A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2007 Spring Fling Round Robin Seed Exchange

I won't be doing the spring Fling because I've got enough seeds from the Fall one to keep me busy for awhile. I look forward to doing the one in the Fall again.

I think in the spring say april or may,, some one should figure out a wasy to bulk trade plants and cuttings......

Do we hear IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII's?

I should have stuff like that available .. Right now their covered....Snow..

Dodge sent you and pm with my address.

Melcon6 I understand and look forward to seeing you in the Fall. I believe Suzydaze will be handling that one with her usual aplomb. I'm so glad her health has improved.

Calcongirl it's no problem to find out where you got the seeds and see if they have more available. I have some of the miniature purple I think running around here if that might interest you I'll look. I haven't been through my seed box recently so I haven't a clue what I have available right now. I loaned it to a friend to take what she wanted and haven't opened it since.

Hey Dodge good luck with the cutting idea. But you might want to try a test run first with that. The reason I say that is we found last year that the international and even some state to state mailings took many weeks. I would hate to see someone end up with a loss of many bulk items especially with the postage being what it is.

tkhooper,

Not me .........I was hoping for someone else to do it ......

Maybe plant queen or some one.. that would have to be USA .only.

b

that wouldnt be much fun leaving out our canada or uk, or any other friends,.

Count me in please Tammy. BTW, for us in Canada, how would you like us to send you the postage? I know our stamps won't work for you sending the seed packs back from the USA to us, and we in Canada can not buy US stamps up here to send to you. Let me know how you'ld like us up here to take care of the cost of the sending of the packages.

I'll in the meantime, get to work sealing up some wee envelopes of seeds for this exchange. I never have many to send, not compared to some others, but I find it always a thrill to receive seeds from another too.

Maybe I'll even get around to sending you my 'wish list' in your personal pm.

Be well all. That time is nearing. Wooo hooo!! Starting my seeds indoor in march helps me get over those last few weeks of 'deep freeze' up here in the north.

Be well, and if you are cold, be warm.

sibyl..

Correct.......

Drop it ........

Daaaaaaaaaaaaa meant no offense..

cece.......

It won"t work......Cause plants and cuttings would be dead......
We arent going to do that ..I forgot out of us ones.

Maybe we can do something different.....Like make one another Easter eggs .. ha ah
crafts..

I am getting little bags ready too..Just found out Husband needs some supper..
;o)

Neither have I, I find counting seeds could be a pain sometimes...I for those tiny seeds, I use one of those tiny little spoons that they give you to sample ice cream with...one full spoon of small seeds per packet (I washed and sanitized the spoon first...don't worry:D:D:D)

That's a good idea, Kenny!

I have to get out and get stamps, and a big enough envelope..

kenny

I use the measuring spoon......1/4 of teaspoon....Ha ha.
What happens to large seeds, Like sun flowers, do we use a bucket?

ha ha

I almost always count the bigger seeds, like Atlantic giant pumpkin, or gourd seeds....
It's very hard to count smaller ones

I want in too.... I'll get my seeds together....lol

Wow! Welcome to the forum JJ... I'm glad to see you jumped right in.....Welcome

Kratz7

badplanter
speaking of big things.

DId you get that 6 foot of snow we hear was up there somewhere?
It was maybe 10 degrees here this afternoon..WOw

You keep counting the big things.....


Tk wants you to count lil things.

dodge,

yes, I saw that on the news this morning... it's amazing how much!

great idea...a fling is always a fling....as long as it s only a flowerseed fling and not a manseed fling (sorry ,i m tired and it s late...BUT I M IN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Franny
xoxo

I dont understand the rouund robin part to this ..
That was a different type of seed jobber.
Round Robin is listed differently somewhere.

Maybe your thinking of the seed Tag down in Garden Chat.

spring Fling Round Robin seed Exhange is just a name.

I hope you all enjoy it. We currently have 23 members signed up for the Fling so it looks like it's going to be a good one.

Hope everyone is having a good day. And keep sorting those seeds lol.

I don't count all the small seeds contrary to roomer. Sometimes I will count out one group of 25 and then estimate the rest based on what the first group looks like. I try to err on the side of generousity. And of course some flowers produce so many seeds that I seed much larger amounts. We just set a minimum so no one is disappointed.

tammy i think the minimum is also good cause not every one has the space for to many seeds.

franny!

Well this thing was something like they send one box out...
You receive it an take out what you want, then you put back the same amount.. and Move it on to someone else..
I thought this was it ..ha ha

I didn't like that one.
I always send more than needed when I put mine out..They order one pkt......i give 6.. May as well fill the envelope..
And we are making someone else happy to have more.

Right....

Tammy, would you like us to PM you a list of what we're sending in so you can plan for it? Would you like an inventory list included with the seeds when we send them? Obviously you would do your own inventory but if it would help you out, I'd be happy to pm you mine when I get it ready to go out.

Hi Sibyl, Yes that's true for me as well. My gardening space is almost non existant this year lol.

Hey Dodge, Yes this exchange is very different from that. I hope you like it more.

Hey LandofOz, And inventory list isn't necessary but thankyou for the offer. The wishlists are much more useful. Sounds strange doesn't it? But it's true. At least it was last year.

tkhooper

You are going to be soooooooooooooo
busy..

dogee your gonna be so happy with this! tammy dose a great job! its like chistmas! i got seeds from the last one i never thought about askin for and wanted, and seeds i never even hred of, looked em up and they were wonderful!!