Are you especially excited about one of the seeds you're offering and want to talk it up?

Are you offering a seed that's on someone's desired seeds list and want to point it out?

Post here! Put a spotlight on the seeds you're excited about. Tell us why they're awesome! Going through the listings is fun, but it's extra fun to be your seeds' wingman or be swayed by another trader's passionate exhortation.

I'll go first: I'm offering a packet of the 'Moskvich' tomato again this year.

This is the BEST TOMATO I've ever grown, and I've made a point to grow as many different kinds as possible.

It's low acid, medium sized, and has a thin skin. Perfect for a tomato sandwich.

And every year, it grows so quickly and so strong that the other tomatoes I planted on the same very day look pitiful.

I'm starting to consider not trying out any new tomatoes anymore (lol we all know how likely that's gonna be)! It's just the best tomato ever.

Plus it's really quick to ripeness and continues producing right up till frost.

I get it from Deep Harvest Seeds. The germination rate is fantastic. The first packet I got was in 2018 I think, and I used that same packet from that year through 2021. Never had a bad seed. Love that seed company!

Sold! Great idea, Joolie, thank's for posting this thread.

Right off the bat, I grew some pretty good tomatoes this year. But like you, I like trying new ones all the time... one first time outstanding tomato is Crovarese, an Italian grape tomato. The fruit are huge for a grape tomato and plentiful. This one continued producing all through August when our temps went into triple digits. If you like slow roasted tomatoes, this is a perfect selection. The fruit were nearly as big as the Italian plum tomato, I grew this year, an heirloom called Principe Borghese. And I preferred Crovarese (thin skinned) over Principe Borghese (thick skinned).

And a BIG shout out to the little Otome watermelon! Seeds from you, Joolie, in last year's swap. Love this little watermelon. Small , sweet, juicy melons grew great on a "trellis" all summer. As a matter of fact, there are still two melons hanging out there right now.

I love this idea!

I guess I'll be sticking with the tomato theme, but you guys have to try my "orange mexico midget" seeds! This is a super fun tomato!
The tomatoes are very small (dime sized) but FULL of sweetness and flavor! The plants produce extraordinary numbers of these tomatoes allllll season long! Due to their small size they are the first to ripen to give you that first fresh from the garden tomato. They are perfect for kids, fresh eating, and a great addition to salads, pasta dishes, etc! You won't be disappointed in this fun tomato variety!

I got these seeds a few years back from this swap (I can't quite remember from who?) but I keep saving them to grow each year!

I'm offering Jochalos MICRO tomato seeds. They have normal cherry sized tomatoes (yellow) on tiny 2-4 inch plants. They can be grown in a 4 inch pot on a sunny window sill or under grow lights for fresh tomatoes all winter. To my surprise, only one person has wishlisted them. I can bag up and list more seeds if there's more interest.

wildflowers said:
And a BIG shout out to the little Otome watermelon! Seeds from you, Joolie, in last year's swap. Love this little watermelon. Small , sweet, juicy melons grew great on a "trellis" all summer.

That was going to be my second seedvertisement! I put a bunch of self collected (2022) Otome seeds into the swap this year. I LOVE that watermelon so much. It has a thin rind, is so sweet (I ate even the white, haha) and was the most productive (and from the trellis, just like yours!). And productive IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST! That's a tough room for melons. 😆

DraDiana said:...tiny 2-4 inch plants.

Holy moly, I'M SOLD!!

I fell in love with the buttery yellow of Jerusalem sage this year

Love it, Jlee! What do you have it listed as?

They are a fav here too. Sage is an annul in this zone. The bees just adore them so do the deer. I like to dry them for floral arrangements. I grew them from seed from burpee.
If you have any seeds let me know. Thanks..Bea…

Sometimes I like to spotlight other people's seeds as I go through the listings because I know the seed and I love the plant so much...

But today I've come across a seed I didn't know about and had to go look it up and LISTEN TO THIS:

"The malodorous flowers give way to large, flattened fruits. Highly sought-after by collectors of the nightshades, this is one of the darkest–beguiling, stinky, potentially toxic and without recorded ethnobotanical use."

That's from a site SELLING the seed! I am instantly ABSOLUTELY FASCINATED by it!

It's jaborosa sativa, and it's being offered by @AudreyDee. I'm completely enamored.

Listed as Jeruselem sage:)

wildflowers said: Love it, Jlee! What do you have it listed as?

Hi all! What a great idea to promote our offerings Julie Joolie!

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

I have enough cardinal flower seeds for everyone who hasn't tried growing them yet to give them a try. They are very easy to grow. In order to baby them along I sprinkle the seeds in a little grreenhouse (costco fancy nuts container with holes in the top and bottom). They emerge super crowded but then don't mind being pulled apart and replanted whenever you're ready. If you have a wet spot in your garden that's a perfect place to put them. But they also tolerate all kinds of other conditions.

Native. Hummingbird magnet. Red. Red. Red. So red!

I love them so much! And I predict you will, too.

I had those wishlisted already, Cori !!

I decided to put my first two seed harvests from my African pink trumpet ginger (siphonochilus kirkii) into the trade after talking to an expert (confirmed that the little sprout-like tail was in fact an aril, not a sprout).

So, this plant is one of my favorite indoor plants so far, both for the quickly growing foliage and for the flowers and their beautiful, delicate scent (like violets and citrus).

The seeds germinate really slowly (~3 months) but it's possible that if you snip off the aril with nail clippers or a cuticle nipper they may germinate more quickly. I'm experimenting with that now! Obviously I won't be able to report back for quite some time, though.

The mother plant of these seeds has been treated with imidacloprid, so even if you live in a tropical zone, please keep this plant inside while it's flowering for at least the first year. (After about a year of growth, the imidacloprid should in theory not be a danger to bees anymore.)

One of the things I like about this plant is that it is so forgiving when it comes to me getting frustrated and cutting it 100% back. I go through periods where I can't really take care of my plants as much as they need, so if pests get in the house during that time, I can't treat them and I end up just cutting the plant completely back. I've done that to this poor plant at LEAST 3 times. It just pops right back up, thanks to its strong rhizome!

Here's a link with instructions for growing the seeds: https://www.strangewonderfulth...

And here's some photos of the plant!

Joolie,
I read that the seeds need 3 months of dormancy before they will sprout. Sounds like the 3 month thing is normal for them.
Are the rhizomes edible?

I believe the 3+ish month germination is normal for them, though I'm not yet sure if snipping the arils reduces it or not. That's the only part of it I'm not sure about. Yet!

I don't know if the rhizomes are edible, since I've only heard of them being used for perfume. They're very fragrant, but not in a way that makes me think I'd ever like to eat it.

Jlee160 said: I fell in love with the buttery yellow of Jerusalem sage this year

Oooh. Loving that

Jlee160 said: Listed as Jeruselem sage:)

Did you checkmark it? Asking because I still can't find it...

Okay this is going to be a weird seedvertisement, but:

PLEASE RESCUE ME FROM ALLIUMS AND CELERY! 😂

It turns out alliums and celery cause me anaphylaxis, so I've rooted out all my allium and celery seeds and quickly stuffed them into bags and made general estimates about types and amounts. There's one set of full commercial packets, but the majority are previously traded, and I had to limit handling of the packets so I didn't record everything really thoroughly, I just really quickly stuffed them into new bags. Even with that caution, my lips are numb, lol (yes I took medication, I'll be fine).

So, I want to say: I'm sorry for not enough info, but you all are these seeds last hope, because otherwise they go in the garbage and I can't bring myself to do that 😭

Especially *not the pink celery* 😭

So, rescue me from these seeds! Give them a good home, pretty please. I hate to part with them, but no way can I touch them any more than I just did!