In my experience the best stuff does not go on sale for Black Friday. I waited for a pruning chainsaw last year and it never went on sale, this year I bought a grill and it said I saved 15 dollars off a thousand but that is nothing and ace hardware did not say it was on sale. In fact they said the grill was excluded from the discount coupons.
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Fruit trees 50% off…is the sale I am looking for.
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$12-15 trees are the regular price I’m looking for, not 50% off of a $75 dollar one. But, yeah, that’s the fruit-related sort of deal
to be looking for!
I hit the lumber/hardware store, local and not the ‘big box’…and I only bought the items I specifically stopped in for on Friday.
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I ended up purchasing a bunch of new to me books, many of which were suggested on various threads-
Amazon mirrored the target B2G1FREE setup-
Pawpaws: The Complete Growing and Marketing Guide https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0865719551/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_CG7VQ3H60WA0DYDHCNHV
Northeast Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Beach Plums to Wineberries (Regional Foraging Series) https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1604694173/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_7FADTSBFXTFY2RNS0SEY
The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control: A Complete Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Garden and Yard the Earth-Friendly Way (Rodale Organic Gardening) https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1605296775/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_TV3X60TVKMS9G9A82K18
And Thriftbooks FINALLY had this gem in stock-
Along with it I found-
And a few others… In total 11 books for around 130 bucks, most of which are going to help me grow fruit better. I’d say that is worth the price of entry, and possibly more valuable than new trees for my small space. Buying more trees won’t do much good if the ones I already have aren’t healthy and happy. The Grafter’s Handbook indirectly allows me to get trees “for free”, so it is a better deal than “cheap trees” in the long run.
AFAIK, the deals I posted above are still available until the end of the day.
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Stark Bros has trees on sale right now. I know their pecan trees are typically 40-50 something dollars and are 29 dollars right now. The reason I am not buying them is because non of their pecans they have in right now are hardy to my zone. Plan to wait until I get my house for the other fruit trees seeing I have 3 pear trees on order and 2 cherry trees with already having 2 cherry trees and 4 peach trees.
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Looking for a cheap grow light for starting seedlings? Based on what I’ve read this is a great option at half price https://www.walmart.com/ip/854607294
reference
This 4000k 2 pack shop light is also available. https://www.walmart.com/ip/162426808
Basically half off what I’ve paid for similar products in the past.
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Deal of the day: VIVOSUN 10"x20.75" Seedling Heat Mat and Digital Thermostat Combo Set MET Standard https://a.co/d/9ydDR0T
Heat mat + thermostat on sale for $25
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@disc4tw Does “The Informed Gardener Blooms Again” contain the same information that is on her website (Linda Chalker-Scott | Washington State University)? Is it worth getting if all of the information is on the web?
I have not read the second book yet but as you said, it is likely that most of the information in the book is contained on the web already if you are willing to look. For the price I figured it was worth getting the books.
Those new LED lights are great. Also the newer shop lights are nice. I was at Ocean City Job Lot today and saw these. Even brighter at 8,000 lumens. Pickup locally or ship to store so you need to have a store in your area.
https://www.oceanstatejoblot.com/brightliving-multi-directional-led-light-with-remote-and-motion-sensor/product/271299
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Growers Supply has 15% off for Black Friday.
Full spectrum lights?
I figure if I put them on top of plastic bins, it’s got to be much better than nothing.
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I think 5000k is better
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Those are 5000 k (spectrum). The lumens (brightness) is 4500.
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Oops, didn’t look close enough.
Nesco FD-1018A Gardenmaster Pro Food Dehydrator, for Jerky and Snacks, White https://a.co/d/34UK0Ax
Not sure if this is a “Black Friday” deal but it does have a $20 off coupon. 8 trays + extra accessories for $115 new is good enough for me to bite, as for other models they only come with 4 trays and additional trays are $25/2-pack. It’s almost worth buying 2 of these to have a backup or double your tray count as it is capable of holding 30 trays total.
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my father used plain fluorescents to grow out his seedlings. these could potentially grow out short veggies like onions , beets, lettuce etc. leds are a much better and cheaper to run light source. they will do you well. if you want even better results buy the blubs designed for plants specifically but if you only want to start seedlings and such theres no need to.
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