Shape up or ship out

[jackb]

I placed the Tropic tomatoes in the greenhouse today and each plant has an "understudy". I told them if anyone gives me trouble they will be canned, literally. I have no idea of what I am going to do with the extra plants though, as I am out of space.
jackb

 

[thistlebloom]

Gee, the competition at your place is fierce Jack!
Maybe you could give the extras to friends or family?
I have a feeling they are all going to be on their best behavior now.

 

[Collector]

Maybe you could make sort of an off Broadway area in some pots or something outside the greenhouse! Just to see what happens.

 

[jackb]

My wife suggested putting a few in large pots and placing them around the deck. Also, our new postman lives at the end of the street and I see that he has a large garden, so I may welcome him to the neighborhood with a few plants.
jackb

 

[Carol Dee]

that would be a fabulous welcome to the neighborhood.

 

[so lucky]

Last year I set my extras out by the road with a "free" sign. They didn't last long.

 

[ninnymary]

So many of you have a lot of extra plants because you go crazy with seed starting. You don't know how many times I wished I lived close to you guys so that I could get some plants!

Mary

 

[jackb]

If I give the plants away I ask for the return of the pots. Sometimes I get them, sometimes not.

jackb

 

[ninnymary]

No problem Jackb, I will always return them to you. I save the plastic pots but after a while I have to put them in the recyling bin because nobody wants them.

Mary

 

[catjac1975]

I use peat pots for the plants that I give away so I don't have to worry about getting the pots back.