Question about the FW swap

17 years ago

Ok guys.... Here is my question.... How many "extra" plants do ya'll usually take to the swaps? I know we have our pre-arranged ones but how much other do you usually bring? I have been a tad on the lucky side and a few more things have taken off better than intended (didn't expect good germination rates etc). Also, are seedlings appropriate for swaps? some of these will still be kinda small as I am running out of greenhouse space to repot and keep them. Is there a size that people prefer or as long as they have true leaves or what?

oh.... I am planning on a free with any trade I have offer of a baby papaya plant. You see, well... I bought this papaya and well uh I had this extra seed starting sell with the itty bitty cells in it (plug size) and I ah well since it already had dirt in it I ah well put one seed in each cell... Honsetly I thought the germination would be poor and who woulda thought all 140 of those babies would sprout and um what the heck am I gonna do with 140 papaya plants???????????

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sylviatexas1
17 years ago
Bring 'em all!

My advice is always to bring as much as you possibly can;
stuff that car full!

The worst that can happen is that you take it back home again.

but...

you might be able to trade it for something truly cool.

I'm a'gettin' excited here, can't wait for the Swap!
winddancing
17 years ago
I went to the swap about 2 yrs ago or so as a newbie Loved it such nice people but then started college again after 25 yrs talk about having no time to even say boo! I have almost my first year of school( this time ) under my belt now suffering with a itchy green thumb . I bought a tiller so I might become dangerous ( hahaha) Hopefully alot greener around here again.
After saying all that I was wondering when is the swap ? But I'm not even sure I have enough of anything to actually swap .
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seamommy
17 years ago
The swap is April 11th and starts around 10am in Forest Park across University from the main entrance to Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Just drive through until you see a lot of laughing people with zillions of plants. Bring anything you'd like to swap, and don't worry about having 'enough' you'll find that gardeners are the most generous people in the world. We'd love to see you there. Cheryl
winddancing
17 years ago
Thank you Seamommy
Thats how I found them the first time. Such sweet people,even found some in my area ( granbury) I don't remember her name but the lady from Weatherford I think of everytime I see the mexican plant , tall plant with purple blooms.