Come Join Us! 4th Annual Tomato & Pepper Seed Exchange - Page 3

hmacdona · September 3, 2011

We're up to 59 participants. Anyone that has signed up was sent a private email or message from me with further detail. If you haven't received it, please get back in touch with me.

saltmarsh · September 3, 2011

Heather, I'd like to goin in also.

Claud

lakelady · September 3, 2011

So sorry if I missed this detail....I want to clarify...we send in 5 packets of 10 seeds, and no more than 40? So if we send in 5 packets, we get back 5 different packets according to our wish lists or seeds we do not have (and I understand, to the best of your ability, this is a big undertaking!). And if we wanted to send in 2 varieties, they should be 5 packets of each for a total of 10? Hope I'm not confusing the issue, thanks!

owiebrain · September 3, 2011

Count me in, pretty please.

hmacdona · September 3, 2011

Hi Lakelady,

You have it correct. Let's say you send in 5 packets of "black cherry" tomato for example and 5 packets of "yellow brandywine". You send in 10 packets all together, and I send you 10 different varieties back. The intent is not to send you any duplicates back. (To the best of my ability of course). Could be any combination of tomatoes and peppers if you wish. If there is no wish list sent in and all you send in is tomatoes, then I will assume you only want tomatoes back.

I ask for no more than 5 packets of one type (ie black cherry), to try and ensure we have good variety.

Hope this helps.

Owiebrain...welcome aboard. Will send you my official welcome email with more detail shortly.

lakelady · September 4, 2011

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Originally Posted by hmacdona

Hi Lakelady,

You have it correct. Let's say you send in 5 packets of "black cherry" tomato for example and 5 packets of "yellow brandywine". You send in 10 packets all together, and I send you 10 different varieties back. The intent is not to send you any duplicates back. (To the best of my ability of course). Could be any combination of tomatoes and peppers if you wish. If there is no wish list sent in and all you send in is tomatoes, then I will assume you only want tomatoes back.

I ask for no more than 5 packets of one type (ie black cherry), to try and ensure we have good variety.

Hope this helps.

Owiebrain...welcome aboard. Will send you my official welcome email with more detail shortly.

Excellent, thank you so much for doing this!

Oh and by the way, today I listed what I have and what I would like if you get any of them. The wishlist is now about 40 varieties long, so hopefully I'll be an easy one to fill ! (don't worry, I alphabetized it)

hmacdona · September 5, 2011

We're up to 71 participants and we've only been at this less than a week.. Wow! Still lots of time for others to join in our fun.

antichevarieta · September 6, 2011

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

Heather, once again I will not be participating and I post just to give you a sigh of relief and a smile.

Was it the first time out that you were madly trying to locate seeds and we communicated about that? Your memory is better than mine, I'm sure, b'c you're younger than I am.

And you sure get around, meaning, I see you've posted at every single place that I visit and sometimes post. At the one place there's still a big fat zero, but they don't know what fun they're missing.

And I'm glad that here folks are posting their reposnses b'c just recently I went back to offer seeds for two varieties that someone was asking for in the wanted Seed exchange Forum only to find that with no reponses there was a note saying the seeds had been found. Argghhhhhh!

So kudos to you for taking this on again and good fortune to those who are participating.

Hi Carolyn,
I am growing heirlooms on an experimental farm in northern Italy that specializes in tomatoes and chile peppers (over 500 varieties).
I am not sure if they are commercially available, but if not, i would be willing to trade some San Marzano (about as close to the original strain as exists ) seeds.

378j5 · September 9, 2011

I'd like to participate.

378j5 · September 9, 2011

I'd like to participate, but only once.

FilthyRich · September 9, 2011

Oooh goodie! I almost missed this. Count me in for this year please Heather. Filthy

hmacdona · September 9, 2011

Welcome 378J5 and Filthy...so glad you decided to dive in.

We're up to 89 participants.

If you've been lurking...don't be shy...come join us. The large number of participants will mean great surprises for all.

Thanks...Heather

hmacdona · September 10, 2011

Hi everyone,

We're up to 91 participants with lots of time for more to join in.

I've received a couple of questions and thought it would be worth addressing them here in case anyone else was wondering the same...

- Green customs forms - do you need to put them on your envelope? - it really depends on your local post office. You can just toss the envelope in the mailbox as with any other letter and it will be fine. If you take it to your post office, and they ask you to use the green customs form..that's good too. Just write tomato/pepper seeds (whatever you're sending) on the slip. There's no worries here, as these seeds are fine for sending into Canada and customs will not have an issue with it.

- Is there a minimum number of seeds packs to participate in the seed swap? No. Only the maximum of 40 altogether with no more than 5 packs of any one type of seed. If you're just starting out and don't have much seed, this is a great way for you to expand your variety, and I would encourage you to participate.

Any further questions, please feel free to let me know.

Thanks....Heather

Idahowoman · September 13, 2011

I had a great time last year so I'd like to join in this year.
Thanks Susan

hmacdona · September 14, 2011

Welcome Idahowoman ! Glad you decided to join us again this year.

We're up to 98 participants. We're definitely on track for blowing away last years total of 109 !!!

September 3, 2011	#34
owiebrain Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: northeastern Missouri Posts: 94	Count me in, pretty please. __________________ Diane CrackpotHippie.com

September 9, 2011	#40
378j5 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 25	I'd like to participate, but only once. Last edited by 378j5; September 9, 2011 at 03:05 AM. Reason: Duplicate

September 3, 2011	#31
hmacdona Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A) Posts: 443	We're up to 59 participants. Anyone that has signed up was sent a private email or message from me with further detail. If you haven't received it, please get back in touch with me.

September 3, 2011	#32
saltmarsh Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 2 miles south of Yoknapatawpha Zone 7b Posts: 662	Heather, I'd like to goin in also. Claud

September 3, 2011	#33
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	So sorry if I missed this detail....I want to clarify...we send in 5 packets of 10 seeds, and no more than 40? So if we send in 5 packets, we get back 5 different packets according to our wish lists or seeds we do not have (and I understand, to the best of your ability, this is a big undertaking!). And if we wanted to send in 2 varieties, they should be 5 packets of each for a total of 10? Hope I'm not confusing the issue, thanks!

September 5, 2011	#37
hmacdona Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A) Posts: 443	We're up to 71 participants and we've only been at this less than a week.. Wow! Still lots of time for others to join in our fun.

September 9, 2011	#41
FilthyRich Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 26	Oooh goodie! I almost missed this. Count me in for this year please Heather. Filthy

September 10, 2011	#43
hmacdona Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A) Posts: 443	Hi everyone, We're up to 91 participants with lots of time for more to join in. I've received a couple of questions and thought it would be worth addressing them here in case anyone else was wondering the same... - Green customs forms - do you need to put them on your envelope? - it really depends on your local post office. You can just toss the envelope in the mailbox as with any other letter and it will be fine. If you take it to your post office, and they ask you to use the green customs form..that's good too. Just write tomato/pepper seeds (whatever you're sending) on the slip. There's no worries here, as these seeds are fine for sending into Canada and customs will not have an issue with it. - Is there a minimum number of seeds packs to participate in the seed swap? No. Only the maximum of 40 altogether with no more than 5 packs of any one type of seed. If you're just starting out and don't have much seed, this is a great way for you to expand your variety, and I would encourage you to participate. Any further questions, please feel free to let me know. Thanks....Heather

September 13, 2011	#44
Idahowoman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Idaho Zone 4 Posts: 536	I had a great time last year so I'd like to join in this year. Thanks Susan

September 14, 2011	#45
hmacdona Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A) Posts: 443	Welcome Idahowoman ! Glad you decided to join us again this year. We're up to 98 participants. We're definitely on track for blowing away last years total of 109 !!!