Here's an update as to what is left. Veggies: Broccoli: Green Sprouting(C)- 1992, never opened (1 trade) Bush Beans: Early Contender (C)50 grams(?) - 2003? (1 trade) Cabbage: Genesis (C) - 1992 (1 trade) Gone: Carrot: Imperator(C) - 1980, never opened (1 trade) Carrot: Sweet Sunshine - 2003, never opened (2 trades) Coriander: Coriandrum Sativum - old 1990?, never opened (1 trade) Cowpeas: California Blackeye #46 (C) 1/2 pound? - 2003? (1 trade) Curled Cress: Lepidium??? - old 1990?, never opened (1 trade) Gone: Gourd: Bird House (C) - old ~ 1980?, (1 trade) Gone: Lettuce: Black Seeded Simpson(C) - 1990, never opened (1 trade) Gone: Lettuce: Black Seeded Simpson(C) - 1983, Never opened (1 trade) Gone: Lettuce: Black Seeded Simpson (C) - 2007 (1 trade) Gone: Lettuce: Buttercruch (C) - 2007, never opened, (1 trade) Gone: Lettuce: Buttercruch (C) - 2007, (1 trade) Parsley: Extra Triple Curled (C) - 1983 (1 trade) Peas: Maestro (C) 50 grams - 2003?, never opened, (1 trade) Peas: Super Snappy (C) 75 grams - 2003? never opened (1 trade) Peas: Super Sugar Snap (C)40 grams, 2004 Peas: Oregon Sugar Pod(C) 50 grams, II - 2003? never opened (1 trade) Savory: unknown about anything else, small sample Gone: Spinach: Melody Hybrid(C) - 2006 (1 trade) Gone: Soy Beans: Edible Early Hakucho (C)1 ounce - 2004 (1 trade) never opened, Swiss Chard: Large Ribbed Dark Green (C) - 1983, never opened (1 trade) Gone: Summer Squash: Butterstick (C) - 2003? (1 trade) Gone: Sunflowers: Mammoth (C) 2 grams? - 2004 (1 trade) Gone: Watermelon: Congo (C) - 1983, Never opened (1 trade) Gone: Watermelon: unknown yellow flesh (C) ~1983? (1 trade) Flowers Gone: Shasta Daisy (C) - 1991 (1 trade)

To- Densise: I'm sorry but I didn't seem to get you email...maybe gardenweb was being goofy and didn't forward it? Would you please resend the info if you are still interested? Shanoncl and Chris, Look for an email sometime soon Ohh and Chris, I would recommend nicking the outer coat so you can actually see a bit of the white internal embryo of the seed. I would use a wood/metal file or coping saw blade so water can actually get through the coat, although I haven't actually tried to sprout these guys last fall so this is all speculation based on other seeds with hard coats like lotus which need to be nicked...Sandpaper *may* work but I have a feeling it would take a while to actually get through. Dorisl-Did you read the book "the ghosts of evolution", If not I'd recommend it. It has all kinds of other fun plants like the Kentucky coffee bean tree which are missing their Pleistocene large mammal dispersers http://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Evolution-Nonsensical-Ecological-Anachronisms/dp/0465005527 Anybody still interested in trading? I'd really like some new seeds :)

Rhizo, how cute..easier than typing in a question..lol Bamboo Turtle. I hope you're not new to plants. Lucky Bean/Castanospermum, 'Rhizo, hope you don't mind, I copied the spelling from your post, lol,' is one difficult plant. I had one years ago, 15+, (no,they're not new to the market,) that lived about 6 months. This June, while grocery shopping, they had LB on sale, so home it came. Because summer is almost over, and the bean plant had been sitting in a dark store, 'only lights were fluorescents, 15+' or higher,' I decided to keep indoors. At first, I placed in my front plant room..The brightest room in the house..and unfortunately, the hottest. 'we don't use a/c.' A couple wks later, leaves grew crispy and dropped. I wasn't sure if it was 1. because it needed adapting, 2. the room is too hot, or 3. the room is too sunny. I didn't want to lose a second Bean, so it went in the LR. The LR faces south, but the windows are filled w/plants; the bean is at least 4' away from the windows. On sunny days, it gets indirect-sun. Since the LR is hot, we keep a ceiling fan running. Another thing is, I started misting a couple times a day. I don't know what saved my Bean, but whatever, it hasn't dropped a leaf since. BTW, my Bean on an end table w/lamp. At night, the lamp is kept on a few hours. Standard light bulb. So, medium/bright light, water when soil feels crumbly, mist and/or shower. I haven't fertilized or repotted, but the medium/soil looks fresh, and they added time-release fertilizer. That's about it..Good luck. Do you have a pic of your Bean? Toni In summer, if you set outdoors, place in a semi-shady spot. The pot must have drainage holes. Obviously, more water is needed in summer, so water until it leaks from drainage holes. I'm going to continue using time-release fertilizer, but if you use liquid or powder, fert half-strength, once a month during growing season.

rachelellen - LOL - now that little chuckle really made my day! I wondered about that too - perhaps I was a bit hasty, because it was a new experience. It seems to take a few tries to get me oriented in this new growing/preserving endeavor. There weren't an awful lot of nuts on them anyway. The tree is a dwarf type to begin with, and it's first season try. About the macadamias - I'm pretty excited about the way they turned out. The tree is right at home - it is evergreen anyway, likes the climate and produces beautiful long plumes of pink blossoms several times a year - making it a fine ornamental as well. Actually, I have more problems with being able to give my deciduous fruit/nut trees the chill hours they like for optimal production. They may not live too long as a result. Last year, however, they got enough, and I'm happy to say, most of my fruit tree production was very good - especially the apricots, and the new low-chill apple trees - also semi-dwarf. I'll take note of the almond advice - and thanks - you may be right. Bejay