The great Freecycling strawberry plant giveaway

Last Sunday I held the great Freecycling strawberry plant giveaway, an impromptu allotment event arranged after I realised that, despite already having given away about 50 strawberry runners, the bed was still so choc-full with new plants that they would probably be too close to crop next year.

Before.....

I had to have a major clear so I posted an offer of free organic strawberry runners on a couple of my local Freecycle sites. Within 24 hours the response was so enormous I had to co-ordinate a plan so arranged the giveaway afternoon inviting those wanting plants to pitch up at my plot and help themselves.

....and After! A bit more space at least.

It was great. I met loads of interesting people, many of them local, and of course meeting other gardeners is always a joy. Some came alone, some with friends and some with family and children. Everybody went away with bagfuls of freshly lifted strawberry plants and I was able to clear 3 wheelbarrows full of my overabundant but very healthy strawberry plants without one of them going to waste. I totted up a mental total of about 300 plants passed on to new homes.

A win-win situation – my favourite kind.



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