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75% off plants at Jewel-Osco

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I just got back from the Huntley Jewel-Osco, where all garden plants are 75% off. I grabbed some good deals!

First, I thought these miniature rosebushes were very cute when I first saw them at Jewel. I bought two around Mother’s Day and brought them home, where they’re thriving. The bushes are now .75 each, so a few more came home with me today!

Second, Wave petunias are Buy One Get One Free and marked down to $1.24 each. I picked up six of these and paid $3.72 – just .62 per plant! After discovering Wave petunias a few years ago, they’re the only petunias I buy for my flowerbeds and planters. One plant spreads like crazy and will fill an entire hanging basket on its own. These guys just need a little love and water… and some room to grow!

Have you found any good clearance deals lately (plants or otherwise?) Feel free to share!

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  1. Hi- The Jewel on Chicago Avenue in Evanston still has a ton of mushroom compost and manure for $1 a bag. I was there last night, and they had at least 50 bags of each, and they had some potting soil, and all their top soil marked down to $1 a bag too. I might go back and get another 4 bags of mushroom compost. It was raining when I got to the store last night, and plus it was lightening.

    I believe they had their plants on sale for 75% off too, but I did not see anything that interested me. I was mostly looking for veggie plants.

    I also got three pots of cinnamon basil at the Evanston farmer’s market last Saturday for $1 a pot, and they are $2.75 a pot at the nursery where I buy most of my plants. John First had a few other herb plants for $1 too including sage.

    I live in a condo, and I have found out the hard way, that the only flowers that work well on my balcony are inpatients, and I never see them on sale really cheap at Jewel. At the community garden I have, I generally do not plant flowers since I have limited space. Right now I have sugar snap peas, lettuce, lots of tomato plants, broccoli green onions, peppers and eggplants in my garden. I am going to plant some beans, more lettuce, Japanese turnips, kale, carrots and some Asian greens in my garden when I get a chance. Hope this helps, Nancy

  2. I was at the Oswego Walmart on Saturday and they had a big rack of clearance clothes for boys, mostly long sleeve t-shirts and a few pants, and most things were $1.00. They had a lot of size 4/5 and 6/7. I walked out with 2 pair of pants and 8 shirts for my boys. Just wanted to share in case anyone was in need of these kind of items.

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