I didn't participate in this swap either, mostly because of the timing. For me, the timing of the beta swap was just about right -- the swap started in mid November, and the seeds were sent out to participants in mid December. There is just no way I can do a seed swap during the busiest time of the veggie gardening season -- a fact I had to remind myself of more than once! But, i also understand that people in different regions need to get their seeds at different times... maybe we need swaps oriented for "northerners" and "southerners" ?