What do you do with volunteers?

KathyDC · May 26, 2020

For the first time, I basically just turned my old beds and amended them instead of doing some new strange growing thing. And, I suppose not surprisingly, I have about 7 volunteers sprouting up in different places.

I am super type-A about varieties -- I want to know what it is that's growing! In part that's so I can save seed and trade with confidence, but also I just like knowing what the varieties are.

So I'm having a dilemma. Do I just yank them? Do I let them grow a while then transplant and see what they turn out to be? I am having a hard time just contemplating ditching a viable plant, but also, what the heck will they be?!

What do you usually do?

May 26, 2020	#1
KathyDC Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Suburban Washington, DC (Zone 7A) Posts: 347	What do you do with volunteers? For the first time, I basically just turned my old beds and amended them instead of doing some new strange growing thing. And, I suppose not surprisingly, I have about 7 volunteers sprouting up in different places. I am super type-A about varieties -- I want to know what it is that's growing! In part that's so I can save seed and trade with confidence, but also I just like knowing what the varieties are. So I'm having a dilemma. Do I just yank them? Do I let them grow a while then transplant and see what they turn out to be? I am having a hard time just contemplating ditching a viable plant, but also, what the heck will they be?! What do you usually do?