Hello everyone, I hope someone could provide me some information. 1. Please let me know if all the grafted Adeniums that you have purchased from Rinoa produced the same type of color and shape that were advertised for these plants. 2. How long did they take to flower after you received grafted plants? 3. Anyone had experience with growing from seeds purchased from Mr Ko or Ms Rinoa, please inform seeds from which supplier have a better chance to grow into what are on the pictures. I still love pink flowers but I think if 90% of them would turn pink, then it would be too much. 4. Can anyone comment if the adeniums which turn pink, is it the same kind of pinkish flower, or there is a variety in different form and shade of pink? 5. Was it ok to import grafted plants to the USA? Thank you. Sunny

Anyone who has packed up your seeds and still feels like swapping, there are 3 swaps open to participants on ATP using the new system that tracks everything for you, including providing a printable check off sheet for each player when you go to package your seeds. Horntoad has a Hibiscus and Wildflower Swap, DogsandDaylilies has a sort of catch-all swap called the All Seeds Swap, and I'm hosting the Not Off the Seed Rack Swap (not as exclusive as it sounds) There are a lot of veteran Piggy and WLOMWL traders, as well as others involved. http://allthingsplants.com/apps/swap/view/4/

We have 36 seed traders signed up for this swap and there is plenty of time to join and sign up before trading opens on January 1. If you have any questions about how to join, what kind of seeds have made it to the swap list so far, or anything else to do with the swap, send me a message and I'll get back to you. The more the seedier! Alana

After years of using commercial seeds, I considered 50-70% germination to be highly successful...and like most gardeners, blamed myself for the failure rate...until I started saving seed from my own stock plants. In one season, my success rates increased dramatically which I ascribe to fresh seed (and I am not just referring to easy annuals either). Buying seed from a commercial source is my last resort, after saving or swapping my own...in fact, if I want seeds I do not already grow, I will buy the plant in order to increase my stock from seeds or cuttings, rather than risking a long wait for an uncertain outcome. Some companies are much worse thasn others...but it is common practice, across the industry, to remix older seeds with new stock...so you may end up with very old seeds indeed. Also, I have a long list of seeds which absolutely must be sown while fresh as viability drops almost to the point of uselessness, after any amount of time. Apiaceae and nearly all the ranunculaceae family, for example