I’m normally very shy, but there are some things that force me out of my shell once in a while. Those things include: extreme ignorance, extreme injustice, and plants.
As you will remember, I have about eleventy thousand (more like eleventy billion) tomato seedlings that I needed to do something with. I didn’t want to turn them under and compost them, I would prefer to give them to people who want them and who will enjoy them. I wasn’t sure how I was going to accomplish this feat, because even though I’ve been saving containers, I had nowhere near enough containers.
For better or for worse, I work near a lot of office buildings that are constantly replacing annual plants. This practice drives me nuts because it is so wasteful, but I was able to turn it into a slightly more productive act. As I was driving to work on Friday morning, I happened to pass a landscaping crew putting out plants to be transplanted. I noticed many plastic pots and some trays sitting off to the side. “Hmmmm… ” I thought to myself. “I wonder what they are going to do with the leftovers?”
At first I was just going to go to work and forget about the pots. I pulled into the parking lot and headed to my office. Somewhere on my way to my cube, I decided that I needed to suck it up, step outside of my comfort zone, and work up the courage to ask for the pots. And I did.
Thanks to some courage and a maintenance supervisor who was willing to hear me out before he decided that I was completely off my rocker, I am now the owner of about 200 plastic pots and matching trays.
Good things come to those who ask. (And yes, if you come to my house, expect to be offered some tomato plants. 
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This was the beginning to my day yesterday. It should have been a better day, but I’m grateful that it began and ended with beauty and love.
There are days when I don’t have the wherewithal to do much beyond feed myself and get myself to work. It was one of those days.
Sometimes you need a reminder that life is good and there will be better days.
Check out Black Swamp Girl’s blog for more information on Foliage Friday.
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been very excited about the Marigold seedlings that popped up in my garden this year. As I was out in the yard watering early this morning, crowing over the multitude of little baby Marigolds, I noticed that the seedlings looked a little weird.
I squatted down on the ground and took a closer look…. Hmmmm… definitely odd. Let me rub the leaves… Sniff, sniff… HOLY CRAP! All those cherry tomatoes that dropped on the ground last year? Yep, I have about eleventy thousand TOMATO seedlings and not a single Marigold in sight! Anyone want some Sun Gold cherry tomato seedlings (or possibly Gold Rush currant tomatoes)?
The Nasturtium in the pot are doing really well. They germinated on April 16th and have been steadily growing. They are about five to six inches tall, and are starting to show their climbing/trailing habit. They don’t seem to be impacted by the Chrysanthemums, at least so far.
The Nasturtium in the front yard are only just now sprouting. There are about five or six that have sprouted since April 24th. I’ve noticed one or two new ones since this past Friday. The difference between the Nasturtium the two locations are marked. It will be interesting to see how the two locations continue to grow as the temperature and weather changes.
I’m growing Nasturtium “Spitfire” for the GROW project. Thanks, to Renee’s Garden for the seeds.
