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October 1st Swap

18 years ago

It was very nice to meet so many of you this morning. And thanks to all for the many "trades" and downright gifts. Where to plant, where to plant . . . (sigh)

Zill

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eileenaz
18 years ago
you're so right- everybody is so generous that it blows me away! I planned to come home with nothing, but got a good start on a cactus/succulent garden out front instead. And way more to eat than I needed!

It was truly worth the drive to see and meet all you good people.
Pagancat
18 years ago
And what a drive it is... great to see you, Eileen, we really appreciate how long it takes to get here for you, Detrick and Stephanie (did I miss any?). And great to meet you, Zill, and your DH.

You two be sure and see Judy_B's post, too, so I don't repeat myself.
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Polygonum, I did get a start of the Zauschneria for you, but it's very small. Keep it in the pot till the end of October, stick it in the ground, and by the end of next summer I think you'll be shocked! I'm also gonna dig up and pot some before I do it in, so if they make it over winter, you can get another, bigger one then! Also have the mint cuttings for you. With the aloe and other succulents, just bring a start for whatever you can easily get a couple pieces or leaves off of. They all sound like fun! The black aloe sounds especially cool! I'd especially be interested in a couple little stem pieces or leaves from the tri-color jade. I tried that one one time before and couldn't get it to go! Would love to try it again--I think they're so pretty! (I'll pass on the Kalanchoes you have for now. Need some practice on the "regular" kind first!) GardenFiend, the only thing I'm taking dibs on this time is the chocolate mint cuttings--and I have some marked for you. Having just gotten back from vacation, and with all the computer problems I've had since I got home, I just don't have time to keep track of all the other stuff. Since there aren't gonna be many people at this one, chances are you'll be able to get the things you want the most in the first two rounds of picking. I'll have a few packs each of four of my different sedums this time--unrooted cuttings, with instructions if you need them. Also will have one of my Semps in pots, 4 of them I think it turned out to be, and one of them in bags, unrooted--so 2 different kinds. Most of my semps got really bashed in from the hail this spring, and had to pull a bunch out. Then I pulled out all the ones that bloomed--more than normal, and then I was pulling out chicks for a few people over the summer, and now there aren't enough left to give away for the time being. Depending on how well they recover over winter and early next spring, I MAY have more at the Spring Swap, or probably the Fall Swap if not then. I was thinking earlier today that if the people on RMG that are into them would each buy one or two new varieties, when we started swapping them, we could ALL wind up with a bunch of new varieties. Kind of like a chain letter, plant style! I'm also bringing some extra packs of the chocolate mint cuttings. Sorry you can't make it this time, Misty. But--I wouldn't pass up a chance to go boating on Granby and to see the Colorado Gold either! Happy anniversary! Have fun! Gotta go! I finally got my pot luck dish done, but still have a LOT to do! See you all tomorrow, Skybird
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kactuskathi
18 years ago
So sorry I missed it...as most of you know I care for my father who is a Hospice patient and he was doing well this am. Hope to make the next one!
Garden_trolip
18 years ago
We missed you Kathi! Glad you father is doing well ;)
usha
18 years ago
I am sorry to hear about your father KK. I hope things will go well for you and your family.
Jill...nice to meet you and see what your green thumb looks like!!
aztransplant
18 years ago
I, too, was blown away by everyone's generosity. This was a great idea. I'm so glad that I got to meet everybody! You're all wonderful and friendly folks. To those who couldn't make it yesterday, we look forward to seeing you at another gardenweb party!
hawaiisam
18 years ago
Special thanks to Pagancat for getting us the site, Garden Trolip for posting it and Jim for bringing the tent and name tags. It was fun matching names to faces but also matching gardenweb names to our "real" names.

It isn't too early to be looking around for what we can bring to the Spring Swap.
MaryMcP Zone 8b - Phx AZ
18 years ago
Whew! What a bonanza. I think I have everything potted up that I picked up yesterday except that great Yucca - need to buy a big clay pot. And Judy B, will the roses last a week in the bags? I need to prep the area where they will go and doubt I can get to that before the next weekend. I *really HATE* the way work takes such a big bite out of every day! Paydays sure are nice though. -- heh, heh --

I'm with Eileen, I planned to come away with nothing and have some grand new plants. Picked up three shoots of Lysiloma and will try one as a bonzai.

Thanks to all who made it work and it was good fun putting faces with names. We *should* do it again in the spring.

Have a good week all.

Mary
judy_b
18 years ago
Mary, I've kept roses in bags for months, just keep them out of direct sun.

You people, it's obvious that you are all addicts. Plant addicts. Not me of course. ;-)

This was a way cool way to party hearty!
hawaiisam
18 years ago
I felt badly that by the time the Tucson contingent got there a lot of things had already been snagged. I was so glad to meet Detrick and Eileen FINALLY so hope they feel the trip was worth it.
jkochan
18 years ago
Thanks to all for making it a fun morning. It was nice to be able to put faces on the names. I'm taking a lot less ribbing at the home front since I came home with my new treasures and all the cuttings gone. Everybody sick of cactus yet? I'll try to be more diverse next time. Fred sends his thanks for all the acquisitions for his hillside cactus/agave garden He thought it was really cool that so many showed up and were so generous. You all can be very proud of yourselves, he's not easey to impress. For those of you whom I didn't brow beat into taking a cutting...if you feel you missed anything, let me know and I'll make ammends. Thanks for a great time.

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