Oh good, Julie -- and you've got some good loot! So, how do people clean these seeds? What kind of equipment do you all have? Right now I am using 2 collanders and 2 strainers with different sized screens. To say my seed is chaffy is an understatement, but on a lot of them, I can't figure out what the seed even is (Filipendula for example). Others, like ageratum, I thought you were supposed to crumble the seed heads, but that would naturally include the browned petals. The heuchera is the same way, but in that case it's the short little stems of each individual flower that fall through the screens. On Victoria Salvia, I have to individually roll each seed pod between my fingers to get what appears to be a single seed out, and I have 1000s. On marigolds, not all the seeds are heavy and black -- some are light gray or white. I have 10,000s of those -- no way I am going to fish out the light gray ones and blowing on the plate was a disaster of the 1st magnitude, but thank goodness I did it outside! I can NOT be doing this right! It's hours and hours and hours just to clean & that's not including the packing & labeling. I heard some people are making their seed packs from scratch -- now how in the heck do you have time for that? All-in-all I would say I might get a bad reputation from my dirty seed. Lime P.S. Would a salad spinner do any good for anyof these seeds? I think I need to mechanize! LOL!

I learned something new this week. It's amazing how many 25 seed packets you can get out of a double handful of larkspur seed. So I have lots and lots of larkspur packets, and about three garlic chives packets [g]. Anyway, will be mailing either Saturday or Monday. I can't wait to see what I get back. I also exchange quilt fabric through the mail on occasion, and I have a feeling this is going to be as much fun as a squishie envelope.

Unfortunately, I did not receive an email from Stacie or Bulldinkie so I had to assume that they changed their mind about participating this time around. Here is the final list of participants. Spacific (Ann) Karen (Riverrat) Bizzo Jessica Teresa Beachlily Sooz Loves2cook4six Katiec Ritaotay Deanna Lisa in Germany Lars Katefisher Gellchom Maria Coconut Colleen Ann You should all have received an email with the name of your swap partner. Ann

I've got mine all together. DH forgot to bring a box home tonight so it won't go out until Thursday. With all that was going on here, I just couldn't get it all together before last weekend and a little 'assistance'!