Arlene--you are so right. I love growing them, but it is so stressful maintaining them. Our weather is so "iffy" in the spring. After bringing in all 50 flats due to 2 nights of frosty temps, 2 days later we were in the 80's and the plants were drying out so quickly. Last night a storm blew through and knocked over plants and filled trays with water. I was up at 6 am to empty all of the standing water
I was so happy to come home tonight and see everything gone!!! Of course, I'll be tending them at the plant sale tomorrow (set-up day) and Saturday (sale day). I wanted to lay down on my driveway and just yell "YAY!!!!!". My husband and I went out and sat in our swing tonight instead of watering plants. It was a good feeling.
Now we just have to hope for a successful sale. Last year, we sold ~12,000 plants in 6 hours. It's crazy busy in a good way. We use the money to fund scholarships ($15,000 this year) and community projects.
I am on vacation next week, so I can finally pay attention to my garden. I can't wait to get my veggies planted and the yard weeded/cleaned up (I HATE a messy garden).