Hi again, oh my ! so very sorry !!!! didn't mean to stir up a can of worms . Being new to ATP I only asked as I have participated in a number of cross border swaps over the years with nary a problem .
When I first started seed swapping I inquired at the post office as to whether a phyto was necessary and was told only if it was a commercial sale of seeds. I do have to use phytos when I ship my daylilies to the US or elsewhere though ( it really isnt a big deal to get one ) .
I always use the customs form that they put on the envelopes of the seeds and to date have never had a problem declaring that there are seeds inside the envelope . I declare that there is no value which is true as I am not selling them . Now I cant say whether the seeds are irradiated in the postal systems ( which is always a possibility ) but as far as I know the seeds all got to where they were going with little or no interference and grew for the people that got them .
Anyway hope all who are trading get great plants from the seeds .....that's what it is all about after all.
