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Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Apr 24, 2021 | Replies (482)
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@sueinmn

Well, here's my garden adventure for the day - I spent several hours in a local greenhouse (not open to the public) selecting annuals and veggies for myself and four other people (from their shopping lists). I ended up filling my station wagon (seats down) from front to back with close to 200 plants and several large hanging baskets.
In the process I had a long and lovely conversation with the owner, and probably found yet another volunteer gig for the summer. The growers are trying to figure out how to safely operate the local Saturday morning farmers' market with social distancing, one-way traffic and handwashing stations - I told her I would stand near the entry point and direct people, at least until they get used to the process.
Of course, when I arrived home, reality hit - it's supposed to frost here tonight, and I had to haul them all into the garage. Probably again tomorrow and Monday too!
Happy gardening everyone
Sue

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | May 9, 2020

@sueinmn the deer ate the blooms and leaves off my grafted cherry tree! Everything was there on Thursday, yesterday afternoon I noticed it's bare again. It must be a delectable snack for them. I was going to get involved in trading and buying starts for this spring, but I don't have a place to put anything since we need to build raised bed. The soil here is very much in need of amending and is mostly clay. We have the materials for building the raised beds, and a source for some good organic compost and soil. Maybe I should just wait and look forward to getting things set up and do it all next year? The existing plants are doing fairly well. The one rose bush was so happy to be cut back in January it is now almost 3 ft tall!
Sue, I hope all of your friends are appreciative of the work you did getting things for them today. And the owner of that nursery sounds like a gem. Also hoping that everything survives your frost again tonight.
Ginger

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