MoonShadows said:
I heard something about this on the news yesterday, but was only half listening, and I believe the "seed prohibition" was a mistake at Walmart. Apparently, Vermont has prohibited in-person sales of nonessential items at big-box retailers and large stores (electronics, furniture, etc.) to keep crowds down in the stores, and Walmart put those signs up all over their stores on many items and aisles, including seeds, but has now taken the signs down off of seed racks. At least I think that's what I heard....

Hopefully it was a mistake!

I would think seeds would be considered essential.....

RobinD said:I would think seeds would be considered essential.....

What better time than to get people out in their own back yards gardening? Seeds are easy and inexpensive.

Our Agway is open and spring plants, either in bags or on tables outside, are available for sale along with onion and potato crops, seeds, mulches, and pet food.

pirl said:Our Agway is open and spring plants, either in bags or on tables outside, are available for sale along with onion and potato crops, seeds, mulches, and pet food.

I used to buy lots of plants at our old Agway. Went out of business years ago now. New Agway only has feeds like horse feed and straw and hay. No plants.

I did look on line and see that the big local nursery around here Hicks will be open for business. That is good as if the in town ones are not open will have to go there for spring plants.

I went into our grocers today & they had seeds for sale....

Agway needs an enforcer for distancing and kids should obey the orders. The kid running around was about 6 and her grandmother didn't abide by distancing either even though they had a sign at the entrance and another on the door!

pirl said:Agway needs an enforcer for distancing and kids should obey the orders. The kid running around was about 6 and her grandmother didn't abide by distancing either even though they had a sign at the entrance and another on the door!

Yes, the younger children don't seem to listen much about keep your distance. I really, really try to stay away from younger children.

The local stores are asking people to leave families at home when they come to shop. Why do people have to be told?

The kid should have been holding hands with the grandmother (the mom was outdoors looking at plants!) or be at home. If I see it again I will speak up loud and clear.

Nothing like silly people doing silly things putting us all in danger .. and you know my Jersey foul mouth is not really saying it that way

I was 12th in line to get into the health food store today, but the line moved quickly....however, there were couples in line & they counted as 2.....we were told to go to the store singly if possible, & it sure looked possible for the ones 6' ahead of me! I shouldn't complain, but it irks me to see folks not following orders in a life-death situation.

Yeah Randy had to get something from Harbor freight.. I just stayed in the car even though I love wandering around that store .. no need for me in there .. not sure why I still see whole families going into stores.. putting even kids at risk

Why? Because you can't fix stupid.

I was outside weeding. A neighbor came by walking his dog. Asked when I plant out my Peppers. Told him early May. First I plant out my tomato plants end of April and then I plant my peppers in May.

I planted a row of white radishes & some lettuce today....rest of cold crops will go in a few weeks from now......tomatoes & peppers, not til end of May...

My tomatoes go in very end of April then the peppers at the very beginning of May. Eggplants after the peppers.

After all the transplants get in then I do my direct seeding of cucumbers and beans.

I also do it as Marilyn does.

I have a lot of zinnias and marigolds already coming up in my greenhouse along with cabbages, lettuce and spinach, but so far only two tomato seedlings and no pepper seedlings. While I can keep the temps in the pots at around 80-85 during the day, which is ideal for these seeds, even with the heat mats at night, the ambient temps have been dropping down into the 50's, so it is going to take a bit longer for them to begin to sprout. And, it's only been 9 days since I planted them.

Jim - I can't forget the year I put all pepper seeds in one pot, in the basement, without any additional warmth "just to see what would happen". Nothing happened. Two weeks later the seeds pushed up the soil. Such fun!