I just got a request for free seeds from my Trade list. atticville, Are you sure the email was from a GW member? Cold emails often come from non-members, or previous members (now maybe banned). If they emailed you via GW, did you get the member name? Sometimes it shows to the receiving party and sometimes it doesn't. I don't correspond with anyone much about anything, until I find out a member name, and look at their Member Page. I just got the "want" list of what I have to trade... "Everything"! I kinda saw that coming. You'll learn to better word things like maybe pick 'some' or a 'few', or 'up to X number of packs' instead of leaving yourself wide open. I have heard of a few others that make outlandish requests at the expense of a sharing member's generosity. So, assuming they provided their valid GW member name, how are you going to proceed? I think I'd be tempted to say that I really didn't have the time to do such a HUGE (I see you have 33 items listed!) Postage Offer and instead steer them to the many Seeds for Postage offers on the Forum. If they find that cold emailing works with you and they get seeds, they will likely be cold emailing others begging as well. Newbies or newer members might not realize that it isn't the 'norm, for people to be cold emailing them asking for free seeds, and they might 'cave' and send free seeds, even picking up the postage...sigh. hmmm...maybe a thread covering 'cold emails', with no member name provided, or nothing to trade is needed...think? Sue

Hi Stoobers- I would love to trade for 1 pack of your castor bean and 1 pack of sunflowers (colors other than yellow??) for 1 pack of rutgers tomato and 1 pack of carrots. EPOP. Please let me know if you would like to trade!

I've sowed Loquat, Rambutan and Longan from the asian market this winter - so far no sprouts but these things usually take a while to poke through the surface. There is a website somewhere with just about everything on your list but I don't remember where I saw it. It was the only site listing Quenepas (Spanish Lime) seeds. I have seedlings of Guava (white interior - I'm looking for the bright pink interior kind), 2 year old seedlings of the Pineapple Guava, and a 1 year old Mamey sapote. All of these guys are living out in my hoophouse which is only kept above freezing. If they all make it to Spring I will share. I've heard that Whole Foods (gourmet organic food store) sells raw coffee and chocolate beans and that people are buying them and sprouting them. I have a seedling chocolate that works well as a houseplant during the winter and outside on the porch during the summer. They don't look much different than an avacado but the leaves can be bigger. I doubt the trees will ever produce fruit but if allowed to mature in a large pot they might. I'm searching for Chinese Yum Yum Berry - Myricus rubra. Sort of like Lychee, zone 7 hardy, should like this environment. Popular berry in Japan (Yamamomo) and China for centuries.

Hi Willy, You have mail. Viking