Come join us! 3rd Annual Tomato & Pepper Seed Exchange

[hmacdona]

THIS EXCHANGE IS NOW CLOSED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW PARTICIPANTS.

Hi everyone,

I am hosting another Tomato and Pepper seed swap that will include members from a few different forums. I wanted to post this a bit early so you have time to collect seeds or place an order. We had a lot of fun with the exchange last year, so I do hope you decide to join us.

Here are the guidelines we will follow for this swap (Note - they differ slightly from last year):

1) Seeds must be received by me no later than November 15th, so I recommend you mail your envelope no later than November 1st. Please note that I live in Canada.

You can send "named varieties" of tomatoes or peppers (or both). Do not include mixes or seeds labeled "granny's mystery mix" or unnamed bell peppers or anything like that. I cannot, in fairness, send mixed or unknown packs of seed back to people that followed the instructions and only sent in "named varieties".

If you are sending hybrid seeds to exchange, only F1 seeds from a commercial source are acceptable. Do not send in seeds you have collected from a hybrid plant. They will not grow true to the original parent plant. If you are unsure if the seed you have collected is from a hybrid, please do your research online before mailing in your seeds.

2) A minimum of 10 seeds per packet. A maximum of 5 packets of the same seed. An overall maximum of 40 packets per person.

Please ensure seed packets are clearly marked with the name, and whether they are heirloom, OP (Open Pollinated), or F1 hybrid seeds. If you are sending pepper seeds, it would help me a great deal with sorting if you could indicate on the packages if the peppers are sweet or hot as many individuals in the last swap had clear preferences. If seeds are from a commercial source, please note that as well.

3) If you send tomato seeds, you will receive tomato seeds in return. The same idea for peppers, unless you include a note indicating you want something different in return. You can also send in tomato seeds and ask for pepper seeds in return or visa versa, or any combination. I fully expect a large variety and volume of seed types to be able to accommodate this.

4) Please include a list of what you are sending, your wish list and if there are any seeds you do not want to receive. It is very important to take the time to write out a list of what you are sending, otherwise I have to do it for you and I do not have time for that. If you are only interested in heirloom or OP, please tell me that as well. I will try my best to accommodate your wish list, but there are no guarantees of course. The variety will be completely dependent on what is sent in. In last year's swap, we were able to fill many items on people's wish lists so please take the time to prepare one - it will be worth your while.

5) You will need to mail your seeds inside a bubble envelope with a return label inside, along with the correct amount of return postage. I will reuse your original bubble envelope to send your surprise seeds back to you. Return postage rates are as follows:

* If you live in Canada - $1.22 return postage stamps
* If you live in the US - $2.10 (CAD or US$) (includes tax)
* If you live outside Canada and US - $4.20 (CAD or US$) (includes tax)

All postage rates can be verified on the Canada Post website. For those outside of Canada, you will need to send enough funds to pay for return postage. You can either send concealed cash in the envelope or you could submit payment for postage via Paypal. Please DO NOT send stamps from your country. They will not work here in Canada J

It's important that you send a regular bubble envelope and not the heavy cardboard insulated type. Weight restriction in this price category is 100g.

6) If you change your mind after registering, and no longer wish to participate, PLEASE notify me immediately so we do not delay the swap waiting for your seeds to arrive. This will also save me a great deal of time trying to follow up and track people down.

7) I will contact you privately with my mailing address once you have posted here to sign up for this swap.
　
Any questions. Please let me know. Let's have fun exchanging seeds !!!!

Thanks……Heather

I thought it would be fun if I reserved this spot to keep you up to date on the number of participants

So far...we have 109 participating in this exchange

[huntoften]

I would love to take part in this exchange!!!

[hmacdona]

Great. Glad you can join us huntoften. We're going to have a lot of fun with this exchange. So far we have 12 signed up today. We had about 120 participate last year, so we'll have to blow that number out of the water this year !!!

[frdmfrc]

Count me in again this year.

Thanks,

Linda

[Penny]

Count me in too, Heather.

[cgs]

I'd like to participate - Trey

[Penny]

Cool, more people.

[ireilly]

Please include me too. Thank you.

[huntsman]

Schweeeet!

I cannot receive seeds as I am not allowed to legally send foreign currency abroad (for postage), but I am happy to donate some seeds. :-)

[Zana]

Count me in too please. I should have more than enough to share....and the time to do it this year.

Paul,
I'll cover your postage costs if you want. No worries.

Zana

[Penny]

Cool, even more people.

[hmacdona]

Paul,

I'd be more than happy to cover your postage as well. Would just like to see you participate in the exchange. We had a lot of fun last year. Tried sending you a private email, but t-villes private message feature seems to be down. Will try again after work today.

Glad to see a couple more t-ville members join in the fun. I'll send everyone private messages with further information once the system is up and running again.

We're up to 56 participants so far this year. It's shaping up to be an even bigger exchange than last year...woohoo!!!!

[Penny]

Thats awsome........56, so far!!

[huntsman]

I'm definitely in!

I have some spare seeds I'd like to share, so no need to send any in return.

[Farmette]

Count me in again this year!
Chris