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Where do you get your plants and supplies? (piefed.social)
submitted 3 months ago by viral.vegabond@piefed.social to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/houseplants/p/1978261/where-do-you-get-your-plants-and-supplies

Hi, I'm a beginner at plant caretaking. I recently picked out a couple of small plants at a nursery, but they didn't have any pottery to go with them unfortunately.

So, I'd like to know where do you generally like to go to get what you need? Are there any good online resources I should be aware of? I'd prefer to shop locally of course, but the resources available to me here are limited and difficult to get to.

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[–] The_v@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

I use the agricultural suppliers for most of the basics: compost, potting mix, fertilizer etc. If you can store the larger quanties it is much cheaper. The last 1,000lbs of compost was $80.

For little things like pots etc, shop around. They sometimes are at places you wouldn't expect. The best pots are not at the nursery but at a local home decor place. I got some nice ones a few years ago at my local grocery store.

The best seedling flats are at the hydroponic store where the clerks have red eyes..