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  1. 04-08-2011, 01:44 PM #1
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    I guess I should not complain but I had great germination so what do I do with too many broccoli plants. Same with tomato plants.

    I can't bear to toss them
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  2. 04-08-2011, 01:52 PM #2
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    I always plant more than I need, because you never know how many will germinate. I have great success "rehoming" them by listing them on Freecycle.
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    I'd put the broccoli shoots into a salad but I don't know if tomato shoots are edible. That is if you don't give them away.
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    I would put them on CL.........either free or really cheap.

    You should have no problem getting rid of them.......lots of people will need plants and they watch CL for exactly that.
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    I hang onto them until the day I plant. Just because a lot came up doesn't mean half of them won't die before it's time to plant them.

    I usually end up squeezing more plants into the garden than I had planned.
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    Overplant...
    Freecycle...
    Sell them on craigslist for $1 each...
    Share them with neighbors...
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    Well I ended up putting them in empty spaces in the flower garden. I may start a new trend in the neighborhood
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