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Can't give 'em
I've been trying to give pond plants away for a month. Signs in stores. W
ord of mouth. Pet stores that carry pond supplies (one went under). No takers,.... off to the compost pile. :-( -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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If only we had a "beam it aboard Scotty"....
"Reel McKoi" wrote in message ... I've been trying to give pond plants away for a month. Signs in stores. W ord of mouth. Pet stores that carry pond supplies (one went under). No takers,.... off to the compost pile. :-( -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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"D Kat" wrote: If only we had a "beam it aboard Scotty".... "Reel McKoi" wrote in message ... I've been trying to give pond plants away for a month. Signs in stores. W ord of mouth. Pet stores that carry pond supplies (one went under). No takers,.... off to the compost pile. :-( A lot of folks here won't take plants from an "unkown" pond. That's not a comment on your personal trustworthiness, just how a lot of folks feel about it. They'd rather not borrow any suspected "issues". |
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On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:39:06 EDT, Jerseyj wrote:
"Reel McKoi" wrote in message I've been trying to give pond plants away for a month. Signs in stores. Word of mouth. Pet stores that carry pond supplies (one went under). No takers,.... off to the compost pile. :-( A lot of folks here won't take plants from an "unkown" pond. That's not a comment on your personal trustworthiness, just how a lot of folks feel about it. They'd rather not borrow any suspected "issues". I think "giving away" could also be the problem (most issues can be solved with a permanganate treatment... or even isolation, ime). We had a ponder locally who wanted to sell a koi by best offer. Well the majority know his koi are high quality compared to most around here, and no one was willing to even take a look, let alone offer. So his next ad to me was to say it was free. I recommended instead of free to put it up for $20, he sold it immediately. I'm just guessing, but as far as plants, people seeing a sign for free plants, they might figure it is too late, they're certainly gone by the time they call.... Then there is always the fact that fall is a hard time to sell anything garden related, why nurseries start having sales. Personally anything I don't sell by the 1st of August I hold for next year, or take as door prizes to the koi club meetings. ;-) ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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