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HAVE: Rainbow Seed Exchange/ Round Robin

Posted by trillium15 z5a Ontario (My Page) on
Sat, Jul 25, 09 at 10:09

I thought this might be a fun Round Robin/Exchange to do for the end of the summer but wanted to post it now so people can think about it and collect seeds as their flowers finish, etc. and some people only like White Gardens, or don't want anything red, etc.

After just coming off a Round Robin I organized a few months ago where the pkg kept getting delayed and lost, I decided it's best to have everyone send me their seeds, I'll sort and organize and ship them back. Less chance for people to forget to mail them and have others down the line waiting.

So here's how it works. There will be 7 Round Robins/Exchanges to participate in. Sign up for any one you wish to join or join all of them, it's up to you.

White RR (Round Robin)
Yellow RR
Pink RR
Orange RR
Red RR
Purple RR
Burgundy/Black RR

Each participant in each group will send me 5 pkgs of seeds for their color group and in return they will get 5 pkgs back in the SAME color group. Include a wish list so that if there's something out there particular you want, I'll try to fill your list for you.

Feel free to sign up for all 7 groups if you want to exchange 35 pkgs for 35 new pkgs.

If you sign up for more than one group, you can ship them all in one pkg to me but please segregate the seeds by group or at least mark on the pkg what color group the seeds go to. I'm not familiar with all the plants and their names/colors so it's easier this way than for me to look up each plant and see what color it is, what group it should belong to, etc.

We need a minimum of 3 participants in each color group, so that there's a variety for those joining, but it's not limited to a maximum. The more people that join a group, the higher the chances of getting something on your wish list.

Each pkg of seeds should be a minimum of a tsp of seeds or can be a full commercial pkg. This is a mix of Annuals and Perennials, but no herbs or veggies. Please indicate color, name, latin name (if possible) and any other info you have on it, ie if it's fragrant, hummingbird attractant, sun/part shade, etc.

Post your interest to join on this thread and then send me a direct email, letting me know what group you're joining. Only gardenweb members can join, so i'll need to see your post on this thread if you want to join.

If at the end of the season, you realize you have enough to join another color group,that's not a problem, just let me know via email.

Cut off for participating will be Sept 15th and seeds must be mailed out to me by Sept 30th so that I can have them sorted and organized and back in the mail by Oct 7th for those that wish to fall sow or winter sow.

I'll post updates throughout so people know how many participants there are in their group. Don't forget to include your wish list with your seeds so I can keep those aside for you, if they come in.

Should be a fun 7 exchanges and great for those that have color themed gardens!

enjoy the summer and I look forward to collecting seeds myself for this!


Follow-Up Postings:

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RE: HAVE: Rainbow Seed Exchange/ Round Robin

Great idea! I would like to particiapte in the pink, purple and burgandy. Can we send 5 trades of the same seed, if we don't have 5 different flowers of that colour?


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RE: HAVE: Rainbow Seed Exchange/ Round Robin

Hi Sheryl. You can send 5 trades of the same seed, but if everyone does that, and everyone sends 5 pink foxglove, there is a chance that you will get back some of the same that you sent. The more variety there is the better. But you can still participate if you only have one or two of a plant in that color, ie, burgundy gallardia or burgundy hollyhock.


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Rainbow Seed Exchange/ Round Robin

Perhaps a number of seeds per package would be better than a tsp, say 30 seeds per package? Some of mine are very tiny so a tsp would be extremely overdone, and some, like canna seeds (which I don't have but would love to get) are very large. What so you think about approx 25-30 seeds per package? More?

And thank you very much for your time and effort in overseeing this!


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RE: HAVE: Rainbow Seed Exchange/ Round Robin

sheryl, that sounds quite reasonable...


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RE: HAVE: Rainbow Seed Exchange/ Round Robin

  • Posted by bev_w 6a Vienna ON (My Page) on
    Wed, Aug 12, 09 at 21:19

This is a really nice idea. Count me in. So far I figure I'll have contributions to the following swaps:
- white
- purple
- pink
- orange

Also, will there be a blue RR? I've got a nice selection of blue stuff.

Bev


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RE: HAVE: Rainbow Seed Exchange/ Round Robin

I am hoping to join in and had collected a nice contribution to the burgundy, but set the seeds down before coming in, to go and do something else and forgot them....it then rained furiously and when I went to check on them them later, they were blown completely away. lesson learned I hope!! It will be interesting to see where they all landed.
Anyway, still looking around to see if I have enough to make up a nice package to join with.
gg


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RE: HAVE: Rainbow Seed Exchange/ Round Robin

Bev - I thought of doing one, but there are so few true blue flowers with the exception of gentians and morning glories, everything else, even blue plumbago is more in the purple family and I was afraid we'd all end up with someone else's morning glory seeds, so I'm skipping that color for this year.

gg - hopefully you can still find something in the garden. Depending on your zone,you mind get another round of blooms you can collect from if you deadhead now.


 
 

 

 


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