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City Wide Plant Exchange |
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Sponsored By |
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Gardening Volunteers of
South Texas |
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"How it Works" |
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Bring up to twenty
(20) live, healthy plants--indoor or outdoor-- in
one gallon or smaller containers that meet the
information described below. (A one gallon
container is about the size of a one pound coffee
can.) You will receive tickets for each plant you
bring in, based on size, which you can trade in on
plants that other gardeners have left at the swap
booth. Plant tickets cannot be used for seeds, and
vice versa. |
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Plants will be
exchanged between 9am-3pm. |
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Remaining plants will
be on sale between 3-5pm. |
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Rules |
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Bring healthy,
attractive plants that YOU would take home, in
a container no more than 1 gallon in size.
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Bulbs, corms and
other tubers are accepted; please have these
separated into individual bags with 3-5 in
each bag; more if they are prolific, less if
they are large or unusual. (And yes....even
though potatoes are tubers, please don't bring
any!) |
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Plants MUST be
rooted. Planted cuttings will not be accepted.
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Label your plants
with as much information as you have for their
new owners. Plants must be labeled before they
will be accepted. |
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Tickets will be
given out as follows (plant size should be
suitable for container--small plants in small
containers, larger plants in larger
containers):
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1 gallon:
2 tickets |
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Under 1
gallon: 1 ticket |
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Bulbs,corms, tubers: 1 ticket per bag
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The following
plants have been requested at previous swaps:
herbs, roses, xeric plants, passalong or
heirloom plants. Unusual plants are always
welcome. |
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The following
plants will NOT be accepted aloe, prickly pear, kalanchoes (due to lack of interest by other
swappers) plants that are sickly, have bugs,
or are not well established plants rooted in
water, unless they are water plants, in which
case you must leave a container for them
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Regrettably, due
to capacity, plant swap staff will not be able
to hold plants for you at the booth, or assist
you with getting plants from your car to/from
the swap. However, there is a Plant & Package
checkroom located in the lobby of the show and
carry-out assistance is available.
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You are also
welcome to bring also and carts to the to the
Festival of Flowers. |
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Seed Swap: How it Works |
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Bring seed packets
to the swap and you will get one ticket for
each packet. Each ticket can be exchanged for
a packet of seeds brought by another gardener
to the swap booth. Seed tickets cannot be used
for plants, and vice versa. |
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On the
envelope/container, clearly print the NAME of
the plant, VARIETY if you know it, COLOR of
the flowers (if any), and the approximate DATE
gathered (season and year will be fine). Seeds
must be labeled before they will be accepted.
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Each packet should
have at least 10 seeds, unless they are
extremely rare, in which case 5 seeds per
packet. For plants that produce large
quantities of seeds (e.g. sunflowers), please
be more generous. |
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Due to easy
availability, the following seeds are not
popular and will not be accepted: Texas
mountain laurel, lawn grass :-), mesquite,
acorns. |
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Please do not
bring seeds that will not breed true (e.g.
hybrids).
Popular seeds include: native wildflowers,
herbs, unusual, or easy germinating seeds.
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There is no limit
on the total number of seed packets, but to
ensure variety, please do not bring more than
10 packets of the same type of seed per
person. |
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Disclaimer |
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GVST and the Festival
of Flowers cannot guarantee the viability of
either seeds or plants. However, the volunteers
who staff this swap have been swapping plants and
seeds for several years, and have gotten some
wonderful plants! |
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Questions? Email Lyn
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plantswap@satx.rr.com with your questions. |
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Interested in learning
more about GVST?
CLICK
HERE |
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Information |
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(210) 930-1100
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info@SAFestivalofFlowers.com |
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610 West Olmos, San
Antonio, TX 78212 |
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