#83254
February 7th, 2007 at 04:55 PM
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Tammy I sent u a PM back. Ok you talked me into it. I bought a few seeds over the winter. Let's just put it this way. I am addicted to Amaranthus and Poppies. And I think I have every variety.
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#83255
February 7th, 2007 at 05:01 PM
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#83256
February 7th, 2007 at 05:18 PM
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Sorry I have to much going on right now to be able to join this time. Have fun everyone!
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#83257
February 7th, 2007 at 05:58 PM
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Tammy, I found some things! I'm in! I also have a question: I have some nice things I bought whole packs of this year and I'm not going to be able to use them all. If I have 5-10 seeds of something brand new and maybe a little unusual, would that be ok? Not poppy or petunia seeds where you get 500 in a pack, but seeds where you get 15, 20, 25, 35 or even 50 to a pack. If this will disappoint you and the other participants, then I won't do it, it's just that I seem to have a lot of them. Normal people save seed back in case there is a germination failure, but I am more woried I will have a bumper crop!
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#83258
February 7th, 2007 at 06:25 PM
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tk
i wanna come in, but dont know what to ask for .. I am so spoiled..........(Ps my orchid is in bloom again) I will go check some catalogs and see names.
dodge
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#83259
February 7th, 2007 at 08:30 PM
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PG I think the only disappointing thing about so few seeds is the germination. I got a packet of love lies bleeding in the last one with only 10 seeds, may have been a mistake in the packaging of it, and I did a germination test and out of the 5 I germination tested, only 2 germinated and only 1 survived. I am happy to say it is still growing and doing great. It's bigger than that now. And then with those that have great germination rates, like poppies and dianthus are a few of the ones where I'm like what am I going to do with so many seeds. I don't need 100 of these but 20 or 30 would be nice. That's just imo tho. Nuria
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#83260
February 7th, 2007 at 08:37 PM
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PartyGirl there will be another Fling in the Fall where you can exchange your bumper crop so I would save your excess and put it in with those. That's just a suggestion. I know that if I am turning down Aquatic plant seeds and other exotics I'm probably going to get mumbled at, by myself if no one else lol. Dodge I'm so glad you are going to join. I know you love to trade as much as I do.
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#83261
February 7th, 2007 at 08:41 PM
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Nuria if you have the number that was put on the package please send it to me in a pm. Inadvertent mistakes like that one can be easily corrected. That's why I took all the time to keep records. I know that I sent in Love-lies-bleeding and since it was my first time harvesting them I may have done so to early. But I am more than willing to send a make-up package and I know our other members would be equally as willing if they were their seeds. We want everyone to be very happy. Sometimes it's just a matter of the seed packet not being as well sealed as we think they are. That's happen to me a time or two as well.
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#83262
February 8th, 2007 at 12:02 AM
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Tk I have made plans with all my the seeds I have from our friends here as soon as the weather breaks they will go out side.. I do have cutting I'm willing to share. I don't know how that would work but I have.. For spring and summer early fall out side.. Devil's back bone fire stick pencil cactus Stepelia,( Carrion flower cactus) soft textured with burgundy flowers) Epi
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#83263
February 8th, 2007 at 12:58 AM
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tkhooper , Ok I am in.. i found some wants, Now I will need your addy. Am I correct? I send the amount of seeds I want , an you send the same amount back? DO I write that on the envelope? Enclose stamps in it also.. I am a newbie. Thanks dodge
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#83264
February 8th, 2007 at 12:58 AM
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No worries Tammy , it wasn't from you and that's why I thought it would be a packaging mistake. And I was very happy with everything I got. Let's just say that one was disappointing for me because I found it so beautiful. After falling in love with it from pictures I went and bought some seeds online. Call me a sucker for pretty things. So here's a question do you all think it is ok to put like 30 - 40+ seeds of these little ones, like amranthus and poppies or would you feel "ripped off"? I know that you can harvest hundreds of these seeds once it flowers but I've bought most of mine and sometimes they don't come with all that many. Please be honest. I am going to pack them tomorrow or tonight if I get enough answers. Thanks
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#83265
February 8th, 2007 at 02:04 AM
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I can't vouch for everyone but I wouldn't feel ripped off at all. I am making small gardens and don't need tons of any individual seed. In fact, I was thinking about doing the same with the snapdragons and other itty-bitty seeds that I've ordered.
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#83266
February 8th, 2007 at 02:32 AM
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Just to pop on for myself here, I would any kinds of cuttings rather than seeds if they do come in. I have all kinds of seeds but am looking for more indoor plants. So if some come in Tammy, I would be one that would take them. Same goes if someone wanted to send just a few of something unique, I have a small garden and would be ok trying one or two of something and I am not one to get upset if it does not take off or they do not all germinate.
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#83267
February 8th, 2007 at 02:35 AM
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#83268
February 8th, 2007 at 02:39 AM
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Mark,
Just send , you are unique.
lol b
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#83269
February 8th, 2007 at 02:42 AM
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#83270
February 8th, 2007 at 02:45 AM
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That would help too.......... I need tkhooper's addy ........Is she around/ b
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#83271
February 8th, 2007 at 03:56 AM
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cancolgirl, your suspost to put 20 seeds per pack so i dont see how anyone could feel riped off if you put in 30-40 seeds in i know i put more than 20 in some of my packs that i had alot of seeds of and only 20 that i had a few of. i also recived seeds that had 5-10 seeds in the pack and was more than happy with em dodge how ever many packs you send in is how many you will get back, dosnt matter how many seeds are in them. hope that helps.
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#83272
February 8th, 2007 at 03:58 AM
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i sent in love-lies-bleeding last swap, hope it wasnt mine ya got.
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#83273
February 8th, 2007 at 03:59 AM
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sibyl, that helps........ I havent been a seed counter, but will start now. I have lots to get rid of.. Do you list the types you send also? That might help if we dont want re runs.. dodge
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#83274
February 8th, 2007 at 04:40 AM
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you dont have to say what all you send in but you can if you want to, it wont stop any re runs with so many people and seeds that get sent in, but some one might get to put somthing on your list to their wish list re runs are good to cause that just means more of a plant i get also like a bunch of lets say merigolds are sent in, but theirs diffrent kinds of merigolds so ya get a verity of the same plant.
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#83275
February 8th, 2007 at 05:02 AM
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I am in and would also take any cuttings that anyone had to offer. I will take seeds though too!
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#83276
February 8th, 2007 at 12:59 PM
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NO CUTTING PLEASE! By the time they arrive here and sit awhile so I can record who they came from and who they are going to and then get sent on to you their survival rate would be way to low. I'm sorry as I know I would love an epi cutting but it just can't be done. Remember I'll be dealing with over 1000 seed packets over the 7 weeks of the seed exchange.
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#83277
February 8th, 2007 at 01:29 PM
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tkhooper Where do I send my seeds?????? dodge
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#83278
February 8th, 2007 at 04:09 PM
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I don't want anyone to worry about the LLB. Getting them was good because I had never seen that flower before and loved it. They could've easily fallen out of the package, it happens. I was just pointing out the disappointment about sending just 5 or 10 seeds and they don't make it that was all. And thank all for your responses last night. I packaged them up and have them all ready to go now.
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