Monday was a day off for me and I wound up sleeping until after lunch. The last few days have been trying, and I haven't gotten a lot of sleep, so I guess I was catching up.
When I finally did wake up, I got ready for the day and headed outside into the warm, sunny day to take some cuttings off of some of my plants. My niece wants some mints and other herbs to plant, and herbs love to grow so cuttings are a good way to share with friends and family.
Buying herbs can be expensive to purchase already potted up. I've gotten some nice plants for my beds through cuttings or diggings from the yards of other friends and relatives, and they didn't cost me a dime.
Seed sharing is another way to have new kinds of plants in your garden beds without the cost of buying packs of seeds. For me, a whole package of seeds can easily be too many for my purposes. So, taking seeds heads from other's gardens is a way for me to add variety to my garden without incurring a high cost in the process. In turn, I collect seeds from my plants, bag them in small zip bags, and store them in the freezer for sharing with others.
You can find seed sharing sites online if you'd like to experience the friendship and camaraderie that can occur when you ship seeds to and receive seeds from folks across the country. Keep in mind that not all plants do well in all parts of the country.
