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!
Kalpana Sheth, i love your amazing Garden with its beautiful flowers of every Hue and the Italian style lay out . Congrats on your Blog too. Vinatha Mami
Thanks Vinatha Mami for all your support and encouragement!
You are the ultimate Gardener in our family . What a great hobby .
Kalpana, Enjoyed reading your Master Gardeners Spring Garden Market visit of last year. Great
outing and fun on a Spring Day! As a matter of fact, l read about this in San Jose Mercury as well as in Almaden Times. I don’t plan to go since I don’t have a green thumb like you. Waiting to see your veggie patch this summer!!!
I will definitely share any veggies we grow this year! I am hoping I have as a good a bounty as I did last year!
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Sounds like a fun place Kalpana. Your veggie garden looked full of healthy veggies last year. I know you only get the best. I will wait to see how it will grow this year.
Thanks for sharing.
The seedlings look tiny but they perform great. I too am looking forward to a good crop – let’s hope!
Sounds like fun! My type of outing – I just wish I had a green thumb! Knowing me, the seedlings may be top of the crop but left to my black thumb, I’d probably kill them!😁
However, Kalpana, your veggie garden last year was über prolific so I do believe you when you say the seedlings are top-notched! Can’t wait to see what your garden puts out this year!😜
We got tons of tomato plants, all types of peppers, cucumber, squash, green onions, herbs, and you know me Swati – I bought a ton of flowering plants 🙂
Seems fun and interesting but what vegetables did u get Kalpana ?
Swati, click on the link “outstanding crop of vegetables” in this article it will take you to a post I did on all the vegetables we got last year.
We got tons of tomato plants, all types of peppers, cucumber, squash, green onions, herbs, and you know me Swati – I bought a ton of flowering plants too 🙂