I am hosting another Tomato and Pepper seed swap that will include members from a few different forums. I wanted to post this a bit early so you had time to collect seeds or place an order. Here are the guidelines we will follow for this swap.

1) Seeds must be received by me no later than October 30th, so I recommend you mail your envelope no later than October 20th.

You can send "named varieties" of tomatoes or peppers (or both). Do not include mixes or seeds labeled "granny's mystery mix" or anything like that. I cannot, in fairness, send mixed or unknown packs of seed back to people that followed the instructions and only sent in "named varieties".

2) A minimum of 10 seeds per packet. A maximum of 5 packets of the same seed. An overall maximum of 30 packets per person.

Please ensure seed packets are clearly marked with the name, and whether they are heirloom, OP, or hybrids. If you are sending pepper seeds, it would help me a great deal with sorting if you could indicate if the peppers are sweet or hot as many individuals in the last swap had clear preferences. If seeds are from a commercial source, please note that as well.

3) If you send tomato seeds, you will receive tomato seeds in return. The same idea for peppers, unless you include a note indicating you are open to receiving either in return.

4) Please include a list of what you are sending, your wish list and if there are any seeds you do
not want to receive. If you are only interested in heirloom or OP, please tell me that as well. I will try my best to accommodate your wish list, but there are no guarantees of course. The variety will be completely dependent on what is sent in. In last year's swap, we were able to fill many items on people's wish lists so please take the time to prepare one - it will be worth your while.

5) You will need to mail your seeds along with $1.18 in return postage. If you are sending 10 or less seed packets, you should be fine just mailing in a regular envelope with seeds wrapped in tissue (I am happy to provide the return envelope in this case). If you are sending more than 10 seed packets, I would recommend you send a bubble envelope and I will reuse the same bubble envelope to return your surprise seeds to you.

6) If you change your mind after registering, and no longer wish to participate, please please
Please notify me immediately so we do not delay the swap waiting for your seeds to arrive.
This will also save me a great deal of time trying to follow up and track people down.

7) I will email you privately with my mailing address once you have posted here to sign up for this swap. You must make sure that your gardenweb profile has your email address attached so I can contact you. Please check this before signing up for this swap.

Any questions. Please let me know. Let's have fun trading!!!!

Thanks……Heather

NOTE - I WILL BE ON VACTION FROM AUGUST 21ST TO AUGUST 31ST AND WILL NOT BE RESPONDING TO EMAIL DURING THAT TIME

It's been a crazy year greylady-gardener. I do hope your tomatoes cooperate and you decide to join us.

Any lurkers out there???....come on and join us....you know you want to :)

The more the merrier...more people...more variety...that's my philosophy :)

Not a stupid question at all. You are correct. If you send in 3 packs of pepper seeds, you will get three different packs of pepper seeds in return.

In fact, if you have lots of each kind, you could do even better. You could send up to 5 packs of each type of pepper seed and you would get 15 different packs of pepper seed in return. You could even mix it up and ask for some tomato seeds back if you like.

All I ask is that you do not send in more than 5 packs of any one type of tomato or pepper seed and that each pack contains a minimum of 10 seeds.

Hope this helps. I just sent you a private email as well.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

Thanks....Heather

We're up to 51 participants!!! Wow! In only a couple of days. I can't wait to see the variety that is sent in.

I'm just leaving on vacation and will be back on August 31st. If there are any questions or signups, I will respond to you when I return at the end of August.

Thanks....Heather

Ianna

We're up to 79 participants. I'm still accepting signups until the middle of October. That will allow enough time for you to mail your seeds and get them in to me by the deadline.

Thanks...Heather

I should have mentioned that earlier...sorry.

We're up to 86 participants.

I'm amazed that you have participants from so many other places participating - what an amazing variety :)

Just sent you a private message via gardenweb with more details. Please get back in touch with me if you do not get that message.

Thanks....Heather

We're up to 104 participants.

I had a couple of private e-mails asking if there was a minimum number of packets that had to be sent in.

I thought it would be worth posting a note here to confirm that there is no minimum number of packets. We do have a maximum of 30 to keep within postage limits.

The only minimum is that your seed count per seed packet must be at least 10 seeds.

Hope this helps for any lurkers that have been thinking about joining and haven't dived in yet.

We're up to 106 participants !!!!

Thanks...Heather

I'm still accepting signups until about mid October. I will post a note when signups have been closed off.

For those that have already signed up, feel free to send your seeds in early if you have them ready to go. No need to hang on to them until close to the deadline. I'm getting some in now and sorting as we go along.

For those in the US and overseas, you'll need to allow about two weeks for mailing time, so plan to mail your seeds no later than October 15th to get them here by the deadline.

Thanks....Heather

I received an email question and thought it would be worth posting a note to clarify in case anyone else is wondering the same thing.

On point #3 of the swap guidelines...where I mention you will receive tomatoes for tomatoes or peppers for peppers unless you include a note indicating you are open to receiving either in return.

What I meant by that, is that if you send in tomatoes, and i do not receive a note indicating that you want any peppers, I will assume you want all tomatoes and will only send those back in return. Visa versa, if you send in peppers and do not state an alternative preference, I will have to assume you want all peppers, and will only send those in return.

You can also send in tomato seeds and ask for pepper seeds in return, or any combination that works for you. Or send in pepper seeds and say you'd like tomato seeds in return, or any combination. I will do my best to follow your preferences.

I believe with the level of participation we have in this swap, the variety will automatically be there to allow the flexibility for getting different combinations of seeds returned to you according to your personal preferences.

I hope this helps to clarify. Later tonight I will edit the wording in the swap guidelines to make it clearer.

Thanks and please let me know if you have any questions.

.....Heather

Count me in.

Thanks,
Rob

So glad you decided to join us. I just sent you a message via gardenweb with my address and other details. Please let me know if you do not receive it.

Thanks....Heather

Just a friendly reminder...please be sure to include a note with your gw id in your envelope. This will save me a great deal of time trying to figure who's seeds are whos.

Thanks so much....Heather

We're up to 118 participants.

We're up to 124 participants. We're still accepting signups until mid October, provided you are able to send your seeds no later than October 20th if in Canada (so I receive them by the October 30th deadline).

Thanks....Heather

We're up to 126 participants. Wow!

I'm heading out of town tomorrow for a conference and won't be back at my computer until October 4th. I'll respond to any emails or signup requests on October 4th.

If I get mail before I head to the airport tomorrow morning, I'll post an update if I receive any seed envelopes. Otherwise, I'll update you when I return.

Thanks....Heather

Jerem
Sprouts_honor
Tomazo

Well it's off to my conference for a few days. I'll respond to any emails when I'm back on October 4th.

Thanks....Heather

Jaynine
Pepper_rancher
Roadkill
xaroline

Thanks....Heather

Thanks....Heather

wolfcub
thehills

Thanks...Heather

Even though we're just starting to get envelopes in (I've received envelopes from 22 out of 130 participants so far)...we've received 131 different kinds of tomatoes and 83 different kinds of peppers. That's not counting any bonus seeds that were sent in from a couple of very generous donors.

From what I've seen so far, our variety is going be even greater than last years swap.

If you've been lurking but haven't joined us yet, you still have until October 15th to sign up for this swap, provided you can mail your seeds, no later than October 20th (if you are in Canada). I must receive your seeds by October 30th.

Thanks.....Heather

Thanks... Dan

* coolbythecoast
* flytyer

We're up to 136 participants.

* Mojavebob
* Slo_garden

A very kind donor has sent in some eggplant seeds as bonuses. I realize that not everyone grows eggplant, so here's what we're going to do...

If you'd like eggplant seeds, of the varieties listed below, can you let me know your top four picks in order of preference. How many you receive will be dependant on how many respondents in the swap (including other forums).

I will be giving them out on a first come first serve basis, keeping in mind, my goal is to try to share something with everyone that's interested.

Here's the list:

•Rosa Bianca (75 DTM) - Italian Heirloom. Very Mild. Georgeous white & light purple.
•Kermit (60 DTM) - 2" round Green Thai variety. Green/white stripes.
•Pingtung (65 DTM) - Up to 12". Very productive. Heat and humidity tolerant
•Black Beauty (80 DTM) - nearly 100 years old and still hard to beat. Large dark purple/black.
•Prosperosa (73DTM) - Italian Heirloom. Mild, productive, medium size. Dark purple/white cap.
•Slim Jim (60 DTM) - Long, Thin. Harvest at 5". Italian, very early and prolific.
•Fengyuan Purple (65 DTM) - Slendeer to 12". Thin skin.
•Florida High Bush (85 DTM) - large to 10". Tall plants keeps fruit off the ground.

Thanks...Heather

P.S. Either send me a private message or post here if interested. It doesn't matter either way.

I tried to resist, but that didn't do too well. Please sign me up as well.

Glad you decided to join in. I just sent you an email with further details.

We're up to 139 participants. I will be cutting off signups first thing in the morning on October 15th.

The last day for indicating your wish for eggplant seeds will also be October 14th. I will be divying them up into the envelopes immediately after the 14TH.

Here is my top 4 picks of eggplant seeds (in order of preference),
Prosperosa
Slim Jim
Pingtung
Black Beauty

Count me in too! If there are any left, could I also have some of the eggplant seeds - pingtung, slim jim and fengyuan purple.

It was not a great year here either for tomatoes and peppers...

Marie

I just sent you a message via gardenweb with further details.

Thanks...Heather

* Dirtdaddy
* John11840
* Queenofthemountain

Thanks....Heather

A participant has generously donated some extra commercial corn seed to the participants of this swap.

•Johnny's Seeds: Brand 272A treated F1, Hyprid corn, bicolor, super sweet, xtra tender, 74 days.

We'll have enough for about 10 people, so please let me know as soon as possible if you are interested. First come, first serve. Please note, I will also be posting this offer in the other participating forums.

Thanks.....Heather

* austinhanasmom
* gilar
* golbar
* pollace
* shay

Golbar, can you please get in touch with me. You no longer have you email attached to your gardenweb profile, so I cannot contact you.

Thanks...Heather

wiredwiz
genoprizebull

* crazy_about_life
* gjfarm

* antoon
* florida_country_boy
* greensingh
* josh09
* kr222
* organic_dan
* rick_in_va

I have received one more envelope, but do not know which member it belongs to. I sent a note to the email address that was inside the envelope.

Thanks...Heather

* dirtdiggin
* grymntl
* happygardener23
* ianna
* randar08

* debrak92
* dothedew

* debrak92
* dothedew

* sandysgardens
* tolledot

For those that are still planning to send me a wish list, could I ask you to get it into me as quickly as possible.

Or, if you don't have a wish list, but keep a "have" list, feel free to send that to me so I know what you've already got in your stash. If it's easier for you to send me the information by email attachment, my email address is located in the original "welcome" message I sent you. Or send me a private message if you want my email address.

Thanks....Heather

My wish list is my trade list. Thanks.

* jjgardener_z5a
* mayeeta

I also received another envelope that I do not know who they belong to as the note inside did not include member id. I've contacted everyone who I know has the first name "Marie", but there are several "Marie's" in this swap, so I'm hoping to solve that mystery shortly. I match envelopes by id, so I know who we've received seeds from and who we're waiting for. For the most part, people only correspond with member ids, so these mystery envelopes are always fun puzzles to solve.

* cziga
* gladgourd
* litho
* mfeliton
* upick

I also received 2 mystery envelopes. If these descriptions sound like you, please contact me.

Mystery #1 - if your initials are G.S. and you live in Burbank California

Mystery #2 - no name, address or anything on the envelope. No note of any kind inside the envelope. Mailed from somewhere overseas on Oct 16th. These words were written on postage label "Leuven Centrum". There are several folks oveseas participating in this swap. I haven't got a clue. If this sounds like you, you'll need to contact me and list the seeds you sent me.

* newine
* phpete
* rds040800
* vegeplanter
* zone10garden

The mystery owners of yesterday's envelopes have been identified. Thanks to those individuals for getting in touch with me so quickly.

* gladgourd
* ianna
* phpete

I'd appreciate if you could let me know when the envelopes arrive. Thanks....Heather

* cybermeowz
* eb3604
* filaluvr
* gardener1908
* goinbaroke
* mystlw
* pepper_fueled
* rdback
* tantaw0

For many of you, I have sent a few follow up emails and do not know if you are not getting them. A couple of you I cannot connect with as your email is not longer accessible on gardenweb. If I do not hear from you by Friday, and have not received your seeds by Friday, I will have to assume you have backed out of the swap and we will not wait for your seeds to arrive. If your seeds show up after that without any communication, there won't be any seeds left to swap....so an update would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks....Heather

* eb3604

You may recall that a participant kindly donated some corn seeds to give to anyone interested. I just received the package in the mail and I still have some available for sharing. Here's the desciption on the package:

* Johnny's Seeds - Brand 272A Treated F1 Hybrid Corn.
Bi-color,supersweet, extra tender. 74 days.

Please let me know asap if you'd like me to stuff some corn in your envie :)

Thanks....Heather

* indoorgardener
* jmj1459
* rdback

* eb3604
* indoorgardener
* jmj1459

Thanks....Heather

* beetlejuicevoyager
* plsell
* skyblue52

We're still waiting on seven envelopes to arrive from people that have confirmed they have been mailed. I'm going to reach out to those folks later today to see if they can send me a list of what they sent as well as their wish list. I would expect to receive those envelopes sometime next week.

I may have to hold back some of your envelopes if we're waiting on seeds that are on your wish lists.

Also, as a heads up, I am likely going to have to swap a bunch of envelopes and send some of the seeds back in a different bubble envelope. Some of the envelopes sent in were much larger than the maximum size quoted in the guidelines and a few are a wee bit too small to get all the seeds in and still meet the thickness limits for lettermail. I hope you didn't have your heart set on seeing that original envelope again :)

Thanks Heather

* beetlejuicevoyager
* gjfarm
* jerem
* plsell

Thanks...Heather

* crazyaboutlife
* cziga
* mojavebob
* sweetmarie
* thehills
* tomatobob_va7

Thanks....Heather

* dirtdaddy
* mayeeta
* pollace
* rick_in_va

Thanks....Heather

* kr222
* tolledot

Thanks....Heather

* flytyer
* locteach
* lovetogarden2008
* xaroline

Thanks...Heather

I got my package and thank you for organizing this, and thank you everyone else for sharing your wonderful seeds.

Ianna

Caroline

* coolbythecoast
* gilar

Thanks....Heather

* grymntl
* mfeliton
* queenofthemountain
* sambo725

Thanks....Heather

* debrak92
* greensingh
* jjgardener_z5a
* john11840
* shay
* upick
* wiredwiz

Thanks....Heather

* antoon
* newine
* sharont
* slo_garden
* vegeplanter

Thanks...Heather

Thank you so much for organizing such an event. I hope that next summer is more pleasant to gardeners than this last summer, it rained all July except for one day!!! and everybody knows that in Canada there are 2 seasons: winter and the month of July..

Thanks also to all those who participated in this exchange. It should be fun to have pictures of all your peppers in full growth next year. I would love to see that!

* onetakemovie
* pepperrancher
* roadkill
* tomazo
* wolfcub

Thanks....Heather

* bdgardener
* dothedew
* happygardener23
* randar08
* sandpebbles
* skyblue52
* zone10garden

I do not know if the post office works on November 11th, but they were brought to the mailbox just in case.

Thanks....Heather

* austinhanasmom
* genoprizebull
* poisondartfrog

Thanks....Heather

* golbar
* litho

Thanks....Heather

* dirtdiggin
* jaynine
* rds040800
* sandysgardens
* sprouts_honor

Thanks....Heather

* josh09
* rdback
* roper2008
* sagg30

The envelopes went in the mailbox Sunday, but will be picked up by the postal truck Monday November 16th.

That's the last of the envelopes for gardenweb members.

Thanks everyone for your participation and for making this swap fun for everyone involved.

A big thank you to those individuals that sent in extra seeds to be given to you as bonuses. Isn't it great to open an envelope and get a little surprise you weren't expecting?

I'm off to Toronto on business next week and will not be responding to personal email while I'm away. For those that have not yet received your envelope, please remember, it will normally take a couple of weeks for mail from Canada. All mailing dates for envelopes have been posted in this forum. Please check here for your mailing date instead of emailing me directly for that information.

Thanks so much and I look forward to doing this again next year.

......Heather

Your envelope was mailed back to you in the November 12th batch.

Sorry for the oversight. I see now, I didn't write your name on that posting, but I updated my spreadsheet to indicate that was the date yours were mailed. You should get your seeds next week sometime.

Thanks....Heather

I decided to cut and paste my spreadsheet records to make it easier for you to identify when your envelope was mailed back to you:

antoon Nov 9 2009
austinhanasmom Nov 12 2009
bdgardener Nov 11 2009
beetlejuicevoyager Oct 31 2009
coolbythecoast Nov 6 2009
crazy_about_life Nov 1 2009
cziga Nov 1 2009
debrak92 Nov 8 2009
dirtdaddy Nov 2 2009
dirtdiggin Nov 14 2009
dothedew Nov 11 2009
eb3604 Oct 30 2009
florida_country_boy Nov 8 2009
flytyer Nov 4 2009
genoprizebull Nov 12 2009
gilar Nov 6 2009
gjfarm oct 31 2009
gladgourd oct 28 2009
golbar Nov 13 2009
greensingh Nov 8 2009
grymntl Nov 7 2009
happygardener23 Nov 11 2009
ianna oct 28 2009
indoorgardener oct 30 2009
jaynine Nov 14 2009
jerem oct 31 2009
jjgarden_z5a Nov 8 2009
jmj1459 oct 30 2009
john11840 Nov 8 2009
josh09 Nov 15 2009
kr222 Nov 3 2009
litho Nov 13 2009
locteach Nov 4 2009
lovetogarden2008 Nov 4 2009
mayeeta Nov 2 2009
mfeliton Nov 7 2009
mojavebob Nov 1 2009
newine Nov 9 2009
onetakemovie Nov 10 2009
organicdan Nov 12 2009
pepper_rancher Nov 10 2009
phpete oct 28 2009
plsell Oct 31 2009
poisondartfrog Nov 12 2009
pollace Nov 2 2009
queenofthemountain Nov 7 2009
randar08 Nov 11 2009
rdback Nov 15 2009
rds040800 Nov 14 2009
rick in va Nov 2 2009
roadkill Nov 10 2009
roper2008 Nov 15 2009
Sagg30 Nov 15 2009
sambo725 Nov 6 2009
sandpebbles Nov 11 2009
sandysgardens Nov 14 2009
sharont Nov 9 2009
shay Nov 8 2009
skyblue52 Nov 11 2009
slo_garden Nov 9 2009
sprouts_honor Nov 14 2009
sweet_marie Nov 1 2009
thehills Nov 1 2009
tolledot Nov 3 2009
tomatobob_va7 Nov 1 2009
tomazo Nov 10 2009
upick Nov 8 2009
vegeplanter Nov 9 2009
wiredwiz Nov 8 2009
wolfcub Nov 10 2009
xaroline Nov 4 2009
zone10garden Nov 11 2009

Thanks....Heather

Will sit in front of the mailbox this week. Thanks.

Thanks Heather and participants.

Would appreciate if you could let me know when your seeds arrive.

Thanks....Heather