Potting
Potting of Recovered Plants
Once plants have been salvaged, we transport them to our holding-beds facility, which is our plant nursery; we are grateful to the Washington State Department of Transportation for sharing this space with us. At the holding beds, volunteers put the plants into pots and organize them into the holding beds for later distribution. With proper care, the salvaged plants can survive healthily in a holding facility for over a year.
Work at the holding beds usually begins around 1 p.m. and continues until around 3:30 p.m. During this time, volunteers continue to help themselves to hot soup and other snacks as necessary to keep themselves fueled for the work at hand!
See our calender of events (at left) for this season's salvage dates (potting of recovered plants occurs the same day as they are salvaged to ensure the best chances of survival).