2016 Mostly Mystery 'Mater Mailing

[Kazedwards]

When is the deadline for sending in seeds?


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[Kazedwards]

And do I need to send a second mailer for the return seeds or does Gary reuse the original?


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[Father'sDaughter]

Originally Posted by Kazedwards

And do I need to send a second mailer for the return seeds or does Gary reuse the original?


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He re-uses but you need to include return postage inside the mailer either in the way of stamps or cash.

[Father'sDaughter]

Originally Posted by Kazedwards

When is the deadline for sending in seeds?


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I believe it's November 10th (or November 1st for procrastinators...).

[AlittleSalt]

Zach, I think it is around November 1.

He re-uses the bubble mailers.


LOL, we were posting around the same time

[Kazedwards]

Thanks guys


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How much postage do we need to include for the size 0 envelope?

[Father'sDaughter]

Originally Posted by braybright

How much postage do we need to include for the size 0 envelope?

See post #56 in this thread.

[tash11]

Originally Posted by AZGardener

PhiladGardener and MissS.... Don't smack me through the computer BUT I didn't save any seed this year.
I started saving them and them my kids did a mix-aroo and there went that. The intentions were there but I wasn't about to save what I didn't know which was which. I have 4 young kiddos, who are all very interested in the garden. Gardening is our family thing and one day we will have a tomato farm, but for now we have a small backyard that we cram as much as we can in our raised beds and follow it daily together.

Do one variety at a time. Do the oxi method instead of fermenting as it's easier to not get mixed up. Keep a label with it any time your hands are on it.

Here is how I keep my kids from mixing up things:
from the garden-Cherries go into cups with the name on the cup. Larger fruit have the name written on them, and they go on a paper towel with the name on it also.
inside-if I ferment them the label stays with them, the fermenting/oxi cup stays on top of the named towel.
after I wash them off the seeds go directly on the labeled towel. after a couple of hours I fold the towel so the seeds don't escape and tape it. I then let them dry like that for a few more weeks.


But yea, kids are super annoying like that. Cats too.

Save

[mamaboog]

I forgot today was a jerk's holiday, but I used the automated thing at the post office and plopped it into the mail. Wahoo!

[gardenmermaid]

I think I added myself to the wishlist now. Time to start bagging seeds.

[AlittleSalt]

I just mailed a 9.5 x 12.5 flat rate envelope (Bubble mailer) stuffed with thousands of tomato and pepper seeds for exactly $6.80. Sent USPS

Now that I have more time, I wrote the above to verify what it costs to mail one of the flat rate envelopes mentioned above. It was sort of strange going into the post office today - the first thing I saw was a table with a pile of the flat rate mailers before the service line began.

The lady/clerk asked if there was anything hazardous in it - I told her thousands of tomato and pepper seeds. She laughed and said "Don't get it wet".

[green_go]

If I'd like to send let's say 100 seeds of the same variety - do I send 10 packets with 10 seeds each or should I send 1 packet with 100 seeds ?

[AlittleSalt]

10 packs with 10 seeds

[Father'sDaughter]

My bubble mailer is making it's short hop west at this very moment. Homework assignment number one is done!

Now I need to move on to assignment number two -- finish writing my Dwarf Project report and get it and my Dwarf seeds into another bubble mailer and off to NC.