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First annual seed swap!
« on: Oct 25, 2007, 07:36:11 PM »
Okay everyone! You have been saving seeds, right? Are you ready to swap?  :grinnnn:

Here are the details.

Everyone who wishes to be involved will send the seeds they want to include in the swap to me. When the deadline rolls around, I will then swap the seeds around, and mail your new seeds back to you.  :ThumbUp:

All types of seeds are welcome; flowers, veggies, trees, shrubs, vines, ect.

Please include at leat 25 seeds in each pack, unless they are small seeds, then the general "rule" is 1/8 tsp. of seeds in each packet. If it's a rare or hard to come by seed, less than 25 is okay, but please be sure to note that on the packet.

Please label each packet with the name of the seeds, and as much info as you can about growing requirements like sun or shade, plant height, ect.

Also put your screen name on each packet, so if there are questions or problems with your seed, we can take care of them.

You may send in as many packets as you would like, but please no more than 10 packets of the same type of seeds. You will get back roughly the same number you sent in.

Mail your seeds to me in a padded (bubble) envelope. Include postage to return the envelope to you.

You may also include a brief (5-10 item) wish list of seeds...I will do my best to get you a few off the list.

The deadline for seeds to reach me will be January 31, 2008. My plan is to get them out right after that, so we all gat a nice suprise in our mailboxes around valentine's day. :9536:

If you would like to be included, please sign up in this thread and I will PM you my address. :grinnnn:
« Last Edit: Oct 25, 2007, 07:45:08 PM by Dianna »
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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #1 on: Oct 25, 2007, 09:06:09 PM »
OH I would love to sign up, I only have a couple kinds of seeds this year but it would still be fun!

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #2 on: Oct 26, 2007, 09:02:08 AM »
I'm in I'll be sending you the postage right after the 3rd of November.  I always forget that lol.

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #3 on: Oct 26, 2007, 09:35:12 AM »
I'm in Sarah.......i have a few perrinials drying as we speak, so count me in!

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #4 on: Oct 26, 2007, 10:10:37 AM »
I'm in! :Yahoo: Very cool!!! Thanks for organizing this Sarah!! :kissies:

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #5 on: Oct 27, 2007, 12:00:11 PM »
Alright! I have you four on my list.  :hb3: I have some awesome seeds to share this year...this is going to be fun!!! :Glee:
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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #6 on: Oct 27, 2007, 08:21:50 PM »
Hi everyone,

Sarah,
I would love to join the seed swap.... please count me in. I'm still waiting for a few seeds to be able to harvest......

I'll send you the seeds when I recieve your address....

Thanks a bunch for taking on this project.....it's very much appreciated.

Kratz7

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #7 on: Oct 27, 2007, 10:15:36 PM »
 me! me! me!  :Glee:  im in   :Glee: im in   :Glee: im in!   :BigGrin:  :BigGrin:  :BigGrin:

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #8 on: Oct 30, 2007, 07:38:28 PM »
I have added you both to my list. :ThumbUp:

Even if you only have one or two types of seeds, please feel free to join in! I have quite a stash of seeds here myself that I will be mixing into the swap, and chances are great that I will be sending back more seeds than you send in.

Everyone is welcome to join! If you don't start trading now, how are you going to build up your collection of plants? :flower:
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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #9 on: Nov 13, 2007, 10:36:23 AM »
Hi Barleychown,

I've got a question.  Do you want me to just send in a label and stamps for the ones I sent in or do I need to send in a large envelope too?  I'm just thinking it would be cheaper if you could recycle the envelope the seeds came in.  Let me know which you need and I'll get on it right away.

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #10 on: Nov 14, 2007, 02:08:03 PM »
I don't mind reusing the same envelope at all. A label and stamps will work wonderfully. :ThumbUp:
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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #11 on: Nov 14, 2007, 05:26:34 PM »
I would like to get in on the seedy action!  I've got some seeds that I have harvested myself and others that I've got in trades and swaps, is it okay to use those? 

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #12 on: Nov 14, 2007, 08:58:44 PM »
You may, as long as you are as sure as you can be that they are good seeds. If they came from someone you know and trust, or from a swap that tracks participants, it should be fine.
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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #13 on: Nov 15, 2007, 07:31:46 AM »
Thanks Barleychown I'll get those in the mail.

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #14 on: Nov 15, 2007, 10:05:05 AM »
Alrighty, I'll see what I can contribute.  For the record, if I don't get as many seeds back as I sent in, that is a very good thing.  I've got too many as it is! 

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #15 on: Dec 05, 2007, 05:27:25 AM »
I finally got my address book back so I'll be sending those stamps and label to you in the immediate future.

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #16 on: Dec 05, 2007, 06:47:31 AM »
 :ScratchHead: How did I miss this thread? Here it is about the end of the time limit and I missed it. :dunno: I will have to run and see if I have any seeds left at all  ;D

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #17 on: Dec 05, 2007, 10:56:38 AM »
Hurry hurry.  Don't want to miss it.  la la la l al la

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #18 on: Dec 05, 2007, 12:38:14 PM »
I am so glad that this was bumped back up again, i was in a panic and thought i had forgot to send by the date specified.

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #19 on: Dec 05, 2007, 03:28:15 PM »
:ScratchHead: How did I miss this thread? Here it is about the end of the time limit and I missed it. :dunno: I will have to run and see if I have any seeds left at all  ;D

Rita, you had me worried for a minute!  The limit is January 30th and I'm waiting until after all my school-PTA business is done and Christmas is over with before I even think about my seeds.  I almost panicked that I had missed the deadline!  :laughmao:

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #20 on: Dec 05, 2007, 08:22:43 PM »
I saw that this topic was moving down the page and thought we should probably pin it so folks wouldn't forget about it.  I also added it to the index page as a news item.
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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #21 on: Dec 06, 2007, 10:44:15 AM »
Believe it or not the stamps and the label are finally in the mail.  And I didn't put them in your christmas card lol.  I hope you are having a great holiday season.

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #22 on: Dec 09, 2007, 09:00:32 AM »
OK I have seeds .. But where do you find the little tiny zip lock baggies? I have never seen them for sale!

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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #23 on: Dec 09, 2007, 11:28:09 AM »
Rita, when I needed the little ziplock baggies for something, I found them in the craft department at WalMart...
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Re: First annual seed swap!
« Reply #24 on: Dec 09, 2007, 11:28:41 AM »
I've heard that you can get them in some craft stores/departments.  Me I just use copy paper cut into little pieces that I can make little envelopes with and put the seeds in there.  That way I don't have to use labels on the ziplocks or try to put slips of paper in them with the seed information on them.  That never works because the seeds get infront of the piece of paper and then you don't know what they are.

But that's just me.

 

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