Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Think Spring! Tea Party SWAP Thread, continued, 0 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
I wanted to show you some seed-growing trays that I got out of the trash can of the "Maryland Flower and Foliage Greenhouses last Summer. OF COURSE! I asked if I may have them!!!!!

I am NOT planning to grow too many seeds this Spring! Yeah, right! So SHE says!!!!
I am kind of concerned about NOT going overboard, as I will not even be home for 3 weeks from end of June to middle of July. Going on a trip to my "Homeland"--Latvia with my sisters. I know my daughter will come over, turn on the hose and water everything, but she knows NOTHING about plants! She will also mow my lawn (a big sacrifice on her part!) once a week while I am gone. SO--I am concerned about starting too many seeds and having vulnerable, new plantings out on the Garden,

Deep inside--I KNOW I will just go on forward and "do my thing"! After all--I AM going to a seed swap and I HAVE harvested all these seeds from every plant last year! And I DO want to see all these new plants growing in my Garden--wherever I can find room for them! Lost cause.....I know.......:o[

Anyway--I am willing to go to M.F.& F. and see if they have any more of these trays available if any of you want o have any. Then, i could bring them to the swap. I am not even sure they are open this time of year, BUT--I have a "hook" that might get me in.

I had NEVER been there until last Summer. It is a very customer friendly place Even though they are Wholesale Growers, anyone can come and wander through their cavernous Greenhouses and just pick whatever they want. When you are done--you just stand there with your cart-full of plants and wonder WHO will be there to take your money?????
Eventually, someone comes around and counts up all your trays and flats and 6" pots, etc and adds up what you owe them. NO cash registers! NO Credit cards! You give them your $$$ and they stuff it inside their jean pockets,

Anyway---last year when i was there, I said to one of the women--------"You need a money apron to collect all this cash! I will make you one! " I am sure SHE will never remember that, but I WILL show up this year wit a beautiful, hand made apron for her to keep all the cash i as people pay her.
I willl!!!! I willll!......Think that might get me some "Brownie Points"??????

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I have yet to find racking that is only 3-4 shelves high and 3'-4' wide. I think I would have a place for that in my bedroom. Have yet to go searching......Time is getting nigh.....I have the time--need the motivation now!.....

Gita
Here is a picture of the trays.....