Comments on: THE LURE OF TRADE SECRETS https://gardern.co.za/2014/05/the-lure-of-trade-secrets/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2014/05/the-lure-of-trade-secrets/#comment-1763 Tue, 20 May 2014 17:04:54 +0000 #comment-1763 In reply to Unknown.

I missed so many people – it was crazy there, but great. I know, they were spreading hay on the wet grass to try and save it from being damaged. I almost became stuck in the mud in the parking field, but thank goodness I had a 4xD.

]]> By: Unknown https://gardern.co.za/2014/05/the-lure-of-trade-secrets/#comment-1762 Tue, 20 May 2014 03:21:31 +0000 #comment-1762 I was there too. I saw you and wanted to say thanks for writing the blog, but you were busy talking to Snug Harbor farm. We left early at about 10 (to go to Brimfield, no less), but I agree that some presentations or something like that would add to the experience.

I felt sorry for the farm's owner though. The rain and crowds wreaked havoc on the grass. I watched as more than one old lady buried her tires in the mud of the parking field.

]]> By: Anonymous https://gardern.co.za/2014/05/the-lure-of-trade-secrets/#comment-1761 Mon, 19 May 2014 18:51:42 +0000 #comment-1761 Looks like quite the spectacle. I've never been but have heard that a majority of plants get cleared out during the early buying period. How large is the that crowd? What did you end up purchasing this year? Always curious what people end up getting!

]]> By: AmyO https://gardern.co.za/2014/05/the-lure-of-trade-secrets/#comment-1760 Mon, 19 May 2014 16:00:16 +0000 #comment-1760 Looks like it was fabulous yet again! I have to say not every year is the weather perfect! One year when it was still at Bunny Williams house it was sooooo cold and it snowed! I spent the day huddled under a blanket tending my booth!
And did you actually get to buy some of those 'Spotty Dotty's'?? Who was selling them?? I might have found a source for Japanese form close to S D on the west coast///I'll let you know if they will sell them.

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