I've received seeds from trades in all the methods & styles mentioned above. They all appear to be successful and allow seedaholics to choose the method that works best for them. Plastic baggies - I've found what works best for me are the smaller 2" x 3" zip-envelopes, also available at Walmart if you hit it when they're in stock, 100 @ $1.00. If I see them late in the season, I buy multiple packages. I use sticky labels, also available from Walmart, that can be printed from my computer. I include botanical name, common name, cultivar name, USDA hardiness zone, height, light & moisture requirements, bloom time & color along with any extra pertinent plant or growing information. If there's room, I'll include year harvested in brackets. Before mailing, I Google the seed name and do a little research so the information on the label is current, however I sometimes wonder if that information changes as time goes by. Mailing seeds - I use bubble mailers of different sizes but usually the smaller 5" x 7" size. Bubble mailers I receive get torn apart/cut up or reused as is if they're not too travel-damaged. For single trades I'll tape the seed envelope to a piece of recycled bubble envelope and tuck it inside a standard envelope with "PLEASE DO NOT MACHINE - SEEDS" on the front in the lower left-hand corner. After 2 years of sending seeds via mail in this way, I've not heard of anyone receiving crushed seeds. When harvesting seeds over the course of the season, I set them in paper bowls or spread them on paper platters that are placed on shelf units inside the garage to dry. This also allows any crawlies that may have taken up residence inside the seedpods to depart the premises of their own free will. Once thoroughly dry, seeds are stored in small plastic salad dressing cups with clear, snap-on lids I'm able to buy from the cafeteria where I work. They last from year to year and are re-used. Generally I try to not have seeds leftover from year to year despite evidence that they remain viable for many years. This thread is a good idea and hopefully we'll hear from plenty of folks with other ideas/methods for seed preservation and sharing.

" ... after reading a posting, and I click on the Back button, at the top left hand corner of the screen, in order to return to the Computer Help Forum ... The back button isn't working even here on gardenweb.com? If so, I don't think gardenweb causing it but I don't really know. Just out of curiosity... (1) Is the back arrow broken on all sites, or just a few certain ones? (2) What OS? XP, Vista, Seven, Eight, etc? (3) What browser/version are you using? Such as IE7, IE8, IE9, Firefox 23, etc. I'm seeing numerous results when searching, such as this one. I'm not saying it applies to you, but maybe it's worth a look? Here is a link that might be useful: back button not working

I believe I had IE, but not sure which version. Now, I am not sure WHAT one is up! Right now there are 3 searches running- there are 3 'file card tabs' at the top of the page. Two of them have a small red/green/blue/yellow flag icon, the third has the 'Gardenweb' icon- the page that I am on now. Walnut.. I did not download anything that I am aware of.. If I move my curser to the top nothing happens- there is a 'wrench' on the far right, but when I click on it, it opens a list that has 'Google Chrome' near the bottom, yet the icon on the far left of the page (this page), is the 'Yahoo' icon. I don't even have a way to open my 'favorites' now. Did IE7 have favorites/back/forward arrows, file/edit/view/tools/help in the upper left hand corner?? I am wondering if I am in 'Google Chrome' or IE9 by some chance? How do I check which browser I am set to go to auto? Tx

So I too have a new computer. I just yelled at my son. where did my tool bar go? Him - Why? Me - Because I need my undo button (which I have never used) Him - Hit ctrl and z. Me - Apparently that won't work with Windows 10 and chrome (my new computer) (Keep in mind we're yelling down the hall at each other) Him - oh for crying out loud, ( mumble, mumble, stomp stomp stomp) Me - (show him this thread and Moni's posts) Him - What?! Press this, it's all right here. (presses the 3 dots in the top R corner) Me - Where does it say undo? Him - arrggh - press ctrl and z. Me - Actually, I never use undo anyway. Him - oh gawd. Me - but how do I clear cookies and history? Him - I know you can do that. (stomp, stomp, stomp) You know what, sometimes it's just fun to irritate my adult children. And this one is staying with us right now while I baby-sit him after his laser-eye surgery last week.