CLOSED: ANNUAL RAISE MY BABY SWAP SIGN UP

I's that time of yearagain wen we swap baby plants, and the bestest mother gets a prize. Remember, NO cactus, succulents or starter plants. We will keep a progress report on our babies every week. That means posting pictures. The contest ends August 1.
I will take names until April 30. Mail out date is May 12. let's sign up and raise them babies! If anyone has a preference to shade or a sun baby, please say so.
TAYLORDAYLILY NEEDS FULL SUN BABY
I CAN HAVE ITHER SUN OR PARTIAL SHADE, but prfer sun
elfie sun or shade
linda sun or shade
warriorwisdomkathy-shade
spgardens shade



1-jax
2-tatters
3-SPGardens
4-froggies_girl
5-Elvie
6-me
7-warrior wisdom Kathy
8-badcat
9-13 turtles
10-taylordaylily
11-poisondartfrog
12-nanny23
13-Goldhillal

You send one perennial of your choice to your buddy. Do not reveal your buddies name until she gets her baby. Please take pictures of it in case your buddy doesn't have a camera.
ALL babies must be sent priority mail.
And remember, they have to be big enough for a chance for it to grow.








This message was edited Apr 21, 2014 8:39 AM

......number ONE in line! The bestest of the Best!!!!

Number two signing up!

what's the diff in a baby plant and a starter plant?

Starter plants are like seedlings, we send established plants, that can make it through the mail so they have a better chance of surviving.

This message was edited Apr 14, 2014 6:24 PM

number three signing up
zone 6

glad y'all signed up.
jax remember to feed your baby vodka and lock it in the closet

I'm in! I tried this one year and failed miserably! LOL

Gonna do better this year! I'm zone 8b.

thanks for droppingin julie

I like established roots.

How many plants do we swap? One plant for one partner?
I am new to this one too, so I need a little more information.
Do we get to choose what we are raising? Or is it decided by our swap buddy? Questions,questions questions.

I'm like Nanny. Can you give us more information? This sounds like fun!

I will give this my best shot. I think I might have a fighting chance this year to win. So sign me up please!!

I have some perennials poppin' up.
Dicentra Spectablis is starting early. Alba and Valentine too.
Peonies taking off. Daylilies, Honesty, Feverfew, Sedum, Strawberries, Vinca, etc.

I would, but failed terrible last time, not wanting to chance it this time, but I will watch over and see how these babies grow.

...awww comeon, Debra! dont cha ant ta see me win?

Nope.. Jax beez losing this one.. I be in it to win it!!!!!

..............so ya say!

You always gets yo baby drunk on Baileys,, so baby be stunted. I beez haven a secret super growing tonic fer mine this time!!

..cuz big sis done tol me too!

Yes, and big sis knows best.

joeswife, would you like to be the impartial judge this year? remember, you cannot take bribes.

......oh reallly! NO BRIBES!!! well! starting already, big sis?

Debra, with your beautiful basement and back yard gardens, you can do this!

Ohh great, now Jax is trien to beez bribbin da new judge in town!! Thats it, war is don been declared.

Hey judgie friend dear, member who can send ya da real pretty stuffes? Elfie here can done hook youens up!! I swar I gots some reall nice smellen bath salts here, and water lilies!yous beez needed water lillies, or I kins send ya da lotus plant. Gits dat too.

Ellie, there will be none of that or you will sit in the corner, with noBailes's.

Hufffen and puffen... off to my corner I beez goin.. but I be taken ma Baileys wid me.

OK....I'm thinking I'ld like to try this one again.. Only one plant right? But if we wanna stuff a few other things in that's ok, right? Ok, gotta think which plant would be the best chance for my partner to win with....lol. I started a list the other day of things that need dividing or had babies last summer, so far I'm up to over 40 different varieties...and I haven't even finished cleaning up old foliage from last season. I'm thinking of digging goodies and potting them so I don't have to dig and divide plants thru the season for trading.. Will have to see how far I get with that idea...lol. I know good intentions...

Kathy, glad to have you, and yes you can put extras in the box.

elfie, get out of that corner, and put that bailey's away! pouting is so unbecoming of you.

No bribing or pouting allowed, we just have lots of fun here!

But I will join you in the corner if ya share the Bailey's while we wait!

now linda, don't enable her. LOL

LOL, sounds yummy!!!

Ladies ~ you make me laugh... thanks!

this ain't nothing, wait till the babies arrive, we get down right nasty! but it's all in fun

Ric...you ain't seen nothing yet!!! Wait til they get started!!!

Johnny Jump Ups are just starting to put on their show for the season, though they've been bloom all winter, and many more to come,... This pix is from last season and am hoping they fillled in a bit more this year...in a few weeks I'll know...just love their happy faces!!! Just like everyone here...LOL.

they are so pretty, Kathy

Yo Kathy ~ how's dat peony doin?
Myn r gest poppin lyek popcorn ere, yup shor r

I beez wit my honey!!! Be back tonight.. gots sum smoochen to do now!!

don't smooch too much now, we need you here