Thank you Jim! Another nice trade. It was so nice of you to start all the veggies! I will put a nice dent in my veggie garden with all the starts. Thanks ato the gentleman who gave me the chickory. I have been looking for some for soooo long! I brought in redneck garlic, for anyone who forgot.

Hi...The rains have made the clay even worse than usual to dig in..but...I have the following ready to take now..and hope to have more ready later. Bejoy Allium triquestrum..............(4)..4 in Campanula Persicifolia..blue....4 in Columbine.......................(2)..4 in Coreopsis Zagreb.................(2)..4 in Euphorbia.........................(2)..4 in False Lily of the Valley...........4 in Hydrangea..Lace Cap..cutting....1 gal Iris..bearded.....two tone rose...3 gal....from neighbor Iris..bearded..purple.............1 gal..from neighbor Iris..Siberian..purple..............1 gal Ivy..small leaf......................4 in Jacob's Ladder.......................4 in....1 gal Kaffir Lilies..Oregon Sunset.......(2) 4 ..in Kenilworth ivy.......................4 in Ladies Mantle........................(4)..4 in..and 1 gal Lily of the valley................... (4)..4 in. Penstemon..Husker's Red............4 in Potentilla..yellow blooming.......(4)..4 in Primrose..Dirt Works..red..........1 gal Salvia...Ostfriesland nemorosa...4 in Sedum.............................4 in Shasta Daisy..Alaska...............1 gal Strawberry Begonia..................(2) 2 in Sunflower..perennial Lemon Queen....1 gal Sweet woodruff.......................4 in Sword Fern...........................4 in Wood aster..........................4 in Yellow Eyed Grass.....................1 gal

Marlene, Cindy, Kathy, It was my pleasure to host the swap and we will do it again next year as well. I can't believe that the weather turned out to be the way it did, nor rain, sun and a few clouds, but I could have done with out all the humidity. And to think, at 6:30AM this morning I was sitting here trying to decide who to scream at first for pushing me to go with today for the swap. It was storming for the 4th time since 1AM this morning and the weather maps where showing a wall of rain and storms heading in. Who would have thought we would luck out the way we did. Glad you had a good time, we do have a wonderful group of gardeners that come every year to the swap and keep adding and adding to the selection of plants and seedlings every year. Marlene, I will email you if I find any more pots that Michelle could use, and you should tell her to start checking out the yard sales whenever she can. She will be amazed at the pots she can find that way and the prices are really a steal. Kathy, I checked some of the pics in the link and those flowers still didn't look like the one you gave me last year and I got seeds from. Happy planting to all of you and happy gardening. How about some pics of the plants and seedlings when they bloom and thrive in their "new homes'. Hint, Hint Kathy, "new homes". Fran

Hi Tom! I see you have a page and a wish list started. Good job. Now if I sound bossy or start to sound like an IRS agent spitting out rules--that's not what I'm trying to do. Can you do a couple things? 1. Set up your messaging. When you click on our usernames (such as canyonwind (9) above, it will take you to her page. In the top right corner is a rectangle marked "Message". You can email her directly, ask her a question, propose a seed trade, give the other person your address to send you seeds--and it's not on the public thread with the weirdos and stalkers. As long as you're setting things up go to your username and add a number behind your name. Once again using canyonwind (9) as an example. That means she lives in USDA hardiness zone 9. I live in zone 4/5. That makes it easier for us to know if the seeds we have will do well in your area. The larger the number the warmer the climate. You can google your USDA hardiness zone. Now that you know your zone...you can work on your wishlist. If you are in zone 4/5 like myself you will know that anything tropical dies in the fall. If I want tropical seeds I know I'll have to grow it indoors or plant it as an annual. What kind of Want List? There's no right or wrong. Why make a Wish List? Because it gives the rest of us information. If you have 3 kinds of marigolds on your list we might offer you another variety. If you have annuals on your list we might offer you some of those. Also include what you DON'T want. Example: No prairie grasses or daylilies, please. Now...FOTESS is a group. It stands for Friends of the Earth Simple Swaps. We swap just about every month. If you are back here at this place find 2018 January Fotess thread. Usually next month's post will be put up the end of the earlier month. We love new people...but as with everything there's a process. You can post on the thread that you're interested in this month's swap or you can click on sandlapper or sjc's username and email them through Houzz. We just don't want someone who says they will swap, but doesn't follow through so we make sure there's a back up plan so nobody's left out. Just like second grade--everybody wins. Keep asking questions! Heidi