Have: Heirloom Tomato; Want: Basil, Lemon Balm

freemanhouse

15 years ago

Hi fellow gardeners!

I have 3 sets of the following (saved) seed from my heirloom tomato crop:

Black from Tula - unusual black/red tomato with superb flavor

Amish Paste (a Roma variety - superb taste, excellent freezer!)

I'm looking for basil and lemon balm seed, any varities. Anyone willing to trade?

Thanks!

Brin

Freeman House

www.freemanhouse.org

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wenders6715
15 years ago
I have sweet basil,italian large leaf sweet basil,red basil and maybe some lemon basil.I also have cinnamon basil and dark opal basil.you can also check my list too!
rock22r
15 years ago
I Have Lemon Balm For Your Black from Tula Sendin You An Email
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grolikecrazy
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Welcome to GW finally someone newer than I! Let me help you get started since you love native plants:
*I can send you
lemon balm roots,
peppermint roots
spearmint roots,
lovage roots
comfrey roots if not too hidden by snow.
Jerusalem artichokes if I can find them, I usually pull them out and toss them away in an untended spot since they pop up in places I don't like.If you want them.

*Dahlia variabilis 'diablo'
Dahlia v. 'unwins dwarf mix'
Painted daisy 'Robinson's giant Mix (Tanacetum coccineaum)
black eye suzan
hot pink cosmos.

I can use these for my swaps:
Cuburbita moschata - Long Island Cheese Pumpkin
Stevia - (herb)
black tula and amish tomato

-sorry I have no oregano nor marjoram,Gaillardia, Oranges, Lemons, nor coconut lime coneflower left, but I can send you tons of the regular orange with black centers, a few irish eyes ones(green centers, someone's got basil for you.Lemon Grass next year.
There are many SASBE offerings on the normal seed exchange forum(meaning that they give you their extra seeds if you send them a self addressed stamped bubble envelope ). I don't know how i could have done it without these very generous offers for newbies.
And you also need to sign up for the round robin swaps going on all the time in 'Round Robins', but you must hurry (you find that link by clicking on the garden forum---seed exchange--- and when that comes up at the top of the page before the threads start, there are options---click on 'round robins' This will be I'm told is your best way to build up your seed varieties. If you're already way passed the above, then you are doing better than I !
Hurrah for you! Good luck! Chris
Let me know by email on my page.
freemanhouse
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks you guys! I'm now officially traded out of tomato seeds. But I'll have more after this summer's crop, so I'll have more to offer later.

You folks are awesome. Aren't gardeners the most generous folks around?

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