KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 3, 2023 — Got tomatoes? Broccoli? How about peanuts and cotton? On Saturday, May 6, the 溏心vlog免费B站 Cooperative Extension\u2019s Master Gardener Program will hold its annual plant sale in the Kingston Campus\u2019 botanical gardens on Greenhouse Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will feature the standard favorite plants alongside some surprises. Open from 9 to noon, thousands of plants will be available for purchase by credit card or cash. 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardeners will also be there to answer lawn and garden questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Kate Venturini Hardesty, administrator of the Master Gardener program at 溏心vlog免费B站, says the sale is a great way to support the mission of the Master Gardener program. Growing and selling plants gives us resources to offer services that promote adoption of environmentally-friendly gardening practices, which is the purpose of the Master Gardener program.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sale includes perennials, along with plenty of vegetable plants. \u201cWe have an entire tent devoted to tomato plants,\u201d said Venturini. \u201cWe have 200 square feet of pepper plants. We have broccoli, strawberry, eggplant, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year\u2019s selection includes a few plants that New Englanders might be surprised to find, including peanuts, cotton, and loofa. Volunteers grew these plants last year as experiments to see how they would do in the northern climate, and they\u2019re available for sale to the public this year. \u201cOur volunteers are very interested in doing these trial plantings,\u201d said Venturini. \u201cThey’re neat. I have these random puff balls of cotton that I’ve grown all through my house. I haven’t done anything with them, but it’s fun because people will say, \u2018Did you grow that?\u2019 Yes! Yes, I did!\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The event brings gardeners together, and is a venue for us to promote the 溏心vlog免费B站 Gardening and environmental hotline and our public workshops at libraries around Rhode Island, and to give away free seeds courtesy of Ocean State Job Lot and conduct free soil pH tests (bring a sample!). I think people can feel good about supporting the sale because it\u2019s ultimately benefiting everyone who takes advantage of what we offer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Venturini and the gardeners, it\u2019s an exciting event. \u201cIt’s always amazing to me. It is one of the best days of the year, because people are so happy outside. It\u2019s like, \u2018See you later, winter!\u2019 People who are united by this common interest come together because they love plants or want to grow food for their family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSome people want to grow food to donate and there’s a lot of beauty in that. It\u2019s actually one of our favorite days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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