Moved 20 plants onto my 5th floor balcony and a neighbor thought I was running a nursery

This older woman named Betty from 3B knocked on my door last week and asked if I was selling the herbs. She pointed at my rosemary and said 'that smells like the one my grandmother grew in Sicily.' I told her no I just like cooking with fresh stuff, but she ended up giving me a cutting of her mint plant from her own balcony pot. Has anyone else had random plant swaps with neighbors? It really makes small space gardening feel more connected.

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claire9992d agoMost Upvoted

That rosemary thing with Betty is so sweet, the whole Sicily memory thing. I had a neighbor from 3F who saw me struggling with my tomato plant last year, it was all leggy and sad. She knocked on my door and gave me a whole bag of her homemade compost and some tips. Now we swap cuttings and seeds every season, it's like a secret little garden club up here. Makes the whole balcony thing feel less lonely, you know?

felix982d ago

Betty sounds like a gem, man. I had a dude from 4B give me a whole bag of his extra basil starts last spring just because he saw me checking out his plants from the balcony.