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Here is a link that might be useful: North Mountain Park

Bumping up so y'all don't forget. I'll add an inticement: We like to play this number game......I'll bring a nice, healthy tomato plant that I have started from seed. It will be one of the cool-weather growers, either Glacier or Polar Baby probably. I'll assign my plant a number then post a range of numbers and ask you to pick a number. Person closest to the plant's number gets the plant. In the event there is a winner on both sides of my number (the plant is number 50, for example and one person picks 49 and another has picked 51) the low side wins.

We also will play a White Elephant gift exchange. This is usually a lot of fun.

Sounds like fun. I've been missing the great plant swaps the group from the Mid Atlantic group does.
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Looking forward to seeing you Beth - and others as well.

Time to start the number game....I've assigned my Polar Baby tomato plant a number that corresponds to a year between 1950 and 2011. Pick your year and post it here. Whoever guesses correctly, or closest (on the low side if there is a tie) wins the plant. You must go to the swap to pick up your plant.

Okay, I'm in. The plant swap sounds like fun, I'll pick '70. Thanks!

Ha ha McP - put me down for #21. Hope to see lots of new faces at this one - it's gonna be a blast. I have not been on here forever;o)

LocaChica, #21 is not a year between 1950 and 2011. Please try again....silly girl.

Woops - lol... OK, let's go with 1956.

C'mon.....more guesses. It's a nice plant in a nice container. The weather will be perfect for the fall get together and swap.

The year I assigned to the Polar Baby tomato start was the year my husband and I met, 1978 so sundrop is a winner!

Hope to see many of you at the event. We'll play a white elephant game so if you want to participate, bring a garden related item to get in the game. Not required however.

Marymcp, '70 is the year we got married, thanks! I'm looking forward to meeting everybody!

Marymcp, sorry about this but due to a schedule change I won't be at the plant swap this morning, was really looking forward to seeing everybody and trying that tomato. raffle it maybe? Thanks

Oh darn, sorry to hear that. I'm sure I can find a home for the tomato. ;-) Hope to see others there.

Well I would like to say we had a wonderful time today getting to see faces with all the posters! I am a tad shy but I really wanted to say thank you to all of you! I got home & planted everything!!! Next year I'll have some trades for sure! As I was proof reading this I just saw my screen name lol I usually go by mross he he Hi all! Mari

Mari, It was good to have a representative from GW at the swap. Hopefully you have inspired others to attend future events. :-))) It's good to know you went home with some bounty and had fun, it's all about plant swapping and camraderie. A good time was had by all, see you at the next one.