This week I went to a plant swap hosted by PHS. A plant swap is an event where people bring plants they don’t want anymore or cuttings/baby plants to trade for new plants. Plant swaps are a great way to get plants for free!
Here are the plants I brought to the swap:
And here are the plants that I came back with! (The glass jars are mine)
How to plant swap:
First, you need to find a plant swap event in your area. Ask your local nurseries or look online to try to find one.
You can bring any plants you want to a plant swap-just make sure they do not have any pests or diseases! I like to wrap my cuttings with a damp paper towel and plastic wrap so they don’t dry out.
In some plant swaps, people set up their plants on a table and trade with other people once they see a plant they like. In other plant swaps, everybody brings a certain number of plants and puts them on one table. Then, everybody can just take the same number of plants they brought.
Plant swaps are a great way to meet new plant people and find new plants!
Tiger Shakti 