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Have you tried Gethsemane? I was just there this afternoon and thought I say a sign at the registered that they have these.

Hi- I stopped in at Anton's several weeks ago, and they had some vegetable seedlings growing in their greenhouse. They were not quite ready to plant in your garden, but they might be now. They had lettuce and broccoli plants for sure, and maybe some zucchini squash plants. They probably had some other ones too, but I forget which ones. Unless you live in the neighborhood, I would call first, to make sure that they are ready to be planted.

Anton's is my favorite greenhouse, and their quality is excellent. There prices are also very reasonable. They have been in business since 1947. They are located on a residential street two blocks W of Dempster/Dodge.

I cringe when I go to Home Depot in Evanston during gardening season, and see all kinds of people buying their tomato plants there, for a whole lot more money than Anton's. Anton's quality is much better than Home Depot's too, and they actually give lots of helpful advice.

Anton's Greenhouse
1126 Pitner Ave.
Evanston, IL 60202
847-864-1134

Hope this helps, Nancy

Thanks for the tip, I love patronizing the little guy and saving money. I plan to try them out.

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For what we choose is what we are. He should not miss this second opportunity to re-create himself with food. Jim Crace "The Devil's Larder"

I was just in Anton's again on Thursday, and they had lettuce, broccoli, swiss chard, zucchini, cucumber and endive plants ready to plant in your garden. The zucchini and cucumber plants are kind of late to plant, but the lettuce and swiss chard I would have no problems with. They had more lettuce than anything else. They are kind of hidden, so you might have to ask where
they are. They were priced at $1 for one plant, and $1.80 for a 4 pack. I would call before I drove over there. In August they are not open as many hours. They have all their other plants, such as their flowers and herb plants on sale right now. They are located 2 blocks W of Dempster and Dodge. Hope this helps, Nancy

Anton's Greenhouse
1126 Pitner Ave.
Evanston, IL 60202
(847) 864-1134

This is a good weekend to hit your local nurseries, to stock up on bulbs for later planting, and to take advantage of sales on shrubs and perennials for immediate planting. Gethsemane in Andersonville is having a Sidewalk Sale both today and tomorrow, and Chalet in Wilmette is sponsoring a day-long educational event today, the "Chalet Landscape Experience." The latter started at 6AM, so get going!

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Bumping looking for an update.

Specifically, does anyone know where to get the best deal on potting mix in the city or near north suburbs? I built 8 DIY Earthboxes out of 18 gallon Rubbermaid containers and I need to fill them with potting mix. I'm wondering if there is anywhere to get this in bulk since 2 cubic ft seem to be about $10 at the places I've looked. I'm fearing that this is going to be a much more expensive endeavor than I anticipated.

Did you try Buy the Yard, which I posted about on the previous page?

Buy the Yard
www.buytheyardinc.com
2215 Main Street
Evanston, IL 60202-1543
(847) 733-0635

Oh yeah, I guess I should have specified that it would still need to be in bags because they are located on the roof.

Also, Buy the Yard doesn't have a 'traditional' potting mix that is recommended/required for Earthboxes.