Jolana, welcome! One of my favorite ways to get acorns is by adding pictures to the database! One super easy way to do this is if you attend any plant shows or sales, or visit any botanical gardens, to take pictures! Plant shows are super fun and they (almost always) label the plants correctly so I'll take a picture of the plant, and then a picture of the name tag so when I get home I know what's what! I did this recently at Selby Botanical Gardens down in Sarasota. I was afraid when I got busted taking a tag out of a bromeliad for a picture (there are big "no touching" signs in the greenhouse) but the volunteer just said that was a really good idea! Whew! It's easy to take pictures of literally hundreds of kinds of plants at places like that so the acorns add up real fast. I also like botanical gardens since they often grow rare plants that we don't have pictures of in the database. And posting the first picture of a plant gets you two acorns! Plus, you've helped build the database which in turn helps the other users.
Also, adding comments to plants you grow is another easy way. People want to know if you had a good or bad experience with your plants. This is especially helpful to people who live in your region. I can tell you, as a Floridian, we all know the meaning of "full sun" is different here and some plants that do fine even slightly north of us will wither and die here. Other Texans will want to see what you have to say about growing the plant in your particular climate. So your opinion counts a lot and is certainly worth the acorns you will receive!
to the site and hope to see you around the forums!
