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Sep 18, 2012 7:18 PM CST
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Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
Frugal Gardener Garden Procrastinator I helped beta test the first seed swap Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Region: Pacific Northwest
Photo Contest Winner: 2014 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Garden Ideas: Master Level Garden Sages I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database.
Hetaher is running her multi-Website seed swap again this year!

Tomatoes and peppers only. Known, named varieties only.
Send her up to 40 pkts, minimum 10 seeds per pkt and maximum of 5 pkts of any one one type.
Get back the same numbe of pkts, matched as closely as possible to your wishlist.

Seeds to be received (in Canada) no later than Nov 15, so send them by Oct 20 at the latest, from the USA. I've never had Customs or phytosanitary hassels.

Here's a link where she lists details, in Tomatoville.com and GardenWeb
If anyone has trouble reading or posting there, let me know and I'll forward your email contact info to Heather.

I've been benefitting from Heather's exchange for the last few years, and a fine time was had by all!

http://www.tomatoville.com/sho...
http://forums.gardenweb.com/fo...
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Dec 31, 2012 2:04 PM CST
Name: Angie
Mackinaw, IL (Zone 5a)
Charter ATP Member Garden Ideas: Master Level Tip Photographer I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Region: Illinois
Irises Bulbs Daylilies Lilies Herbs Clematis
Wish I'd seen this earlier! Then again, I've mostly purchased plants the past few years, so I suppose I wouldn't have had much of a selection of seed to send in. This winter I went a little crazy ordering tomato seeds, though, so I'll definitely have some to share next year!
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Jan 2, 2013 12:39 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
Frugal Gardener Garden Procrastinator I helped beta test the first seed swap Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Region: Pacific Northwest
Photo Contest Winner: 2014 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Garden Ideas: Master Level Garden Sages I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database.
Hi Angie

I saw your list on another forum, and it sounds like you are WELL stocked for next year's swap.

I tend to buy just a few (but large) commercial packets, then divide them up and rely on Heather for variety. She knew about many short-season, cold-climate varieties that I never would have known to order for myself.

A lot of websites give you five times as many seeds for twice the price and the same S&H. I can't resist that bargain, and Heather's swap means that I get hugely more variety than I could have afforded to buy one packet at a time.

Hazzards is one place to buy big packets.
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Jan 3, 2013 8:35 AM CST
Name: Caroline Scott
Calgary (Zone 4a)
Bulbs Winter Sowing Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Peonies Lilies Charter ATP Member
Region: Canadian Enjoys or suffers cold winters Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Garden Ideas: Master Level
Heather does a great job!
I did not go in her swap this year,--- because I have so many from previous swaps.
It is an excellent way to obtain seeds for a great variety of tomatoes and peppers.
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Jan 3, 2013 11:34 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
Frugal Gardener Garden Procrastinator I helped beta test the first seed swap Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Region: Pacific Northwest
Photo Contest Winner: 2014 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Garden Ideas: Master Level Garden Sages I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database.
I have to admit that two years in Heather's swap left me with more tomatoes than I'll be able to try in five years. So now I'm collecting a library of peppers.
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