Guide to Proplifting: How to find free plants!

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DISCLAIMER: I do not condone shoplifting or purposely breaking off leaves or branches, I am simply showing you how to propagate something on the ground, already broken and destined for the trash; such as a small succulent leaf found on the ground. There is definitely a grey area with the legality of this practice, and I DO RECOMMEND ASKING STAFF before taking anything home. With this video I walk you through the technique of finding broken leaves or branches found on the floor of your local garden center, with the aim to propagate aka: proplifting. This is a practice that is somewhat controversial, especially if you are looking for the leaves at a business such as Home Depot, Lowes, Wal-Mart etc. This is not something I suggest that you do at a small nursery, botanical garden or private property... Absolutely do not purposely ruin stock and do not pull leaves off of plants.
That said, it is very easy to grow a wide variety of plants FOR FREE from just a small leaf or branch. Come along with me as I show you, step-by-step, my process of finding leaves at Home Depot and bringing them home to propagate.
I'd love to hear your opinion in the comments, is this something you do? Is it something allowed at your own local garden center? Is it something you think is morally wrong? Let me know!
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@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

It is VERY important to note that I am NOT CONDONING SHOPLIFTING or breaking plants/ruining stock with the intention of taking it, I RECOMMEND ASKING STAFF before picking leaves off the ground, as there is definitely a grey area with the legality of this practice and different stores have different policies about this practice.

@flyingbytheseatofmyplants 2 жыл бұрын

It’s stealing plain and simple

@cmillet9293 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not stealing if you ask permission.

@youresoakinginit2113 2 жыл бұрын

@@flyingbytheseatofmyplants She said to "ASK"; worst thing that might happen is they say NO. She also said they're going in the bin at the end of the day. So basically she's more or less garbage-pickin'! Just a little more classy way to get the haul than to literally PICK THRU GARBAGE!! 🤭

@sewfancynancydesign5970 2 жыл бұрын

To call someone ? A thief….maybe not so much! If you believe that was so be it. But asking permission and having a contact or even friend in that store is awesome. At my Lowes they know me by name. I spend a whole bunch of money in my Lowes. I have a vegetable garden…flower gardens on 1 acre of property. I also have pet chickens that I work constantly in their coop. Which I build everything they have which means I buy lumber, tools, and nails etc! This past year we spent maybe $2000.00 on home repairs. So to ask for a broken piece of plant is not even going to bother me. I do it every time and the ladies have even helped me look for succulents. They help me out by letting me know when I come in if the have marked down/clearance hydrangeas … which I have rescued 30 or more. Stealing it is NOT! I enjoy your videos and your channel. So keep them coming!

@sewfancynancydesign5970 2 жыл бұрын

I also frequent Home Depot. But the store is a bit away from my property. I watch their advertisements to find their sales. But at this store they usually have several carts that the workers have to put their waste in while sorting out and cleaning and picking up. I have also asked if l could look through the carts and they have alway said yes. They have even allowed me to pick out plants that were still in the pot…but not sales floor quality. Some of them even died when I got them home…but I rescued some and that makes me happy. My kids call me the plant whisper. But I always ask. That is not stealing. To go in a store and BREAK off a piece of A PLANT that is stealing.

@sarahrose5057 Жыл бұрын

I literally just got back from Home Depot 20 minutes ago. I found an absolutely dehydrated and abandoned rack of succulents. I got several viable leaves. The old lady working the register saw me, and actually picked one of the (mostly) dead succulents, put it in a bag for me, and whispered, "We're supposed to just throw these away. Take it home and give it a good soak. Don't tell anybody..." 🤣😍😢

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful story. Glad to hear that the staff are so cool where you are.

@Izsmelfie Жыл бұрын

Awe. 🥰

@tajkhan8613 Жыл бұрын

@@Izsmelfie 😊

@hongvuth3798 Жыл бұрын

OoooOh😂🎉😂😅😂

@ale347baker Жыл бұрын

They risk their jobs though. I wouldn't want that to happen.

@jjayneartworkx 2 жыл бұрын

Once when I asked if I could pick up the broken pieces of succulents at my local nursery, the lady came back with a little box for all my pickings! 💚

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

That’s amazing!

@GardenHappy 2 жыл бұрын

Awww how sweet was that!!!

@kristingonzalez6065 2 жыл бұрын

Aweeee ❤️

@marilynalmoite4821 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s customer service, I would say! Happy for you!😊❤️

@general.disdain 2 жыл бұрын

wholesome

@laurie4275 2 жыл бұрын

I worked at Lowes. We throw away SO many plants in the dumpster that are still salvageable to grow. We had people ask if they could raid the dumpster all the time. We always said "Sure. Go for it. Rescue all you want." We didnt mind.

@faithnfibro4708 2 жыл бұрын

Omgeez really I'm gonna go to my local owes and see if I can raid the plant dumpster hopefully I'll find some really cool plants!!

@karenvonbargen4472 2 жыл бұрын

I was the garden DH at our local Home Depot and we had our dumpster inaccessible to the public. If we got too many plants in a shipment that were on consignment from the grower we tossed the consignment plants and only displayed the ones we had actually paid for, per corporate policy. It was horrible.

@lisascenic 2 жыл бұрын

@@karenvonbargen4472 that must have been so demoralizing.

@yle4876 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to know which Lowe's you work at. I share my plants with my friends, and even people who live several blocks away from my house. Plants are expensive, and it's a shame that they're thrown away.

@yle4876 2 жыл бұрын

@@faithnfibro4708 Make sure you ask them first; I would love to do the same.

@GrizzerBear Жыл бұрын

As a former manager of a Home Depot in D28 Garden Center.... I would have ZERO issue with customers picking up plant life that is laying on the ground. Through the Spring/Summer season it is nearly impossible to keep the floor clear of debris, and if a customer wants to pick up a piece of broken plant that's already on the ground... GO FOR IT

@BobRooney290 5 ай бұрын

ok, you gotta tell me, what's Home Depot's secret to those plants outside? how do they keep them alive? like the violets and geraniums? i bought a few times and within a month or two they ALL died. i have never bought a successful plant at these stores. they got decent amount of light inside on my widow sill.

@codyrebelcb 5 ай бұрын

@@BobRooney290horticulturalist here, your comment made me giggle a bit. You can't expect those flowers to do well in a windowsill. They require full sun 8+ hours a day. You probably were overwatering/under watering them as well without knowing it. The Internet can help tremendously and you can learn so much about any plant species if you put in enough time.

@zeragus707 4 ай бұрын

They get watered every single night all night long. Employees always forget to turn off the sprinklers. They basically live in a rainforest for 12 hours a "day" during the night.@@BobRooney290

@miamerle8965 4 ай бұрын

@BobRooney290 Lowe's and Home Depot will refund within 90 days. Some plant types have a 365 warranty for store credit. Take the dead ones back.

@pantherzone2008 3 ай бұрын

@@BobRooney290I work for the Home Depot and I can answer that question. Plants do die because of customers don't always buy them or left there for weeks without purchase. We normally throw them in the dumpster as our per policy that we are not allowed to sell diseased and dying plants to customers. Also, it's the nursery vendors' policy as well. They remove those dying and diseased plants as well. This is why those plants die so easily. Plus, our associates are prohibited from giving out free plants or picking them from the plants to customers as it is considered shoplifting. It's either buy the plant or leave the plant alone. We have to keep a close eye on those customers to ensure that they don't grow plants for free. We always clean up the debris at all times to make sure that customers don't take advantage of the free seeds and stuff like that. That is why most of them die within a month because people keep picking those from the plants and it kills them.

@lonismith3002 2 жыл бұрын

I always ask the managers at my local Lowes and HD. They always either say “yes, just take it” or for large plant pieces, charge me $1. Easy peasy. Being ethical and honest pays off. Don’t be entitied or shady. Lol Great video!

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree... asking is absolutely recommended!

@trippin9899 2 жыл бұрын

@@Divan000 dont say that bro, im high and ur making me paranoid as fuck 😅😰

@GardenHappy 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow that is very interesting. I didn't know we could do or ask that! Pretty awesome : )

@ProgressiveDiscussions 2 жыл бұрын

If you find total complete leaves that have fallen off the plant and are either on the shelf or the floor, and they look plump and firm then it is not shoplifting to pick them up and take them home. These retail workers will only sweep them up and toss them.

@lindalamb6643 2 жыл бұрын

I asked recently at Walmart for some pieces on the ground. There were soooo many broken off. The lady said no I'll get in trouble for giving them to you. I had never done that before I was just thinking they'll probably throw them away so they might just give me some. NOPE... definitely be careful👍

@LLjean-qz7sb 6 ай бұрын

When I was younger, in my 30's, a statuary store with outdoor plants, went out of business and cut down all their larger trees and bushes in half, (and smashed the statues) thinking they would kill them. I went by to look around for anything salvageable and found a "trunk in a pot" sprouting a few leaves! I took it home and watered it and put it in the ground! I am 74 and it has turned into a Japanese Maple "bush", about 5ft tall! Never quite grew into a tree! When it is meant to grow, it will grow! Keep rescuing those plants! God Bless!

@AsaTrenchard1865 3 ай бұрын

Bonsai!

@shannonbailey7580 4 ай бұрын

I didn't even know you could grow a plant from a leaf. I saw the word free and stopped to watch. Thanks!

@yobaby7780 2 ай бұрын

😂lol that’s tooo funny that’s called eco systems. Life just revolves and around us all.

@NickyLindolls 2 ай бұрын

I know right???? Some plants you need a whole twig. Some just a leaf. Once I learned about this I started practicing with my own garden clippings. Most thing I kill. But my weeping willow I just cut a twig and put it in water and it grows roots. I haven’t had much luck with the indoor plants like pathos tho. My friend was propagating her succulents and ended up with so many she sold them to a farmers market succulent seller. 🤣

@504doe Ай бұрын

You have to research...not all plants can be grown or (propagated) from leaves or in just water...some need rooting hormone and others need a rhizome with a growth point and a root developing...

@RealBradMiller Жыл бұрын

One day I visited my local nursery, and when I got home I found a tiny opuntia stuck to my shirt. Been nearly ten years, I still have the same plant! Propagated many more off of her, too. At my Lowe's I just put cuttings or broken pieces in a pot I am buying, and they always tell me I can keep them! I still ask every time! ☺️☺️👍👍

@gigishair4u Жыл бұрын

Same

@OffGridInvestor 5 ай бұрын

Optunia is considered a serious pest in Australia. I can take you to a patch of railway with 2 prickly pear varieties and eves needle all within about 100-200 yards. I love the flowers of eves needle and have a few cuttings I grabbed from the huge patch. Agave Americana is not uncommon and considered a weed by some. I have a colossal patch that I get seeds from and the sheep are actually eating them because they push thru the fence. 5 or 6 of the huge flower stalks come up EACH YEAR and inevitably collapse on my fence. The same fence had a tree collapse on it a few months ago and needs to be properly repaired (after I finish building my hothouse).

@lissa755 2 жыл бұрын

When I was a little kid my older sister worked at a florist.She would bring my mother pieces of plants and of course regular plants for birthdays and holidays.By the time I was 18 my mom had so many plants it was amazing.We lived on a second floor in an apartment.There where plants everywhere it looked like a jungle.Love those memories.

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@sergiomartins8626 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!!!

@VeryKinkyCurl Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! 🪴🌱

@Kellie08 5 ай бұрын

The employees at our local HD will sweep up the leaves and stems and leave them in a pile for people to “proplift” from. They work in the garden center because they love plants and want to save as many as possible. They’d rather people take them home than throw them in the trash.

@Beverly88keys 2 жыл бұрын

My daughter went to work at Lowes in Chattanooga, TN during the pandemic because she was laid off from her job as a server. Chattanooga had several tornadoes hit and during clean-up she asked the manager if she could have some of the plants that they were throwing away that were damaged. When I came to visit, I couldn’t believe all of the gorgeous plants in her home. I was super impressed that she really took to raising plants and had such a green thumb. She had some of the most beautiful Easter Lily’s that I’ve ever seen in my life. Especially great that she rescued those plants and revived them so well!

@thatthieff Жыл бұрын

... Sam's Club throws away perfectly good, alive plants because they're past season. It kills me every time because I know they won't just discount or give them away. A whole rack of roses and hydrangeas just this week..

@JennySimon206 Жыл бұрын

@@thatthieff ouch. 😢

@jujubee7351 Жыл бұрын

I think it is so sweet of all of you that proplift ! Giving that poor leaf or stem on the ground a new lease on life❤

@swikfors Жыл бұрын

I’ve been doing this for years. I refer to it as “gleaning.” The other fun thing to do is toss wildflower seeds out the window while driving down the highway but do it before a good rain. Put some beauty along our highways.

@MP-gx6mg Жыл бұрын

They will probably get mowed down

@JustFollowthePetals Жыл бұрын

@@MP-gx6mg😂joy kill

@MP-gx6mg Жыл бұрын

@@JustFollowthePetals I wish they wouldn't but sadly I think they would. I personally would LOVE to see more flowers on the highways.

@CeruleanStar Жыл бұрын

@@MP-gx6mg People in my region do this with daffodils and wild daisies. They grow everywhere on the side of the freeway. I live in a very wet region where it rains fall through spring, and the grass only get mowed in the summer when the dry grass becomes a fire hazard. It leaves plenty of time for early flowers to bloom. It's beautiful, and better for the environment than just plain grass. I've never done it myself, but I appreciate those who do.

@mrs.tcampbell1249 Ай бұрын

I've done this around ponds and lakes. It's fun to go back and see bees, butterflies, birds, and beautiful flowers growing.

@Chelle778 Жыл бұрын

My mother, who passed away a few years ago at 94, used to do this all the time. I would go to her house and say, what a lovely plant. She would say, yes, that's from that leaf that I picked up when we went to the Walmart Garden Center. She never asked for permission. She also loved to make rock gardens. She would come over very early in the morning to make one in my backyard, and when I remarked about how similar and beautiful the rocks were that she was "finding," she told me that she had picked them up off the street where the city crew had left them. The city was using large river rocks to pave a meridian near my house. I told her that she couldn't just take those - it was stealing. She got very indignant and told me, no, indeed the city workers had left those there for anyone who wanted them.

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

Haha! Your mother sounds amazing, bless her ❤️

@bestfoodchannelever Жыл бұрын

Lol

@farajaraf Жыл бұрын

She sounds amazing

@smc7929 Жыл бұрын

Love this! My mom was the same way when she could get out and about! I always teased her that she’s too old to get arrested for @ borrowing” rocks and plant pieces! Lol

@growmiezhomiez8760 Жыл бұрын

still stealing if you dont ask.. yer mom was a dishonest person

@RRaucina 4 ай бұрын

This is not shoplifting, this is uplifting and plant rescue! Go for it.

@lisayip4305 Жыл бұрын

I feel heartbreaking seeing dried up plants at the clearance sections. You are saving them!

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

That's what I like to think! ❤️

@emanuelarocco3391 11 ай бұрын

I told a women at the garden center who was buying so many marigold plants. I told her to buy 2 plants and when the flower head is done to get the seeds out. You will never have to buy more marigolds 🤩

@ladylove34 Жыл бұрын

At my daughter’s daycare, they have big planters with sweet potato leaves growing. They grow fast and are cut frequently. I asked if I could take some cuttings, and they said, “Yes!! The gardener just cuts them and throws it all away!” So, now I have so much from those two original cuttings. Also, I went to a restaurant in Austin with a ton of vining plants. The owner makes sure they have scissors for you to take some cuttings. It’s a beautiful green thing! I will always cherish my trip when looking at the plants that came from those cuttings ❤️

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

That's amazing. Sharing is caring, and the more plants in this world, the better 💚

@kenyonbissett3512 Жыл бұрын

Makes for an interesting story of how you got the plant.

@6ftCowgirl Жыл бұрын

Why am I crying reading this??? Omg. Ima go find my green thumb!

@ladylove34 Жыл бұрын

@@6ftCowgirl Haha! Girl yes! 🪴

@amandak1982 Жыл бұрын

When we bought our house, I went to Home Depot for plants. They had a few hydrangea trees that were totally dried up and they were throwing out. They gave me one of them and I planted it. The next year it had a few blooms but than died off 😢 this year it grew a new shoot so I cut everything back except for the new growth ❤ love saving plants!!

@corithefrugalflower Жыл бұрын

When I used to work as a delivery driver, I once found this lovely Deifenbachia left out on the end of the walkway for the garbage pickup! I was horrified and "rescued" it, put it in a plastic storage tub in the truck & took it home! 🥰 After many cuttings/transplants some 15+ years later, I have created several offspring, many given as gifts! 😉

@GrandFamily4 Жыл бұрын

Last year happened to be at home Depot when they was throwing away what they considered dead,about dead, wilted tomatoe plants and pepper plants. Ask the manager if we could have some of them plants in the trash. She said sure.We took them home planted them, watered them and watch them grow. Produced many green peppers tomatoes and cherry tomatoes. Was thankful for that.

@OffGridInvestor 5 ай бұрын

Nothing like cherry tomatoes. I have worked in a commercial nursery for vegetables, biggest in Australia. One year I grew 27 cherry tomato plants and it got out of control. We also had seed developers with new experimental hybrids. I took some home in a plastic bag unknown to the boss after being told to throw them in the junk heap. Beautiful fluffy lettuce. 2 or 3 years later they were selling in the shops.

@jillgott6567 2 жыл бұрын

One year I went to my favorite garden shop to purchase Tomato plants. I was told they could not sell them because of blight but that had set them aside to give to a local food pantry - they were safe but not sellable. I asked if I could have 1 or 2 and they said to take all I wanted. I took several plants, planted them at home, carefully stripped all the yucky leaves off which I threw in the trash not as fertilizer since they were yucky. I had the very best tomato crop that year allowing me to share with several families.

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

That's amazing! I love stories like that.

@pamelapruitt2558 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the mid 70s, I had a friend that carried sandwich bags with damp paper towels in them. She would take small cuttings off plants in the malls. Her house was full of plants and she really had a green thumb. Then in the 80s she started a company that took care of plants for commercial venues.

@randimayes560 5 ай бұрын

You mean she was the first? Or just started her own? I have seen them before at big companies coming in to tend to the plants

@pamelapruitt2558 5 ай бұрын

@@randimayes560 She started her own company.

@deborahblackvideoediting8697 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this video and reading through the comments, it's lovely to see how many people are doing this. These little pieces would probably just end up in the garbage, so why not save them? Great idea!

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly!

@rachelflower8826 Жыл бұрын

That's so true.....Actually had an employee tell me that I couldn't take a little piece of a succulent that was laying on the ground. Then witnessed her take it and toss it directly into the trash. I guess some would rather toss them into trash than allow a customer to try and save them.

@deborahblackvideoediting8697 Жыл бұрын

@@rachelflower8826 - That's awful. Why would she toss it away when you might have been able to propagate it? That's a terrible policy. So wasteful!

@robertc5387 Жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that those broken pieces are STILL the property of the nursery. They don’t suddenly become free for the taking once their broken off. If the nursery denies you access to them, then that’s that. You can’t legally defy them. As for the “terrible policy”, try to imagine the floodgates that would be open if the policy was to give away everything that was broken off of every plant - the number of “broken” plants would likely increase very quickly. This kind of policy is unrealistic. If I had a nursery, my official policy would be not to allow this either. Unfortunately, people are too dishonest these days and businesses need to anticipate these types of problems. If a nursery employee makes an exception, then that’s fine, but better to ask first.

@riosoma Жыл бұрын

@@robertc5387 it’s like the dented can thing. Some people would dent them on purpose rather then pay full price there is now a notice on a lot of the plants that says unlawful to propagate this plant !

@AlpacaRenee Жыл бұрын

I ventured out of my comfort zone and picked up the broken leaves under the succulents table. Excited! Thank you! I also spent $48 of other plants and succulents so…I don’t feel guilty at all.

@mybleachhouse 3 ай бұрын

Hello, I'm from the loss prevention department of that store and we have decided to open an investigation into to your claim. We have reviewed all the purchases of $48 and have narrowed our search down to 420 people. Security cameras have now been installed under the plants and we will send footage of anyone rummaging down there to the FBI.

@AlpacaRenee 3 ай бұрын

@@mybleachhouse that’s about the caliber of cases the fbi works nowadays. Wouldn’t surprise me.

@southernzen365 Жыл бұрын

I got a tiny bit of transcantia the pink and green from wally world. It was just laying on the sidewalk outside, I asked the guy he said "pfft yeah" with an eye roll. She's a big gorgeous girl now after 2 seasons of propagating her. 🥰

@wickedlester2743 Жыл бұрын

I proplifted a Japanese maple tree. It still had the trunk and roots attached and it grew beautifully when i planted it.

@angelacorbin3769 2 жыл бұрын

I was told by "Larry" an employee at my local Home Depot that once the plant/leaf or etc. is on the ground it is longer Home Depot's property and yours for the taking!!!! So I grabbed some hay laying on the ground as I didn't need the big bale they sell just for a few strawberry plants at home and a beautiful succulent laying on the ground was " FREE" along with the $150 in paint I paid for.... Great video 👍

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! We must protect Larry at all costs!

@christineribone9351 2 жыл бұрын

'Larry' could have said so, but Judge Judy says 'Off to jail you go!'

@mikemillson9572 2 жыл бұрын

@@christineribone9351 This is theft being promoted in this video and as for Larry.....he would normally be fired and escorted off the premises for this false narrative and aid to theft.

@christineribone9351 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikemillson9572 WOW!!. Thanks for agreeing with me. Everyone else is justifying, rationalizing, and making excuses. Incidentally, there are several other you tubers advising its okay.

@christineribone9351 2 жыл бұрын

Once you get busted for theft, Larry will change his story to cover his ass! Or he might say 'it must have been the other Larry'. Have you figured out who is going to pick up the alleged $150 bucket of paint while you're sitting in the back of a police car?

@Ophiichus Жыл бұрын

I have very recently gotten into the hobby, and all of my plants have either been free or on clearance. Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, these all have sections of "damaged plants" (Mostly just plants that need new pots, have been in stock for too long, or have left their blooming period ((Like Orchids)) ) And it has honestly been such a blast!

@CampingforCool41 Жыл бұрын

As someone who worked at a garden center at a big box store I fully endorse this lol plants at these stores are often a complete rip-off and also a horrific amount of whole plants just get thrown away anyway, it’s really sad. Btw a lot of herbs will root from cuttings very easily....I’ve been told 😉

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

Yes! I've had great success with Rosemary, Thyme and Basil.❤️

@robertc5387 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully, you’re not advocating taking cuttings from these big box stores, as that is CLEARLY illegal. One may well feel that the plant prices at these stores are a ripoff, but that still doesn’t justify stealing.

@riosoma Жыл бұрын

@@robertc5387 you are right! These vendors get paid by scanned based sales and you are taking the money out of someone’s pocket. Usually the little guy at the bottom of the ladder that planted and nurtured those plants to begin with.

@princesspink143 Жыл бұрын

How exciting.. I will ask when I find some only because I don't go to HD much. ❤ Funny story though. I dio the same thing with silk flowers at Joanns, Michaels Nd Hobby Lobby. They save them for me when they domp the containers and sweep into a pile. I donate what I can't use to the schools

@AlpacaRenee Жыл бұрын

If you buy tomatoes, just buy one and trim it into many more plants. It only takes about a week to get roots. Plants have gotten ridiculously expensive.

@diversegardener392 Жыл бұрын

Finally, someone came out with this and I thought I was the only one who has done this sort of thing. One other thing I do is look for spent blooms with seeds and pinch only the seeds. Thanks for sharing!

@erikadavis6213 11 ай бұрын

I will dead head the flower for them so I can get the seed pods lmao

@OffGridInvestor 5 ай бұрын

Done that once myself with some kinda lithop or something strange. I buy PILES of cacti off a guy on ebay. Many with seed pods on them (mammillaria). I got another very rare succulent that has a yam thing on the bottom, looks like baby sun rose but very slow growing and has a relaxant effect in the alkaloids in the leaves. 2 plants both with what looks like dead flowers but full of seeds. Got several hundred seeds out of them in the past few days and have planted them. Its so rare you have trouble even finding it on google. African plant.

@sheldonmurphy6031 Жыл бұрын

Yes!! Those companies have no problem tossing anything food or plant. They just write it off, and it's covered under their losses. Nearly every cacti I have (27) were given to me for 50 cents to 2 dollars for their neglected cacti. Now they are all thriving beautiful! You are my type of people Ma'am 😊 Greetings From Iowa !

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

Amazing what a little TLC can do! Always glad to connect with another friend of the plants.

@kootiblu113 2 жыл бұрын

I worked part time at a family owned small garden center business and every night before we left we could rummage through a damaged unsellable plant rack to take plants home for free. I got tomato plants, coleus, flowers etc. That's one way to do it too. Work part time at a garden center. :D but yeah, I couldn't imagine anyone being mad you are picking pieces off the floor. That stuff we would just sweep up and put in the trash every night so if anything you were doing us a favor lol less cleaning.

@kootiblu113 2 жыл бұрын

Another thought: I transplanted a sedum plant that grew through the neighbors fence onto our property into my garden. Yay free plants. So that's an idea. Look around fair game places in the neighborhood. Seeds blow all over the place and make nice plants.

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think that’s it, just be reasonable about it. Don’t break anything or take anything that will be sold, but as long as something is destined for the trash it’s fine!

@lindalamb6643 2 жыл бұрын

@@kootiblu113 sometimes neighbors are thinning their herds of plants and would be happy to give starts as well. I've planted entire yards that way... recently a neighbor was turning a family home into a rental. They wanted all the up keep gone. So they asked if I wanted anything. I took all of the plants for 3 days straight. I just had to do the work digging and transplanting... My daughter in law has a very well established nice yard now as a result.

@The_LaughingHyena Жыл бұрын

This is how I got all of my plants, though it was through a commercial wholesaler specializing in native plants. I feel an important technique is under utilized. A smile and kind word are the best.

@TheNurseIshee 3 ай бұрын

OMG!!! I loved your video. My mom would have loved it too. She used to do that sometimes. We used to have to stop at people’s homes if she saw a woman working in a flowerbed. She would make new friends all the time. I was a teen and so embarrassed at first until I saw how fast two strangers became instant friends and would talk nonstop. She would then come back and bring them plants. It was crazy amazing. You are an inspiration!

@candysands2632 2 жыл бұрын

I was always so scared to do this and thought in asking I would still look foolish... Now I'm doing it ☺️

@GardenHappy 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha right on good for you!

@MegaLilDrake 2 жыл бұрын

Half the time the people know nothing about gardening and literally don’t care. Have fun!!

@GardenHappy 2 жыл бұрын

@@MegaLilDrake Gardening should be fun not stressful.

@topnetworkersgroup 2 жыл бұрын

Don't let this white privilege video get you in trouble. This don't apply to us. This is theft.

@robertc5387 Жыл бұрын

@@MegaLilDrake what about the other half?

@trewti 2 жыл бұрын

I do the same, but I ALWAYS ask the cashier before taking it, I sometimes point it out on the floor before even touching it. Below the hanging baskets I've gotten some of my most prized props.😉Below the tradescantias is like getting a whole hanging basket...lol!

@corruptedteka 2 жыл бұрын

After reading through all the comments, it really seems like asking staff is the key. No one can argue against doing it if you're directly given permission. So I guess if I want to try this, as a broke legal teenager, I will have to overcome my social anxiety !

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I have found so much tradescantia this way! It seems to break really easily, but the mama plant still stays healthy so no one loses.

@subaru7233 Жыл бұрын

This is a great idea for those of us who love to "see what happens" with cuttings and drops and I'll give it a try today! Thanks. Another tip: I was a homecare and hospice nurse for many years and found that if I saw a plant in a planter or yard, the gardener is usually proud and happy to be asked about a cutting. I have a 20 year old ivy I got from a two inch cutting from a planter at a nursing home. I was also once invited to come back when I wasn't working to tour a beautiful hosta garden. That family member had potted up a few for me!

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

That is a great tip! I've connected with so many people in my neighborhood this way 🥰

@JoeL-gf9wz 7 ай бұрын

I went to a restaurant which had a trellis wall and ceiling covered with pothos . Some of the branches were too long and kept hitting my head. I trimmed about 4 leaves and took it home. My church friend accused me of stealing after we left the restaurant. To this day he’s been telling other people what happened 3 years ago. I have used that clipping to produce 15 potted pothos for church fund raising.

@heirwithjesus 2 жыл бұрын

Had no idea where u were about to take me with this video…but when U said “When I find a big piece of plant on the ground…” I chuckled because the plant people community are unique folk(myself being apart of it) 😂😅

@rickwilliams594 Жыл бұрын

I was at a local greenhouse last year and saw some newly deposited clippings in a trash bin. I scooped up 6 or 7 of them. As I was checking out with other plants, I confirmed with the cashier that it was ok to take them. She said yes. Now I have a beautiful new house plant! Never hurts to ask!

@magpie3924 Жыл бұрын

I've been doing this for years and I take cuttings from my friends plants all the time . Root hormone is a great booster too

@dustinbossmusic 2 жыл бұрын

You can literally do this anywhere it doesn't even need to be a store. You can just propagate plants you find anywhere. I propagated several fruit trees from my college years back, also on some hikes I found a fig tree and a mulberry, and those cuttings are huge now.

@Chrissey-jr9kh 4 ай бұрын

My daughter almost fell over when I jumped out of the drive thru line at McDonald's and snapped a clipping off of one of their rose bushes! I have no shame when it comes to roses apparently! LOL

@darlenecuker9711 2 ай бұрын

You actually took cuttings from trees? That’s stealing. Not the same as finding broken or discarded.

@coldnhot369 Жыл бұрын

I actually did this when seeing my doctor. It was in the lobby and this huge jade plant looked kinda dry and I looked into the pot and saw all these leave droppings. So I took em!

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

Good idea! No one else was going to save them!!

@mylink.orb17 Жыл бұрын

Good for you ! One man's trash is a plant parent's treasure!

@6boysareus 2 жыл бұрын

It's a win win for everyone. Merchants have let me take home plants they have thrown in the garbage. If I'm unable to revive them, I re use the soil and use the dried plants for compost. Everyone is happy to give them to you. Just ask nicely...🥰🥰Great video with awesome tips. I love your prop/pot and tray idea. So going to do!

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I agree, it's win win as long as you're being sound about it.

@shainazion4073 2 жыл бұрын

Soil can be sketchy, it could have bugs, mold, or fungus in it. It is important for a houseplant to have good soil.

@youresoakinginit2113 2 жыл бұрын

Be careful though with half dead plants. The may have a disease that caused their early demise. I've seen SCALE on plants on the Dollar Clearance Shelves. (And I'm a cheapskate who will buy literally ANYTHING for a dollar!) It's painful, but if you see scale you have to throw them away bc there's no reviving them unless that's *ALL* YOU DO!! Same with soil, it could have earwigs, pill bugs (roly-poly), and snails/slugs. To be sure you don't hatch a bunch of hungry bugs and plant your plants in there,, I suppose you could add diatomaceous earth to your big batch of soil; or sprinkle some on top around the plants main stem. At least it would be organic! (Beneficial Nematodes are another option (Just resist spraying RAID! or something on it!) 🤢

@rayf6126 2 жыл бұрын

I take all the towns chrysanthemum pots at the end of fall. Even dead you can mix them with isopropyl alcohol and make bug spray. I reuse the pots and compost the roots.

@SirNickyT 4 ай бұрын

There's not a judge in the country that would charge you with shoplifting for picking up leaves off the ground. You're essentially just helping them clean what they see as trash.

@JadeWatercolors Жыл бұрын

I just did this at Lowes the other day. I found a plan on the ground next to the checkstand (literally the day after I saw a video of yours). I asked the checker what they would do with it and he said they'd just throw it away so I asked, and he said I could have it! He laughed at how excited I was! haha!! Thank you for the idea! I never thought about asking!!

@nicolegroves6880 2 жыл бұрын

I have done this many times, I ask permission if it's at a smaller nursery. My local, family owned nursery has always been more than happy to let me take whatever I find! I grew a zig zag cactus this way as well as quite a few smaller succulents!

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

That's great! I also recently found a piece of a zig-zag cactus... I love their look!

@ladydaggerstatus 2 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who took things from the floor. I figured it would be swept away anyway. 😁 there were loofa seeds on the grocery stand once and I took them. Great plants

@robinmp8300 2 жыл бұрын

Stealing

@stinabina 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing! I would have no idea what seeds I was looking at 😅

@owoodard1110 Жыл бұрын

@@robinmp8300 no, but cover yer posterior by being polite &@ least asking 1st or as you R scooping up said mess😉

@igot7problemsbutyougotnojams Жыл бұрын

@@robinmp8300 Stealing trash that is going in the garbage wow

@crickette5611 2 жыл бұрын

I think the best policy is ask... I have bought a lot of plant rescues and got them back to thriving which is very satisfying.

@crybebebunny 2 жыл бұрын

They often don't take care, to take care of the plants. I personally take advantage of this. I picke up bad looking plants, then while purchasing other things too, I ask if I can get a discount. I usually get about 33% off, but sometimes 50%. We were given a mouth/voice to ask, they can always say no, then I have the option to leave the plant or to take it home anyway.

@lisawilliams9980 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips! I have picked up broken off leaves as well. It’s good to ask if you can have them, so it doesn’t appear that you’re stealing. 😊 I propagate my own leaves often. I also put them in the large trays for future planting. It helps to mist them with water once a week or so, to keep them hydrated and help promote growth. You can also put water in a cup/container, cover the top with plastic cling wrap, cut small slits in it, then stick the ends of the succulent leaf in the slit, so that it touches the water. This helps them to sprout as well.

@fromherworkshop689 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice thanks 😊

@timekabolden5309 2 жыл бұрын

Broken leaves by the plant ..or on the ground?!?

@emilypoole5686 2 жыл бұрын

Trust me having worked at a large garden center. At the end of the night those leaves and sticks are either blown away or hosed away so it is not stealing, it is saving a leaf. As a former specialist of plants, I would never have thought a thing seeing someone picking up leftovers

@emilypoole5686 2 жыл бұрын

@@timekabolden5309 either way, it will end up on the ground and at night cleaned away for good

@leesaenger2045 Жыл бұрын

I regularly visit the plant shelters (Lowe’s, Home Depot & walmart) and rescue plants. In addition the local nurseries, they sometimes give me branches that are still viable. ❤it.

@n_dee_vee Жыл бұрын

So happy to have found you, I never heard the term “proplifting” lol😂 I also am always buying something… Hit the jackpot yesterday! 5 Echiverria with roots & pups! & 4 Sedum- all under a pot ☘️

@FreePlantsForever 11 ай бұрын

Love that! Happy gardening!

@yle4876 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's great that you do that. As you said, ask first. I feel so bad every time I walk to the garden center at Home Depot, Lowe's and Walmart and see most of the plants are wilted, and the succulent are etiolated. Some of the people work in the Garden Center at those big box store like plants and flowers, but most are just there to work. I am so tempted so many time to pick up the hose to water them myself. I wish I have a huge garden so I can take all of those sick plants home. I think you are saving those tiny leaves and they thank you for that, for saving them, and giving them lives.

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

Thank you, and it also pains me to see plants go to waste, or not be maintained. Hope I'm giving them a new lease of life!

@StephanieKnight1 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to have a name for this…😂 lol! I have done this a few times at Walmart. They don’t care and I have my pieces open in my cart; not hiding it. I am such a plant rescuer though. I hate seeing these beautiful plant prices being thrown away. I have a few nice plants this way. xxx

@robinmp8300 2 жыл бұрын

I have a word too, 'Salvation'. Its funny how people have no trouble 'saving' plants but have such a hard time believing in Jesus saving us 🤔 XXX

@izzyha5403 Жыл бұрын

@@robinmp8300 Because the two don't equate at all. I'm not shriveled up dry and dying. I'm poor and my stomach hurts but i can't afford to go to the dr. Make jesus help that and while he's at it Make him make my brother sober.

@sandraswan9008 Жыл бұрын

@@robinmp8300 literally get out of here with your propaganda.

@Dee.C 2 жыл бұрын

My friend once worked at Wal Mart in the garden center and she would pick up the little pieces off the ground. When they got swept up she would go through the "sweepings" and take any plant pieces . Then she brought them to me or another plant crazy friend .

@hpetterson2265 2 жыл бұрын

This initially made me nervous about it being stealing but your explanation absolutely does not condone stealing at all! Sounds like I'll have a fun new hobby when I'm already at Lowes, etc for a purchase. 😏 I appreciate you also giving the caveat about small, family owned businesses whom I love to support anyway. 🥰

@BiracialBeauty620 Жыл бұрын

I do this at my local Lowe's. Like you, I am there so much that the employees greet me by name when I enter the Garden Center lol. I take a reuseable grocery bag with me and as I am checking out, I ask if it is ok that I take what I've found. I've never been told no. But I am always fully prepared for that and would happily give the few leaves, stems, sometimes seeds that I've gathered. I am so glad you shared this video. Most places are happy for you to "clean" the floor for them!

@andalistark5416 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe cuz i only ‘picked up’ gardening this past year.. it never crossed my mind that this stuff COULD be “theft!” Oopsie i’ve done this many times lol, from finding a sad flower lying on the shelf & sticking it in my hair to adopting a lonesome leaf for a cement casting or charcoal rub.. You’re giving those poor scraps new life! Enjoyed very much 👍

@Lisamakes 2 жыл бұрын

I live just outside of Barcelona, and I have found lots of plants on the ground after local gardeners have been by. I now have some cute agaves, a Purple Heart, bougainvillea, jasmine and asparagus fern!

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

That's excellent! I'd love to hear how your bougainvillea did, I've heard they can be difficult to transplant/propagate.

@Lisamakes 2 жыл бұрын

@@FreePlantsForever I just have the bougainvillea in water and it’s definitely sprouting roots. We shall see from there!

@OffGridInvestor 5 ай бұрын

I am in a house on a farm owned by the family since 1863. It has many things that were planted in the 1920s. Including a Jasmine that grows up on the roof every year and a red rose that does the same. Also a big fig tree. When I moved in 12 years ago, the rose and fig tree were both essentially dead or dying. I cut them back and they blasted ahead. Fig does 3 flushes a year and two of those will give me 60 figs if the birds don't get them first.

@PSA3377 Жыл бұрын

So THATS what's been happening to my outdoor bushes at my house !! Not long after I moved into my home several years back and began planting flowering bushes and trees I started noticing clean cut places where branches were missing on some of my bushes . Odd and perplexing . Then again the next spring . I practically lost the one small bush . They had taken off on one side the prominence of its shape and it never recovered only to do it again the following spring. Nice clean cut . Saw several other cuts on a few other of my plants also . Guess someone is helping themselves.

@darlenecuker9711 2 ай бұрын

Omg! That’s what I’m afraid people are feeling free to do from this video. Some of the comments are from folks taking cuttings, not gleaning dropped or broken. 😡. Sorry to hear about your loss. What obnoxious neighbors

@stevewilson4852 6 ай бұрын

Please be sure to ASK. i worked in the Garden Center at a 'Depot' for almost 5 years. I didn't care if it was already broken, but we had people intentionally break pieces off a plant. My department head was pretty adamant that it was / is STEALING. So please, again, ask. It's not worth getting arrested.

@darlenecuker9711 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I saw some comments that people are feeling delighted and justified about stealing cuttings! Appalling to just cut off what they want.

@cascadianroots 2 жыл бұрын

I did a tiny little proplift today... The first one ever. Why'd it feel so naughty but so exciting at the same time🤭🤫 I'm not sure I'll be doing it frequently, but the healthiest ones I might be comfortable taking home with me.💚

@sandraswan9008 Жыл бұрын

@@AmishHitman73.Archive with that logic, you picking up a penny off the ground is also theft. literally nobody cares

@ashleystreasures8860 Жыл бұрын

I have been a plant parent for a little over a year now. I currently have 10 plants. I always go to those type of stores to buy plants and other things needed for planting and potting. I never thought of picking up the broken pieces off of the floor. I am definitely going to do it now

@John.Flower.Productions Жыл бұрын

You never thought of being a thief but since this woman has justified her thievery; you are definitely going to do it now? After leaving Home Depot, you should go to a buffet restaurant and ask for a free glass of water. Then, when no one is looking, you can stroll past the buffet and grab a little of this/that to eat.

@joannaherrick2215 Жыл бұрын

@@John.Flower.Productions dramatic are we?

@John.Flower.Productions Жыл бұрын

@@joannaherrick2215 No. Thieves are detestable; especially the 'self-justifying' and/or 'thrill seeking' variety.

@charlottesmom Жыл бұрын

@@John.Flower.Productions, I said something to this effect on another video and got chewed out by all the leaf picker uppers. I think its stealing and would never do it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@igot7problemsbutyougotnojams Жыл бұрын

@@John.Flower.Productions This is not illegal and is encouraged by employees because they get swept away or throw in the dumpster. They do not care, if you are scared just ask they always say sure go for it! You are just creating less work and doing their job for them.

@LaLoba73 Жыл бұрын

This is actually true (regarding bix box stores) we often buy our soil and plant food etc from a large store and one day we were looking at a guava tree. One branch was severely broken and when a lady in an electric cart pushed by, it fell off. I asked if I could take it and the cashier said, "heck yeah. I'll stick it in this plant for you". He thanked us for making less work for him later. We also have purchased ALL our plants and seeds on clearance. The birds LOVE to pick holes in seed packets and we get a lot for free or discounted prices (when you ask). I'm totally for getting local seeds but when you plant your own food/garden it's much more rewarding. Don't underestimate plants that look sad or a seed packet with less seed. Use them, don't let them be wasted!

@k.s.k.7721 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know there was a name for this, but I like it! When I visit my local nursery for succulents/cacti and one pot has a rooted leaf from another variety in the pot, I will usually buy that one, and separate them into 2 pots when I get home. I've never been challenged at the check out over a stray rooted leaf, and have been able to add some fun little succulents to my collection.

@omaam1005 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, yup at a Lowes in my area, a plant worker was cutting up plants and had them on the floor. I saw him working with the plants and I most certainly did ask him and he said yes without hesitation. I have no fear asking for a discount for damaged plants IF I want it or asking for plant trash left on the ground IF I want it. Ask. Says the world's LORD AND SAVIOR and it shall be given. And if it won't be given there are other stores where it may well be an even better score depending on one's value. Have a blessed weekend!

@glorygloryholeallelujah Жыл бұрын

Both times I did this, I was watching my “mini me” for the weekend (my 6 year old niece that is OBSESSED with all of the plants on my little farm)-I didn’t do it intentionally while she was with me, but looking back…I definitely think she gave me an unfair advantage on collecting “plant droppings”. 🤣 But then again- at the box chain garden centers, I don’t think they care, or would’ve said “no” regardless. 🤷‍♀️ But if you have access to adorable wee ones-it definitely won’t hurt your chances of the stores letting you have their plant droppings!🤣👍

@FreeAmerican-mm2my Жыл бұрын

Glory Hole?

@PULAG Жыл бұрын

Home depot is nice, but I just lurk around nice neighborhoods at night and uproot entire mother plants and leave my signature calling card of 2 golden spray painted acorns in its place.

@susankelman7633 2 ай бұрын

Just found your channel today and went right to Canadian Tire and bought 2 plants and prop lifted several! I told the lady at check out that I found some “droppings” and she said yes take them, they just get thrown out!! Thanks for the tip!!

@roseyberry4590 2 жыл бұрын

Very well stated! I am new to watching this so I am excited! I often pick up leaves off the ground at Walmart and I asked if I could have them when I saw the attendant getting a broom to sweep them up…they we’re going in the trash, the person said grab it before it’s gone, meaning it was trash!

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Glad to hear they were nice about it ❤️

@CoffeeCakeCrumble 2 жыл бұрын

You devious thing! You should see the kalanchoe I grew from a broken leaf I picked up at Wally's several years ago😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

@KaiVolturi Жыл бұрын

I work at Home Depot. We dont mind it much as long as it isn't constant. Asking will more then likely make it easier as the plants that start to die or have wilted usually get thrown out. Taking pieces to grow your own is not frowned upon. However, do check before doing it.

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! I always go by the motto, keep it reasonable, and when in doubt, ask!

@di4085 2 жыл бұрын

What I sometimes do is at a local Big Box place their plants have been severely dried out. So I take it upon myself to water some of the clearance ones. I can't stand it when I see plants in such poor condition and not being watered until the next rain.

@Beeplabeep 2 жыл бұрын

I've walked away with over 20 props in one trip multiple times 😂 I normally end up telling the employees how you can prop, or other customers, and then share the wealth.

@youresoakinginit2113 2 жыл бұрын

You should apply for a "Garden Talk" position at HD! You could show ppl how to propagate several leaves in a low "bulb pot" and give tips on watering etc. That info about the leaf "has all the information" to make a clone of itself was pure gold! And when she found the tiny clone in the jumble of leaves still attached to the Mother leaf... "JACKPOT!" Of course you'd have a bunch of little plants to sell/give away (Home Depot's plants that is) Or have a drawing for a free plant every 15 min. Oh, yeah, as the resident Expert, you'll charge $45 per 20 min demo..........😛🌿🌱🌿🌱🌿

@tammibolender3785 2 жыл бұрын

My home Depot does not care, I do buy a lot of stuff from them, and I don't hurt the plants. My local garden center starts thier own veggie plants and when they feel it is too late to sell them (time for fall stock) they eventually give them away. They also have the rescue table for things that are done for the year, but, if planted, can come back next year, these things are super cheap. Things that have over wintered, like bushes, etc, get put on sale for 50% off the next year to make room for new stock. These are all great options for reduced price or free plants. You can talk to a manager at your big box store about walking through and picking up dropped leaves, etc.

@Javier_Jimenez71 7 ай бұрын

While picking up a bag of soil and some clay pots, I was able to pick up a couple of dropped succulent leaves. A small Star Aloe leaf, and a Snake Plant leaf. The lady at the register was okay with my taking those.

@dorindafulton 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. I do the same thing at all garden centers. Also when the trucks come in they will give you every broken stem you can reach and some nice drivers will get it for you if you can't reach it. Have a great day and happy proplifting. 🌱🌿😊🤗

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@ourv9603 10 ай бұрын

There was a story in our local paper about a guy who gets off reviving sick & dying plants. One day, he was in his local Home Depot garden center and saw the employee pitch a plant into the trashcan. He went & asked if he could have it & the garden mgr said 'YES'. That MGR told him it was their practice to weed out the sick & dying plants every Saturday. So, He then got into the habit of stopping in every Sat morn & he was given a whole bunch of plants to revive free of charge. Way Cool. ALSO, When you drive down the strret in the commercial warehouse district, if you see a beautiful plant you like, stop & take a cutting. !

@OffGridInvestor 5 ай бұрын

There's an old collapsed little farm house in the next town up the road. They're ripping it fields next to it and putting drainage in for a new estate. I suspect it will be demolished in a couple of months. It's the easiest way to get to the supermarket and avoid all the other traffic in the main entrance as this house is at the other end of the road that the new shopping centre is on. I never really noticed before, thought it was just a few random bushes, but the original garden has been abandoned and now it's in full flower. I will go jump the fence and check things out tomorrow because they will likely all get the bulldozer when the house does. Might be some stuff worth getting cuttings or digging up the self seeded stuff. Australia is chronic for different kinds of plums besides rivers, but I'm overloaded with plums already. 4 different types, one tree taller than my house

@Random_847 Ай бұрын

Folks just need to be rational and respectful. Unfortunately not everyone is even capable of that. You did a great and thorough disclaimer, anyone that has a problem with it, well that’s their problem not anyone else’s. Thank you for sharing this ❤ my husband loves propagating his own plants 🌱

@polyprinz Жыл бұрын

I drove by a Lowes in my hometown and saw staff throwing away plants that they considered "dead". Now as a gardener, we can tell if a plant is dead or not. Just because the leaves all fell off does not mean that a plant is dead. Sometimes the roots are still intact and can still grow again. I am not a fan of succulents, never cared for them. But many like them because they are very low maintenance.

@danw5996 Жыл бұрын

Went into Friedman's. I was telling the garden guy I couldn't decide between two fruit bearing shrubbery. He told me, "just take a cutting, I never buy plants" 😂

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

That's amazing!!

@zenlife321 Жыл бұрын

😂😂🙌

@bhards 2 жыл бұрын

30 years ago, I pinched off a piece of string of pearls in a grocery store and put it in a produce bag. At the check out counter, I told the cashier what it was, and she didn't even charge me a dollar, just put them in my bag and smiled. But in those days, plants weren't as expensive and the world was a kinder place. 🌺

@darlenecuker9711 2 ай бұрын

That was on the plant to be sold not on the floor. That is stealing. The cashier didn’t own the business selling the plant, you are not justified just because she smiled at you.

@dm4859 2 жыл бұрын

I've not watched your channel before, but my brother-in-law and I used to try to take a little part of some plants outside the public library or other places that we had access to - just enough to get seeds at the end of the season generally.

@lucyhuff9708 9 ай бұрын

I’m glad you made this video , my husband always yelled at me when I picked up a piece of succulent like this, now I know it is ok to do that , thanks.

@FreePlantsForever 9 ай бұрын

Haha! If the comments are any indication, some people definitely don't like it. But I figure, if it's going into the trash anyways, it's okay.

@davidannabellecasper494 2 жыл бұрын

I noticed years ago that they throw a lot of good plants 🪴in a dumpster that are still good and usually they just need some water. They keep the pots to get credit with the bar code and the growers take the hit .If you get caught dumpster diving, you get charged with shoplifting though !

@KimberFarms 2 жыл бұрын

The pots are kept because they are returned to the grower to be recylcled or melted down to make hangers for Walmart. The grower "taking a hit" depends on the contract with the store. Yes, you can be charged with shoplifting because it's simply not your property.

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

I know, it's awful. I've similarly asked HD as well as a vendor there for a plant that was in the bin and they said they had to destroy it. Such a waste!

@KaterinaGasset 2 жыл бұрын

It is also a liability issue to dumpster dive on commercial properties. Thus, the rule that it is considered shoplifting.

@KaterinaGasset 2 жыл бұрын

@@youresoakinginit2113 Gross!

@beardiesellily Жыл бұрын

I’ve been doing this for years!!! It’s better than letting them get thrown in the trash.

@LezBob 2 ай бұрын

Another good source is the city. In the fall i saw city workers removing flower bulbs and begonias. I asked them where they store them for the winter. They through them all in the compost and plant new ones in the spring. I asked if I could take a couple and was told yes, sure, take what you want. They actually liked not throughing out good plants.

@FreePlantsForever Ай бұрын

That's so cool! And such a great idea, glad those bulbs went to a good home

@thegiftlady1 2 жыл бұрын

Woman after my own heart. 😇 First at any of those stores is Clearance to see what POTS are on sale! Yes, the pot is usually worth more than the plant but I check the plants too. Been "picking" up their trash for a few years. Nothing great but succulents are always a good haul. Did you know ALL PLANTS ARE ON CONSIGNMENT= they don't pay for the g em until they are sold. That's why the staff doesn't usually care what you do. My trick is to ask when the next delivery is coming in. Sometimes they know. Most times they don't know or care. Freshly delivered are a great value! A Happy Picker here 😁.

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

Always glad to meet a likeminded person! I've had interesting conversations with vendors at HD - found it interesting to learn that they don't own their own plants. I think it depends on the brand,, but you're right, the staff don't care about the plants, and they often don't put them on clearance because they do have a return policy. It's quite a business model. I am planning on creating a video on some of the houseplants that can be propagated from leaves such as peperomia, as not everyone is a fan of succulents!

@MeteoricMarlin 2 жыл бұрын

I can pretty much guarantee that the employees at the big box stores don’t care if you pick up loose leaves off the ground. They don’t get paid enough to police you. Especially considering they’ll just be throwing those away. So letting you take them might give that plant a second chance.

@John.Flower.Productions Жыл бұрын

Those employees do not have any right/authority to give someone "permission" to steal. *THIEVERY IS THIEVERY* Morally upright people built this society and privileged heathens, who are incapable of building anything, are destroying it.

@flumpaustin1994 Жыл бұрын

@@John.Flower.Productions you're a heathens.

@tonks1393 Жыл бұрын

@@John.Flower.Productions take it down a notch

@tonks1393 Жыл бұрын

@@John.Flower.Productions take it down two notches

@Lovinmyplants 2 жыл бұрын

I picked up a long leaf from a snake plant from the floor in HomeDepot, brought it home propagated it. It is just about ready to pot up .

@trusound170 4 күн бұрын

Throwing away plant "scraps" is right up there with tossing perfectly good food. Scrape that jelly jar, Sister!

@saritak4315 2 жыл бұрын

I once found a full grown snake plant in the dumpster at home depot with 6 leaves only with stem but no roots .. I have been wanting a snake plant for a while but to have found a full grown, I was so thrilled. Checked with the manager and they were kind of confused how it ended up in the trash until I showed it has no roots or a pot.. they let me take it home.. 4 months down and now the roots are a bit established and happily growing..

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

That's amazing, and glad to hear that your plant is doing so well and that Home Depot were cool about it 💚

@SmallSnailMarie Жыл бұрын

Another plant you can do this with is pothos and philodendron types (: A little node with one leaf can turn into a beautiful plant, found one on the floor at Walmart for a beautiful marbled pothos and its now growing long and fabulous!

@FreePlantsForever Жыл бұрын

Yes! I was thinking of doing another video with houseplants like that! Glad to hear about your pothos, such a pretty, easy-care plant

@Miguelsbigbro 6 ай бұрын

@@FreePlantsForeverI’m trying to grow a curtain out of a golden pothos I bought from Lowe’s a few years ago. I found that the cuttings grow well in water with a small amount of grow big fertilizer. I’m also growing one near the shower and plan to have it cover the wall

@WalkingTourWithChai 2 жыл бұрын

This a good idea I saw a lot like this and I thought I can't pick up.

@davidhalley9795 Жыл бұрын

Years ago I’d dumpster dive one of my father’s jobs. It was a horticulture facility and I went crazy the first time. So much was salvageable. I didn’t have to buy any plants for a few years. Now that I’ve moved west I had to give up a dozen or more plants leaving me with only one…which was checked at the border. Lol. All good though. Knowing lowes and HD will gladly give some up warms my heart.

@lauralanden1214 2 жыл бұрын

OK on the ground I could agree it could be yours for the taking at no charge but when you pick a piece off of a plant that is stealing

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, totally agree. Never break a plant or ruin stock.

@Nurtureddreams815 2 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing at a Walmart store. Unfortunately, the propagation didn’t go well. Maybe because I didn’t have the right part to start rooting. I’ll definitely be looking for more, as I always do, at other stores, too. Thanks for sharing your experiences. 👍🏽

@FreePlantsForever 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I find it can sometimes be a numbers game, you just have to keep trying and eventually some will start to work. Good luck!!

@Nurtureddreams815 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I will continue trying. Thanks 🌱

@topnetworkersgroup 2 жыл бұрын

Ok. Unsure who raised you. Come on now sista you know why it didnt work for you! They only let other white people do this. Not us.

@Nurtureddreams815 2 жыл бұрын

@@topnetworkersgroup I did ask the associate who worked there. She okayed it for me to get them. She was interested in trying to start gardening, too.

@dmariewalker6880 2 жыл бұрын

One thing an associate at Walmart told me when I asked about some plants on a roller shelving if they were marked down, she said “no those are to be thrown away “, she told me she couldn’t mark any of the Bonnie plants down. However she did mark down 2 other plants for me. Doesn’t make sense to throw away plants, instead of marking them down to sell.