Kingston, NY - The 18th Annual Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s (CCEUC) Master Gardeners Great Plant Swap and Sale is taking place on Saturday, June 4 at the Forsyth Park Pavilion located at 157 Lucas Avenue in Kingston. Plants should have been transplanted ahead and in good condition for swapping. Plants which are in poor condition due to late transplanting cannot be accepted. Following the guidelines below makes it a fun and valuable event for everyone!

Here’s how the swap works: Plants to swap are dropped off Saturday morning between 9am and 10am. Swappers receive vouchers for the value of the plants they drop off, and then return at 11am to swap vouchers for plants! At 11:30am the swap will open to the public for the plant sale. No early birds please.

Please review the following rules and NEW information. Master Gardeners will refuse any plants not meeting these criteria:

· Bring only healthy, well cared for plants.

· Dig plants up (separate and divide if necessary) and pot them ahead (should have been on or before May 21) to allow time for adjusting to potting. Examine plants for pests and water regularly; feed them if necessary.

· Plants MUST be in containers, with sufficient soil - no boxes or bags.

· NO plants on the NYS Invasive list will be accepted. The list is available at http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/265.html

· Plants ABSOLUTELY MUST be labeled with plant name and flower color.

· NO more than 12 plants of any one variety will be accepted. Seedlings under 4” will be grouped and valued together.

For more information please call Dona Crawford at 845-340-3990 ext. 335 or email dm282@cornell.edu, or visit our website at http://ulster.cce.cornell.edu/events/2016/06/04/great-plant-swap-sale.

Master Gardener volunteers will also be answering gardening questions and have lots of gardening information available.

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