Vegetables at Lowes

[LadyGT]

I went shopping at Lowes for fig supplies and noticed that Bonnie Plants has already started putting out their summer vegetables. I was really surprised because we have not yet passed our last frost date. I saw a guy purchasing at least a dozen tomato plants. Unless you have a way of protecting summer vegetables, it's not worth buying.

Anyway, I checked the price of what the small starts were going for and it was $4.98. If you wait until they go on sale, you can get 2 for $5. I noticed a pattern last year so the earlier it is, you pay more. I will wait until the last frost date or when they go on sale.

 

[Tiger garden]

When I engage with strangers it seems that few people care to be concerned with when to sow, plant, and the needs of the plants. It seems they are impulsively buying. A lot people are unaware of the information you may know and sadly I think a few companies may prey off the ignorance of the buyer.

The local nursery, Amish or local farmers often sale their produce for far cheaper near PA/MD border or more rural areas. My main grievance against all of them and the big box store is that the people who are at the sale site often don't know what variety they are selling. The people who do know are probably at the farm I guess. It's the perfect storm of chaos if the buyer doesn't know and the seller doesn't know anything beyond the price or that it just produces food.

 

[RedSkip]

When I engage with strangers it seems that few people care to be concerned with when to sow, plant, and the needs of the plants. It seems they are impulsively buying. A lot people are unaware of the information you may know and sadly I think a few companies may prey off the ignorance of the buyer.

The local nursery, Amish or local farmers often sale their produce for far cheaper near PA/MD border or more rural areas. My main grievance against all of them and the big box store is that the people who are at the sale site often don't know what variety they are selling. The people who do know are probably at the farm I guess. It's the perfect storm of chaos if the buyer doesn't know and the seller doesn't know anything beyond the price or that it just produces food.

Isn’t it the buyer’s responsibility to do their research? Not saying it’s good to prey on folks who are ignorant but they have the same resources we all do to educate themselves.

No one buys the first car they see without doing research. I guess what I’m saying is, not all blame should be put on the retailer.

 

[mech_pa]

Yesterday, I saw Lowes has Aurora honeyberry plants for sale, which is great. However, they marked it as "Male"! Well, there is no male or female honeyberry plants, most of which do need cross pollination from a different type though. Lowes only carries Aurora, nothing else. What are they thinking?