, 14 at 5:11
| Actually Lucille I have done this for 5 years with good results . This year I got a new light rack and the learning curve is deeper then I expected. What I posted in March was a general invatation for anyone who WANTED to help. Not a specific request for donations. Over the years I have found GW's to be a kind,helpful,supportive group of people. So I like to offer them an outlet for that. Some people actually like to be nice and helpful. |
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| Until you get the hang of growing tomatoes with your new lights, perhaps you can try something else. Watermelon seedlings might be popular, as easy as they are to direct seed, they fly off the shelf when Walmart sells them as seedlings. |
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- Posted by missingtheobvious Blue Ridge 7a (My Page) on Thu, May 8, 14 at 9:11
| Perhaps seedlings of giant pumpkins? I'm under the impression that the average gardener wouldn't know where to obtain seeds of those varieties. You could put together a list of tips for growing them, and hand those out with each purchase. |
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- Posted by booberry85 z5NY (My Page) on Thu, May 8, 14 at 11:54
| Try Craig's list under Free or Farm & Garden sections. I've given away my extras that way before. I would also try local but larger greenhouses & nurseries for a variety of different tomato plants. Maybe give them a call first and explain your situation and see if they'll donate or sell for a discounted price. You may want to check with local gardening clubs or even gardening friends to see if they have extras of unusual tomato plants. |
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