Too Many .......

I have piles of gardening paraphernalia that i use once a year:

• forcing vases for hyacinths (November)
• big flowerpots for forcing tulips (November)
• 6-packs for starting seeds and rooting cuttings (February-March)
• trays to put the 6-packs in (February-March)
• yogurt and hummus containers i save to use for potting plants (May-September)
• half-pint containers i save for freezing pesto (September)

For 10 months of the year, these objects sit in a neat pile, waiting for their season to come around.  Sort of like holiday decorations. There they sit for 11 months out of the year, waiting their turn of season.

At about month 8, the person i live with becomes exasperated by one pile or another. "You have way too many ____________ (fill in the blank). You've got to get rid of these."

This statement throws me into a panic, "No! No! I don't have too many." When the time comes, i'm always hunting around for more forcing vases or more half-pint containers.

He thinks i'm a squirrel, and he's right. I do squirrel away all sorts of things. And i also really try to give away the extras of what i do not use.

I follow the maxim: If i haven't used it in the past year, it's time to pass it on.

Today, i'm dividing plants, potting them up in those yogurt and hummus containers, and passing them on.

What are you passing along?