This thread is for seed chat -- We'll use the seed swap tool to make pre-swap requests. We’ve done an increasing amount of swapping in advance of our seed and plant swap dates, and it’s a lot of fun. At the swap, I’ll have bags set up with names on them, like an elementary classroom on valentine’s day. The tool will create a list of what each person has requested from you, making it easy to drop requested packets into bags.
This is also a good place to mention that you're ordering seeds from one place or another... with shipping costs getting so high, it's really nice if you can add a packet for somebody else to your order (they'd reimburse you at the swap). If we get into a big group order, we can start a separate thread over on the group buy forum to help keep things straight. :-)
I know a couple of people may just keep lists on the side and not utilize the online tool, and some may simply bring their seeds to the swap. That’s fine! There are even a few people each year who come just to catch up with friends and “talk plants” with people whose eyes won’t glaze over in 3 minutes. It’s all good!
I'll post instructions below on finding and using the seed swap tool once I've set it up for this swap. Once you've put a variety on your list, remember you need to click the box to "activate" it for this swap. (The online tool saves the descriptions so you don't have to re-enter them for different swaps.)
The seed swap tool limits the number of requests you can make per day, especially in the first few days, and that helps "share the wealth." Have no fear, you'll have plenty of "dibs" before the swap, and there will be plenty of additional seeds on the day of the swap also!
Please respect the start date (TBA) and the way seed swap tool works. Don’t ask people to set aside seeds for you ahead of time, and don’t promise listed seeds to people before they have officially called "dibs" on a packet. You can use the “wish list” feature of the swap tool at any time to make note of seeds you’d like to put “dibs” on during trading.
Please use the tool to request seeds. The discussion makes this pre-swap-day trading fun and exciting, but making requests in multiple ways defeats the ease of using the swap tool. Use this thread to chat up what you have, ask questions, gauge the interest in a particular variety, or to say, “I just put dibs on your purple firecracker seeds, thanks so much!”
If somebody wants to offer seeds in a different way, that’s fine, but please be considerate and use the tool when requesting seeds from the online list.
Let's start talking about seeds!!
