$2.68 veggies at Lowes

16 years ago

And we are talKing SINGLE plants in small peat pots...SINGLE PLANTS.....Soooooo glad I wont be biting that bullet this year!!! I have had such great success (so far) with all my seedlings..that I'm seriously thinking about having a little informal plant sale, as stuff gets big enough to pass along to others.

So far I have very decent looking OKRA (lots of them) basil (a few different varieties) india mustard greens, green peppers starting to pop up (store bought seeds AND some I harvested myself from my plants this past season)

Onions, swiss chard, cilantro, sugar snap peas and about 6 varieties of tomatoes...

can I just say WOO HOOO....I love it, I'm like a pig in mud

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greenhouser
16 years ago
The prices of plants this year is shocking! I went to Lowe's this weekend and couldn't believe it. $1 for one pansy in a cup? $3.88 for one tomato plant? No thanks. Wally World didn't have any seasonal plants yet. They're usually lower. I started a load of plants this spring because I have a lot of room in the Rion.

To day was in the 70s so we worked in the gardens all day. My husband got both veggie gardens tilled. There were a lot of leaves and ash to turn under. I'll be done one more time when it's time to plant. I pulled weeds from the flower beds.

We're both worn out and will sleep good tonight.
greenhouser
16 years ago
The prices of plants this year is shocking! I went to Lowe's this weekend and couldn't believe it. $1 for one pansy in a cup? $3.88 for one tomato plant? No thanks. Wally World didn't have any seasonal plants yet. They're usually lower. I started a load of plants this spring because I have a lot of room in the Rion.

To day was in the 70s so we worked in the gardens all day. My husband got both veggie gardens tilled. There were a lot of leaves and ash to turn under. I'll be done one more time when it's time to plant. I pulled weeds from the flower beds.

We're both worn out and will sleep good tonight.
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greenhouser
16 years ago
The prices of plants this year is shocking! I went to Lowe's this weekend and couldn't believe it. $1 for one pansy in a cup? $3.88 for one tomato plant? No thanks. Wally World didn't have any seasonal plants yet. They're usually lower. I started a load of plants this spring because I have a lot of room in the Rion.

To day was in the 70s so we worked in the gardens all day. My husband got both veggie gardens tilled. There were a lot of leaves and ash to turn under. I'll be done one more time when it's time to plant. I pulled weeds from the flower beds.

We're both worn out and will sleep good tonight.
greenhouser
16 years ago
The prices of plants this year is shocking! I went to Lowe's this weekend and couldn't believe it. $1 for one pansy in a cup? $3.88 for one tomato plant? No thanks. Wally World didn't have any seasonal plants yet. They're usually lower. I started a load of plants this spring because I have a lot of room in the Rion.

To day was in the 70s so we worked in the gardens all day. My husband got both veggie gardens tilled. There were a lot of leaves and ash to turn under. I'll be done one more time when it's time to plant. I pulled weeds from the flower beds.

We're both worn out and will sleep good tonight.
greenhouser
16 years ago
The prices of plants this year is shocking! I went to Lowe's this weekend and couldn't believe it. $1 for one pansy in a cup? $3.88 for one tomato plant? No thanks. Wally World didn't have any seasonal plants yet. They're usually lower. I started a load of plants this spring because I have a lot of room in the Rion.

To day was in the 70s so we worked in the gardens all day. My husband got both veggie gardens tilled. There were a lot of leaves and ash to turn under. I'll be done one more time when it's time to plant. I pulled weeds from the flower beds.

We're both worn out and will sleep good tonight.
ole_dawg
16 years ago
Greenhouser,

I think once is enough. We got the message. What you both need is a good cocktail. OR MAYBE THAT IS THE PROBLEM? To much hooch before you posted?

LOL

1ehedJack and the Dawg
ole_dawg
16 years ago
Greenhouser,

I think once is enough. We got the message. What you both need is a good cocktail. OR MAYBE THAT IS THE PROBLEM? To much hooch before you posted?

LOL

1ehedJack and the Dawg
greenhouser
16 years ago
Sorry but I had nothing to do with it. I sent it one time. ?????????
greenhouser
16 years ago
This what I get when I hit the send button and then the message is posted in duplicate! :(

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greenhouser
16 years ago
This what I get when I hit the send button and then the message is posted in duplicate! :(

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ole_dawg
16 years ago
So funny
ole_dawg
16 years ago
So funny
rjinga
Original Author
16 years ago
wow, It's like in stereo
ole_dawg
16 years ago
I'm glad that it is happening to others. I was worried that is was the meds I am on.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

1eyedJack or perhaps halfnosedJack and the Dawg
zubababy
16 years ago
rjinga / ole_dawg
i haven't laughed so hard at a post in a long time....i have tears running down my face
greenhouser
16 years ago
Too Funny! :-D I'm not on meds so thought I was out in the sun too long today... or something.
wolflover
16 years ago
OMG, I have laughed so hard I too have tears running down my face. ROTFLMAO!!! This has got to win the prize for funniest thread ever on Garden Web! I'm scared to hit reply in case it gets posted a dozen times! :(
soonergrandmom
16 years ago
I thought it was the prices going up, and up, and up!!!
orchiddude
16 years ago
Looks like ole_dawg had a little to much hooch also....lmao, that was funny

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