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WANTED: A small Annual only Round Robin

17 years ago

I don't know about the rest of you, but I have a few annual commercial seedpacks that I'm waiting to sow when it gets warmer. I'd like to suggest a small..10 participants only round robin for annuals.

Rules:

1. Commercial pack annuals only..no homegrown.

You can split into your own pkg, but please label with name, colour, approximate number of seeds, and BRAND. (That way we can evaluate companies, say McKenzie vs Thompson Morgan)

3. Trades can be tiny i.e. 4-5 seeds if your bought pack is chintzy on the seeds..just trade for the same amount, give or take a few.

4. Turnaround within 2 days only.

5. Try your best not to get the envelope over "bubble" rate, as opposed to parcel post rate.

6. Veggies welcome, but the larger the seed, the fewer in pack. (Who needs more than one pumpkin vine!) Three seeds should do to insure germination.

So..what do you think? I'm willing to do the set up and start it going. Please e-mail me if you are interested. I think we may end up with a little more variety in our gardens, without having to buy a whole seed pack.

Wendy

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User
17 years ago
Wendy, I am interested - do you need 10 packets in total? Please advise. This is a great idea to share the leftovers (I have lots from my indoor seed starting from the last month or so!)
The only thing is, could you start this not on a Friday - Monday period so folk don't miss their emails if away from home?
Many thanks,
McPeg
wendy2shoes
Original Author
17 years ago
I would think that whatever you take, you replace with the same amount. Extras are ok, but in my experience the robin will get rather large. I'd like to think we could keep the packs small, but the varieties numerous. I'll start the robin off with at least 20 packs, so veggie and flower lovers both can take and exchange. I'll give this idea a chance to "percolate". If anyone has any ideas on it, let me know.
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OK everyone, The packages are all going out in tomorrow's mail. Some people were kind enough to send TONS of seeds and weren't asking for a 1 for 1 in return, although I think for everyone you got more than you sent, as I too, had tons I wanted to exchange, so for some of you, your rtn envelope is bigger than the one you sent so don't be too surprised! I hope that I was able to accomodate everyone and hope that everyone got at least something off their wish list or if not available, a really nice surprise seed. Lois, no worries about going out in the snow. My lazy butt could def use the exercise. LOL. Sherry, I'm probably going to do another RR later in the spring or again in the fall after everyone's collected from summer. Let me know when your pkg arrives...just so I know everyone got everything safely. ps. for anyone that I did a side trade with that's on this RR, I'm 99.9% sure your seperate trade stuff is all in there but if I missed something, PLEASE, let me know and I'll pop it in the mail. Enjoy!
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growjo
17 years ago
Count me in-my first round robin!
Can't Wait!
Bobbie Jo aka growjo
welham
17 years ago
Count me in too! I am new to growing from seed and trading so am excited :-)

Lakshmi
ladybug6a
17 years ago
Great idea Wendy. I am always left with toooo many seeds. I am a plant nut, like to see how the plant grows, what it looks like when mature, ect...... my garden is a mess, because I like to grow every plant on this earth.
I am all for it.
wendy2shoes
Original Author
17 years ago
Just a note that I will need everyone's snail mail address, so please email it to me so I can configure the route.

wendy
eternity2669
17 years ago
Thanks Bobbie Jo for a great idea!! Would love to join!! You have mail,

Thanks

Melanie
wendy2shoes
Original Author
17 years ago
Need addys from growjo & ladybug..if my records were better, I'd have you on file.
sashaf
17 years ago
Please count me in! I'll email you my snail-mail address.

Thanks,

Sasha
wendy2shoes
Original Author
17 years ago
Oh My Goodness! so far I have on board
Bobbie jo
sadhu
melanie
lakshmi
peggy
(with addresses if I have missed anyone please let me know)
trishthegardenmom
17 years ago
Hi Wendy! Count me in as well, this round robin stuff is a lot of fun! Will email my addy to you momentarily, let me know if you got it okay. Thanks,
Trish
lovinlife
17 years ago
Please count me in too. I can't wait to start planting.
origami_master
17 years ago
you can count me in too!
wendy2shoes
Original Author
17 years ago
Ok..so far I have Patricia,Karin,Sasha,Melanie,Lashmi,Peggy,Bobby Jo, Debbies, addresses, waiting on kenny and trishthegardenmom's snails. I think..darn these aliases!
So that makes 10! Closing off now, I think that's enough for me to handle!
trishthegardenmom
17 years ago
Hi Wendy,
Sent my addy let me know if you get it, okay.

Thx,
Patricia (aka trishthegardenmom)
wendy2shoes
Original Author
17 years ago
I'll be organizing the "route" tomorrow, will post the flight path as soon as I can. probably mailing off on Monday. Will keep you posted.
ladybug6a
17 years ago
Hi all
Has anybody heard from Wendy2shoes about the little R.R.?
I hope she is ok. It,s been a while. Mabye she is not doing the R.R......
trishthegardenmom
17 years ago
Hi Ladybug,

New thread started. WANTED: Little Annual Robin. Everything all set. On its way to Ottawa now.

Trish
ladybug6a
17 years ago
thanks for the info Trish.

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