Soilent Green, I agree with about want lists having an updated date on it. It is very helpful to know when looking at a list. I have one on my trade page and change the date as I update my trade page for trading, which I usually don't start doing until then end of October every year. At the same time, I continue to add seeds to my list as I have them available for the upcoming year, but leave the old updated date until I am ready to trade. That doesn't stop people from emailing me for trades with a date that is 6 months or more old that states when the trade list was updated. As for wasting time pursing trades with people that are no longer trading or interested in trading, there are some members that do not like to be "cold emailed" from other members to do trades, especially with members that are new or fairly new to the seed exchange, or "cold emails" for trades from members that they have never traded with. They may still have trade lists posted that are old because they will have the same seeds available every year and they just leave the list posted and when they are ready to trade again, they post on the seed exchange about trading. I've been a GW member and trading seeds for more than 7 years now, and I, personally, don't "cold email" members for trades unless they are members that I have traded with in the past, trade with frequently every year, or a member that I trade specific seeds with every year and I let them know in advance of posting for trades and BEAP seeds on the forum, what seeds I have specific for them and what I'm looking for. As for GW deleting members have not be active in the last 2 years, that is not a good idea. GW has various forums on the site, and just because someone is not actively posting on the seed exchange forum, doesn't mean they don't post and participate in many of the other forums on GW. Some members just to private trades between certain members only and they leave a trade and want list posted for those specific members to see. Some people have their trade and want list posted and only do round robin trades, but leave that list posted for those on the round robin exchanges to see and use. And yes, there are some members that have trade and want lists still posted that have been banned by GW, have passed away and just are not on GW anymore. Expecting GW to try and figure out what members are and are not active on the seed exchange forum but are posting on other forums on the site, vs don't post at all, is really just a waste of time on their part. There are far to many members on GW and the time it would take is nothing more than a waste of time on their part. I suggest that if you have been wasting time trying to trade with people by sending "cold emails" to them, that you just work with the members that post on the seed exchange with trade offers, BEAP/SASBE offers and if you have seeds for trade on your own trade page, then post on the seed exchange yourself with the seeds you have to trade and what you are looking for. Experience has shown me that the easiest way to trade seeds is to use the seed exchange forum and the posts on the seed exchange form itself and to post myself with offers and what I'm looking for. There is always room for improvement on any site. And Welcome to the wacky world of seed trading. Fran

After posting to a ID request, I have another topic which could be coupled with another FAQ or go by itself. No one is answering my ID request. Why? Reasons may include: - No embedded picture or clickable link to picture - A link to a photo album with many images - Poor pictures - People may not know! Ways to increase the chances you will get an ID request answered: - Embed photo directly in post - If embedding a photo in post isn't possible, include link to photo in "Optional Link URL" - Don't include links in the body of the post that people have to cut-and-paste into their browser window to see - If multiple images included of different plants, number them clearly - Don't include photo album links with oodles of plants to ID. Best results are gained when including 6 or less different plant ID's into one post. - Follow the photo and detail FAQ's as much as possible - If no one as answered in a few days, post a follow-up so the post gets seen again. - And in short - make it as easy as possible for people to answer your request and be gracious! People are generously offering their time and expertise to help you. FataMorgana

The people who told me that attempting to start growing vegetables in the late spring and early summer months in Florida weren't from up north. In fact all of them who made these recommendations to me are gardeners who live in Florida and their gardening zone and climate for growing stuff is very similar to mine in both aspects. Most of them live not too far away from me as well. Based upon what you've told me there are veggies that can be grown in the summer in Florida. These are (according to you) Yellow/Summer squash, zucchini okra watermelon corn Is it possible to grow eggplant in Florida during the summer months (June, July, August, etc.) or is it just going to become so hot for them that they'll eventually die as a result?

I have quite a few daphnes, and I highly recommend odora 'Zuiko Nishiki' for your zone. Amazing fragrance & foliage that holds up well in the cold. I've found that odoras are marginal, and I had an alba that struggled in the cold & finally died that year. 'Eternal Fragrance' can smell wonderful and sometimes waft under the right conditions (warm spring evening) but it is a fantastic tough plant that can even be pruned to old wood & bounce right back. Magnolia grandifloras are evergreen & have amazing flowers. My 'St Mary' is a real beauty, both in flower & foliage. I'm pretty crazy about English roses. 'Evelyn' and 'Jude the Obscure' are a couple of the most intense perfumes. Aaaah, Fragrant...every time I see your wieseneri, I die a little inside;). Want. So. Bad.