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SCORE!!! on 2 Desert King trees


I was at my local farm store buying some fencing. Bare root season is all but over with, So I was not expecting to find much in their garden Dept. All they had left were a few Blueberries and some combo apple trees. As I'm walking back inside out of the corner of my eye, stuffed in the dumpster of all places . I see fig leaves! Inside the dumpster , I see 2 DK trees . So I rescued them . Found an employee and told him that I was 'Dumpster Diving' And found these two trees . so, he ask's me how much I want to pay for those sticks. I say five bucks . So I walk out of there with 2 nice baby trees for 
$ 2.50 each. SWEET!

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Nice find Cody.

Nice find.....................

You lucky Dawg

Good for you hope they do well

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  • BLB

That is a real good deal!!

And that guy made an extra $5! Good for you about finding someone and asking :) What a shame that the people who work there want nothing to do with them, it's not like they are annuals or some diseased rose bush.

Now that is fabuloso!!

Outstanding find Cody. May they bring you many good tasting figs.

For 5 bills you did very well.

Great find!

 

Cody shopping for figs...   ;)

 

 

 

  • jtp

Wow! Why on earth were they throwing those away? Great find.

Good job!  Best of luck with them!

nice

Whew! So glad you were there to rescue them!
What skunks, to pitch fig trees in a dumpster!

Gina, Yea that's about what I looked like :-). As to why they threw them out ? The clerk had no clue what they even were. He said that he didn't even knew they could grow fig's here in Washington 

Impressive!  Lurking at a nursery or garden center's trash bins enables some good finds!  Anyone who has a clue can recognize and regenerate a sad plant.  You are so lucky!  Enjoy!
Suzi

Hahahaha!!!! Cool! Nice Gina!

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  • BLB

Bargains can be found at the box stores quite often. Our local Lowes usually has a few racks of discounted stuff annuals, perennials, sometimes fruit trees or berry vines. Just have to be at the right place and time.

I went back to the 'Farm Store' A few days later to get some lump charcoal and pellets for my smoker. I  was smokin up 2 briskets for the long weekend get together. I found out why they were discounting and tossing their plants. The side yard where they had all of the trees and berry bushes was full of BBQ's, Picnic Tables and Above Ground Pools. Out front they had several fruit trees and some sickly looking tomatoes . I just couldn't resist , I came home with three Combo Apple trees and 4 Sweet100 Tomatoes. all for just under $20.00

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  • BLB

That's great! Keep shopping there!

Hey cody, what a lucky man you are...what store is that?  My Goodness you are a nice man rescuing them. More power to them...and you!

Hey Cody - that was back in May you got the 2 trees, how did they survive our summer?  where are the pictures of them now?

GREAT BUY!! Right place,right time...

Great buy

Way to go !!

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