Every April there is a plant sale in the Bay Are called Master Gardener’s Spring Garden Market. A plant fair for garden lovers.
About the Fair
Hundreds of vendors selling all sorts of plants, gardening tools, and accessories can be found at this fair. But what they are mostly coveted for is their selection of vegetable seedlings that the Master Gardeners program sells at this fair.
We attended this market last year when I heard about it from my friend Padmini. We met for lunch, and we were talking about our gardens and discussing what vegetable plants to buy, when she mentioned this fair.
Padmini had gone the previous year, and she picked up a few veggie plants that performed very well. Padmini also mentioned that we should get there early as all the plants sell out fast.
I told Hitesh about it, and he thought it would be a great idea to go with the kids. So the twins, Hitesh, and I woke up bright and early on that Saturday morning and headed to the fair and got there a little before 10:00a.m.
But it turns out the early birds get there earlier, right when the fair opens! Just to pick the best seedlings and buy the best veggie plants from the Master Gardeners? Wow, these are serious gardeners.
When we got to the veggie seedling area of the fair, 90% of all the plants were sold out. Seriously! We picked up what we could and planted them in our new veggie patch – and guess what? We got an outstanding crop of vegetables from those little plants. It was well worth the effort.
Below are some pics from the Master Gardener’s Fair that we attended last year.
Happy Gardening!
