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Secret Santa Seed Swap 2024/Sign up/Wishlists

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Hi everyone ! I am posting early this year to give everyone more time to post wishlists and get cards and seeds ready.


Please use this post to sign up by posting your wishlist. ( I will post another Secret Santa thread for thanking everyone later this month) If you belong to any garden groups please invite them to sign up, the more the merrier !


DEADLINES:

Sign up by Nov 30

I'll send the address list by Dec 1

Please send your cards out any time after getting the address list.

Guidelines:

1. Please be kind, I still work full time Monday - Friday but I will respond to any questions as soon as possible.

2. Sign up by posting your wishlist. Keep it as generic ( red slicing tomatoes) or specific (Cherokee Purple tomatoes) as you'd like. Asking for specific varieties may mean you get exactly what you want, but more general requests may be easier to fulfill.

After posting your wishlist, send me an email ( popandiris @ gmail.com ) with the following information:

Name

Address

City, State Zip Code

Screen Name

3. Once everyone signs up, I'll send out the master list of addresses on Dec 1. Check your address if it's correct. Please email me as soon as possible if its not of if you are not on the list and should be.

4. Mail out your cards anytime after receiving the address list.

5. Please be sure to use the Thank you thread to say thank you for the seeds and cards you receive.

Enjoy the swap and i hope everyone has a safe, healthy and very Merry Christmas !

Comments (35)

  • 29 days ago

    Wishing from California zone 10b:


    coleus

    asian veggies

    super hot peppers

    cherry tomatoes

    zinnias

    cosmos

    herbs

    homemade items

    surprise me


    THANK YOU for sharing!!

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  • 29 days ago

    Hello from Sen!

    IL ZONE 5B


    My wishlist is as below.


    1. Plumeria - any colors

    2. Succulents

    3. Any Jasmine - trying to grow all varieties

    4. Bittermelon

    5. Wintermelon

    6. Paw paw seeds

    7. Snake gourd

    8. Your favorite flowers

    9. Your favorite veggies

    10. Any plant related surprise.

    11. Any tropical plant seed

    12. Cacti


    Thank you and lokking forwars to sharing homegrown seeds.

    Sen

  • 26 days ago

    Wishing from Florida 10a


    *Blanket Flowers (Gaillardia)

    *Coreopsis

    *Dotted Horsemint

    *Plumeria - Orange, Intense Rainbow

    *Silkgrass (also known as Narrowleaf Golden Aster, Pityopsis graminifolia)

  • 23 days ago

    Wishing from California 9B

    Anything that would be good in a cover crop to build up my beds:

    Crimson Clover

    Oats

    Legumes

    Bush Beans

    Round squash or zucchini

    Melon

    Daicon Radishes

    Mustard or collards

    Lettuce

    Carrots

    Asian veges

    Onion sets or bunching seeds

    Your favorite quick and reliable bush tomato for hot zone. (last year 1 got nothing)

    Dianthus - colorful

    Sunflowers- pollenfree

    Lemon cucumbers

    Your favorite??

  • 23 days ago

    Wishing from California 10A


    any Sophia saakova tomato varieties

    any longkeeper tomato varieties

    any Karen Olivier tomato varieties

    cool weather tomatoes

    giant tomatoes

    asian vegetable seeds

    hot pepper seeds

    sweet pepper seeds

    Flower seeds

    old heirloom tomatoes

    herbs

  • 23 days ago

    Wishing from Oklahoma:


    purple/orange flower seeds


    red cardinal flower


    container cucumbers


    heat tolerant tomatoes


    native plants


    woodland garden plants


    Celosia, Ruby Parfait or Flamingo Feather (purple or orange)


    lenten rose


    your recommendations?

  • 23 days ago
    last modified: 18 days ago

    I love this tradition. I'm open to whatever you enjoy growing.

    Thank you Santa!

    But here is a broad list:

    Flowers:

    1 zinnias

    2 celosia

    3 Impatiens

    4 Snapdragons

    5 Begonia

    6 Gazania

    7 Geranium

    8 Pansy/ Viola

    9 Perennial Grass

    10 Wave Petunia/ Superbell/Calibrachoa

    11 Hellebores

    12 Coleus

    13 vincas

    14 ranunculus

    15 poppies - I already have peony pink poppies

    16 Nasturtium

    Your favorite annual

    Your favorite perennial

    Vegetables

    17 root crops (beets, carrots, radish, turnip)

    18 lettuce/spinach

    19 onions/shallots (only ones that store long time, no bunching)

    20 kohlrabi

    21 Cilantro/stevia/other herbs

    22 Arugula

    23 peas

    24 lima bean

    25 cabbage/broccoli/cauliflower

    Surprise me! I enjoy growing mysteries in the garden and watching what happens.

  • 20 days ago

    Hello -


    I am excited to join this Santa seed swap. never done a seed swap before. I am a 3rd year gardener and my garden is growing bigger and better every year. I have not grown any other seeds other then what you can purchase at the big box stores, so I do not have any expectation on what to expect within this seed swap. But I do know it is going to be a Magical Christmas! I am currently in Oklahoma zone 7A and below is my non specific wish list.


    1. your favorite Vegetable plant you grew in 2024

    2. your favorite Flower plant you grew in 2024

    3. any Heirloom, Exotic variety you enjoy growing

    4. Luffa seeds. I would like to try my hand on growing this next year.

    5. NO extreme Hot peppers. family can not handle the heat

    6. and i know its not seeds but would love any "plant starts" also.


    As you can see - i am really just excited to try what everyone's favorites this year.

    Hope everyone has a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

    Renea

  • 20 days ago
    last modified: 20 days ago

    renea ~ so great for you to join. Its an annual tradition for our seed swap. So many use to be involved but things have changed so welcome aboard. Since this is your first time if you have any questions that I can be of help. Please feel free to message me. Friendly reminder if you haven't done so to send the contact info to Iris.

    Welcome everyone that has signed up so far!!!

  • 20 days ago
    last modified: 17 days ago

    hi again everyone ! so glad to see several sign ups and wish lists ! feel free to post the link to your favorite online garden groups or friends , the more the merrier ! its still early so I hope that gives everyone time to to start checking out everyones' wishlists and getting cards and seeds ready to mail in December.

  • 19 days ago

    Wishing for from Louisiana zone9:


    Drying Beans (any variety)

    Runner Beans (any variety)

    Sweet Peppers, Large (any variety)

    Spice Peppers for Cooking (any variety)

    Jimmy Nardello's Peppers

    Marconi Pepper types (any variety)

    Hillbilly Potato Leaf Tomato

    Japanese Trifele Black Tomato

    Spaghetti Squash

    Tennessee Sweet Potato Squash

    Golden Ball Turnips

    Heirloom Family Seeds

    Vining vegetables with good tolerance to powdery mildew and/or squash bugs


    I have more listed under my profile "Seed Trading Wishlist" if needed.

    Happy holidays everyone!

  • 15 days ago

    I love this swap - I'm glad it's continuing.

    Seed wish list:

    Bok Choy

    Basil (multiple Varieties)

    Parsley

    Lettuces

    Spinach

    Green beans

    Carrots (smaller)

    Sweet peppers

    Melons


    Sunflowers

    Columbine

    Hollyhock

    Zinnias

    Ice Plant

    Stock

    Daylilies

    Snapdragons


    Tomatoes:

    Black varieties

    Dwarf and container varieties

    Bicolor varieties


    And anything you enjoy growing! I love surprises!

  • 14 days ago

    For those who have been doing this for a while and for the new ones participating this year. I would like to say, if you can, start now by gettting your seeds ready and put inside your envelope with some type of cushion like padding from the amazon packages for instance then when we get the list of addresses, all we have to do is write the addresses on the envelope (s). From past experience, I would wait until the list of names/addresses are ready then sure enough, December is so busy that I am rushing to package to send out. If anyone else here has suggestions, I would love to hear/read it :)

    iris ( Zone 7 Southern Maryland ) thanked bluee19
  • 13 days ago

    I'd like to join again this year. I really miss the old days when people mailed Christmas cards, so this saying, if you send just a card it would be most welcome too :)

    Wishing from Colorado Z5a


    Cleome

    Nigella

    named Zinnia

    Denver Daisy

    Pensteman

    Poppy (except Hungarian Blue and Orange Calif I have)

    Coleus

    Foxglove

    Gourds (except Birdhouse I have)

    Spiderwort

    not so common snap or dry beans

    Giant tomatoes

    Heart tomatoes

    Micro tomatoes

    Sweet Peppers


    Wishing you all a very happy holiday season!


  • 11 days ago

    Wishing from NY

    Tom Wagner tomatoes

    Bill Yoder tomatoes

    Dwarf or Micro Dwarf tomatoes

    Bacon, Lettuce, and This tomato

    Canning tomatoes

    Your favorite tomato

    Your favorite sweet pepper

    Your favorite hot pepper

    Pole Beans

    Herbs

    Summer or Winter squash

    Carrots

    Cucumbers


    Thank you and happy holidays!

  • 10 days ago

    Iris, thank you so much for organizing this again!


    1. Asian eggplant

    2. Winter squash

    3. Summer squash

    4. Hot peppers

    5. Pole beans

    6 Chinese long beans

    7. Winged bean

    8. Herbs

    9. Asparagus

    10. Cucumbers

    11. Oxheart tomatoes

    12. Edible flowers

    13. Alpine strawberries

    14. Coleus

    15. Your favorite edible

  • 9 days ago

    hi again everyone ! I am so happy to see more sign ups and love to also see some new names ! Welcome ! There is still a week left to sign up but I am working on the address list and looking at the wish lists. Now is the time to add to your wishlist if you forgot something ! I have everyone's address except PriGarden2024. Please email me your address ! I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday.

  • 9 days ago
    last modified: 3 days ago

    I was wanting to edit my list above but I can't for some reason. There is no "edit" below my post. I only wanted to add Celosia & Cucumbers.

  • 9 days ago
    last modified: 9 days ago

    Hi first year joining!


    cattails

    veggies

    dwarf anything

    sweet tomatoes

    bush beans


    thank you!

  • 9 days ago
    last modified: 8 days ago

    Hello Iris,

    This is my first time signing up for your Round Robin Christmas Swap. TY for telling me about it. This is my 2025 wish list. SE PA Grow zone 6b.

    1. Four- leaf Milkweed - Asclepias quadrifolia

    2. Red Milkweed - Asclepias rubra.

    3. Whorled milkweed - or Clasping milkweed

    4. Poke milkweed- Asclepias exaltata

    5. Zinnias- both single head or double blooms are great.

    6. Cosmos- or Cleome .... any colors are perfect

    7. Cardinal Flower

    8. VA Bluebells

    9. Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

    10. BIG tomatoes - really big ones over two pounds or more.

    11. Sweet or Spicy Peppers

    12. Herbs

    13. Any of the tomato crosses from Gary Fitzgerald.

    14. Swoon Tomato seeds by Gary Fitzgerald

    15. *Professor Plum in the Living Room with the Knife by Gary Fitzgerald.

    Thank you for looking and for anything you care to share. I'm grateful for all. Merry Christmas!

  • 9 days ago

    First time participating in this swap. I am Windyloom from Wisconsin SE of Sheboygan.

    Thank you having this swap I think it will be fun.


    Wish list

    1. Blue flowers. My favorite color is blue.

    2. Purple flowers as it looks good next to blue.

    3. Yellow flowers to compliment the purple and blue.

    4. White flowers

    5. Your best tasting tomato. I love tomatos and plant a lot of them for canning.

    6. A hardy fig tree cutting.

    7. I love all kinds if vegatables so I would love your favorite vegetable to grow.

    8. Shady ground covers for the North side of my house.

    9. Your favorite flower.

    10. A medicinal herb. I have a garden just for herbs and would love some that are unusual or rare

    11. Any fruit seed or cutting that will survive the trip.

    12. Unusual beans. (Climbing or bush)

    13. Pumpkins (All types). I grew an all black type that was twice as tall as it was wide and I can no longer find it. It was the best for eating.

    14. Climbing plants or flowers.

    15. A variagated Stephanotis cutting.


    Thank you for looking at my wish list. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays



  • 4 days ago

    I always enjoy this swap. My wishes include:

    Anemones hardy to zone 5

    Cacti

    Camellias

    Corydalises, especially blue-flowered types

    Cucumbers resistant to wilt disease

    Cyclamens, houseplant types

    Dahlias

    Delphiniums, chocolate or green types

    Fuchsias

    Gardenias

    Gentians

    Hardy Geraniums with dark-centered, double, or veined blooms

    Gerberas (if seeds are plump and were kept refrigerated)

    Hibiscuses, species types

    Hypericums

    Impatiens, species types

    Irises

    Jasmines

    Marigolds, shaggy types

    Osteospermums, whirled types

    Passionflowers

    Peonies

    Petunias, double or unusual types

    Primroses

    Rudbeckias, double or dark-centered types

    Roses

    Solanums, unusual types

    Streptocarpuses and other gesneriads

    Sunflowers with double, semi-double, or dark flowers

    Other unusual flowers, herbs, houseplants, and tropical plants

  • 3 days ago

    beef steak tomatoes

    cucumber straight eight

    cucumber pickling

    sweet bell pepper hybrid mix

    sweet mini bell pepper hybrid mix

    strawberries

    squash

    mustard greens

    turnip greens

    sweet yellow onions

    yellow onions

    red onions

    yellow watermelon

    red watermelon

    carrots

    cabbage

    red cabbage

    lettuce

    potatoes

  • 3 days ago

    First time here


    wish list for nd zone 4a


    french long lavender

    Zinderella peach zinnia

    Arizona sandstone hummingbird mint

    Italian white sunflower

    Bunny tails ornamental grass

    Night and day snapdragons

    Apricot lemonade cosmo

    Pink babys breath

    Blue eyed daisy

    Cornflower

    Cuphea

    Astilbe

    Pinks and purples phlox

    Pardon my rose bee balm

    Color flash astilbe

    Powwow wild berry echinacea

    Sweet sandia coneflower

    Any double coneflowers

    Pink lemonade coneflower

    Sassy summer taffy yarrow

    Unique peony

    bouquet flowers

    bouquet fillers

    Very fragrant flowers for zone 4a

    unique tomatoes

    vibrant color perennials

    medicinal plants

    unique perennials for zone 4a

    Kirigami ornamental oregeno

    Mckana giants aquilegia

    Dutchman’s breeches

    bloodroot plant

    Painted trillium

    Jack in the pulpit

    Jobs tears

    jacobs ladder

    Blue flag iris

    Jewelweed plant

    Bugleweed plant

    Dwarf crested iris

    Pink dandelion

    Pink honeysuckle

    Pink weigela

    Strawberry

    raspberry




  • 3 days ago

    hi everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, Today is the last day to sign up and I am just checking in and excited to see more sign ups ! Gary, are you going to post a wish list ? has everyone else posted a wishlist ? please feel free to edit yours if you would like , I do see an edit feature at the bottom of my posts so I hope everyone else does too ? Be sure to check to see if you are logged in if you are not seeing the Edit on your posts. I will posting my wish list today, better late tha never , right ? lol

  • 3 days ago

    my 2024 wish list:


    1. any zinnia

    2. any salvia

    3. any cosmos

    4.any black eyed susan

    5. any basil

    6. any dill

    7. any thyme

    8. any cucumber

    9. any tomatillo

    10. any spinach

    11. bok choy

    12. any sweet pepper

    13. any broccoli

    14. any cauliflower


    Thank you all for anything you would like to share with me. I hope you all have a wonderful and merry Christmas.


  • 3 days ago
    last modified: 3 days ago

    Hello Everyone!


    My first time joining this swap, from Missouri 6B.


    My 2024 Wish List:


    **Basil


    **Beans (dry)


    **Flowers

    - Celosia

    - Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower

    - Cosmos

    - Gaillardia / Blanket Flower

    - Gerbera Daisy

    - Gomphrena

    - Hellebore

    - Sahara Rudbeckia

    - Sea Holly

    - Tithonia / Mexican Sunflower


    **Ornamental cabbage / kale


    **Perennials for pollinators


    **Tomatoes

    - any leprechauns

    - any longkeepers

    - any Sofia Saakova


    Thank you for any & all seeds shared! Wishing everone a wonderful holiday season!

  • 2 days ago
    last modified: 2 days ago

    Happy first day of December everyone ! I have emailed the Address list to everyone. Please check to make sure your address is correct. Please let me know if its not, also let me know if you did not receive it. I will be posting a Thank you thread so we can all post our thank yous for the seeds and cards we receive. I hope you all enjoy sending cards and seeds , for me it sure makes the holidays brighter and merrier to find a sweet holiday card in the mailbox from our gardening friends :-) if you have not done so please edit your wish lists if you need to change or add something. If you are not able to edit your posts feel free to add a 2nd wishlist , Stacy was not able to edit hers to add celosia and cucumbers :-) Gary has not posted his wish list yet so I am thinking we should send him some surprise seeds :-) Let the seedy mail begin !

  • 2 days ago

    hi again everyone, There was an incorrect street number on one of the addresses so I have sent out a correction email. Please be sure to note it and email me if you did not get the address list and the 2nd email with the correction.

  • 2 days ago

    I was trying to edit my wish list but couldn’t. Just wanted to add couple more things.

    Edible flowers
    Any Gary Fitzgerald crosses
    Heart tomatoes
    Millard Murdock tomatoes
    Thank you all. I am so excited. Thank you Iris.

  • yesterday

    Iris, this is my first time doing this swap. Do I send to everyone or do I get an assigned person to send to? Thanks for the help!

  • yesterday

    Welcome Sharon to your first time doing this swap and hopefully you will continue this tradition as I have been doing for many many years. Iris emailed the list of participants and you can decide how many you would like to send. We are not assigned a person. Welcome aboard!!!



    iris ( Zone 7 Southern Maryland ) thanked bluee19
  • yesterday

    Thank you bluee for the info! 😃👍

  • yesterday

    Thank you bluee. I am also a first timer and had same question.