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NEW: Melon and Cucumber Swap

opie12
15 years ago

Cantaloupe, Honey Dew, Watermelon and so many more melons that make our summer gardens so sweet and are so delicious at picnics, BBQs, and just anytime snacking!

Cucumbers added to fresh summer salads, made into tasty pickles, or just eaten plain.

This is a swap to celebrate and trade the wonderful melons and cucumbers.

The Rules:

Melon and Cucumber seeds only

Please properly pack and clearly label all seeds

No person may send more than 50 total packs

No more than 3 copies of a certain seed

Packets must contain at least 10 seeds

There is no minimum number of packs, so even if you only have 5 packs you can send, you are welcomed :-)

No side trades

Bonuses are fine, but please mark them as such (Bonuses may be any veggie variety and DO NOT have to be melons or cukes). Bonuses DO NOT count against your 50 pack total, so you may send 50 packs of melon/cuke plus bonus packs.

You will receive at least the number of packs of melon/cukes that you send in, possibly more and possibly other veggies as bonus seeds

Include an address label and return postage (at least as much as it took for you to send the mailer, possibly more for extra seeds)

Please send all seeds in a bubble mailer

Include a list of all seeds you are sending, as well as your name, address, and GW name

If you have certain seeds you would like back, please include a wish list and I will do my best depending upon what is sent in

All mailers are due to my house by March 6 and will leave no later than March 16

Sign up will remain open as long as you have time to get the seeds to me by March 6. Post on this thread and I will e-mail info and my addy to you

Those who have already expressed interest:

andreaz6wv/Andrea

plsell/Pat

grolikecrazy/Chris

appaloosa909/Andrea

dirtdiggin

Please confirm on this thread that you will participate. Also, a few locals with a good selection will be participating in this one (Lisa, Lori, Wendy)

Let's have a wonderful swap!

Melissa

Comments (105)

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Hey Nancy! So glad you decided to join! To all other lurkers: there's still time :-)

    Sign up list:
    kamiljablo/Kamil
    grolikecrazy/Chris
    andreaz6wv/Andrea
    plsell/Pat
    debi/Debi
    appaloosa909/Andrea
    thehills2
    genoprizebull
    highalttransplant/Bonnie
    comary
    jackbenny
    karendee/Karen
    plantman50
    patti1957/Patti
    greenthumbgrow/Tammy
    sassybutterfly_2008/Wendy
    nettles79
    luvgardening2/Nancy

  • greenthumbgrow
    15 years ago

    Mailed my seeds today.

    :-)

    Tammy / Greenthumbgrow.

  • greenthumbgrow
    15 years ago

    Oh I did a boo boo. I got to the po and had forgotten to put the return label in the card.

    I noticed when I was adding the stamps. (I sent extra stamps just in case- if there not used you can just send them back - I just wanted to make sure I send enough. rather send to many than too little. :-)

    Anyway. I added the return address on a piece of paper from the po but it is not sticky I hope you don't mind taping it on. Sorry about that.

    Thanks,
    Tammy

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    No problem Tammy :-)

    No mailers today. Will keep you posted.

  • highalttransplant
    15 years ago

    Hi Melissa!

    Just finished packaging up my seeds. They will go out this afternoon.

    Bonnie

  • sassybutterfly_2008
    15 years ago

    Workin' on my pkg tomorrow ! :)

    Hi everyone!!

    ~Wendy / sassyb

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    I'm really looking forward to getting y'all packages together. We have some great stuff in already :-)

    No mailers today, but from the looks of it the received list will get longer real soon :-)

    Oh, I want y'all to know that I do hope to have the mailers back out before 3/16, but I just wanted to make sure I gave myself plenty of time, but want you to know that I will work really hard to get them back to you sooner :-)

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Received the mailer from jackbenny today :-) There are now 5 mailers in :-)

    Mailers Received from:
    1. karendee/Karen
    2. genoprizebull
    3. plantman50
    4. comary
    5. jackbenny

  • sjkentucky
    15 years ago

    greetings all! I would love to sign up for this if there is still room?

    - best
    sj

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Welcome sj! There is plenty of room :-)

    Sign up list:

    kamiljablo/Kamil
    grolikecrazy/Chris
    andreaz6wv/Andrea
    plsell/Pat
    debi/Debi
    appaloosa909/Andrea
    thehills2
    genoprizebull
    highalttransplant/Bonnie
    comary
    jackbenny
    karendee/Karen
    plantman50
    patti1957/Patti
    greenthumbgrow/Tammy
    sassybutterfly_2008/Wendy
    nettles79
    luvgardening2/Nancy
    sjkentucky

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    sj,

    Please fix it so that there is an e-mail on your member page, I have no way to get you my addy :-)

    Melissa

  • patti1957
    15 years ago

    Melissa,

    I mailed my seeds today.

    Patti

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Another mailer today :-)

    Mailers Received from:
    1. karendee/Karen
    2. genoprizebull
    3. plantman50
    4. comary
    5. jackbenny
    6. greenthumbgrow/Tammy

    Tammy, thank you so much for the lovely gift :-) That was so thoughtful of you!

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    More today :-)

    Mailers Received from:
    1. karendee/Karen
    2. genoprizebull
    3. plantman50
    4. comary
    5. jackbenny
    6. greenthumbgrow/Tammy
    7. highalttransplant/Bonnie
    8. thehills2

    What a great selection there is already!

  • highalttransplant
    15 years ago

    Wow, Melissa, that was fast! I didn't get it in the mail until Wednesday. That's highly unusual! I wonder if it's because I mailed it from the next town over, instead of the speck on the map I live in, LOL!

    Bonnie

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    And another today :-)

    Mailers Received from:
    1. karendee/Karen
    2. genoprizebull
    3. plantman50
    4. comary
    5. jackbenny
    6. greenthumbgrow/Tammy
    7. highalttransplant/Bonnie
    8. thehills2
    9. plsell

    sjkentucky, please fix it so I can e-mail you. You do not have an e-mail link on your member page. Or, you can send me an e-mail and I will get back to you.

    Everyone else: I know that the GW mail was acting weird for a while there (don't know if that is resolved yet or not...)...I know it was several days before I got some mails, so if anyone still does not have my addy please let me know :-)

  • karendee
    15 years ago

    Wow, 9 people looks like we will have a good trade!

    Karen

  • sassybutterfly_2008
    15 years ago

    Hi there!
    Mine are packed up and will go out in the mail in the morning :)

    ~Wendy

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Waiting for me today were two more mailers :-) 11 are in now, and Wendy has hers on the way.

    Mailers Received from:
    1. karendee/Karen
    2. genoprizebull
    3. plantman50
    4. comary
    5. jackbenny
    6. greenthumbgrow/Tammy
    7. highalttransplant/Bonnie
    8. thehills2
    9. plsell

    1. nettles79
    2. patti1957

    Have not heard from:
    kamiljablo/Kamil
    grolikecrazy/Chris
    andreaz6wv/Andrea
    debi/Debi
    appaloosa909/Andrea
    sjkentucky

    Please post here or e-mail me to let me know you are stilling planning on participating. Mailers are due this Friday, March 6!

  • appaloosa909
    15 years ago

    I mailed mine in on the 21st.... Hope it's not lost :(

    Andrea
    Appaloosa909

  • andreaz6wv
    15 years ago

    I have mine going out today. It should be there by Friday :)

    Andrea

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    No mailers today....Andrea, I hope that yours is not lost :-( I went back through all of the mailers just to make sure that I didn't overlook posting its arrival, but it is not here....sometimes the mail can be really slow!

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    I got another mailer today. Here is a status update

    Mailers Received from:
    1. karendee/Karen
    2. genoprizebull
    3. plantman50
    4. comary
    5. jackbenny
    6. greenthumbgrow/Tammy
    7. highalttransplant/Bonnie
    8. thehills2
    9. plsell

    1. nettles79
    2. patti1957
    3. sassybutterfly_2008

    kamiljablo/Kamil - SENT
    grolikecrazy/Chris - ??
    andreaz6wv/Andrea - OUT
    debi/Debi - ??
    appaloosa909/Andrea - SENT
    sjkentucky - no e-mail
    luvgardening2 - supposed to have sent today

  • grolikecrazy
    15 years ago

    Sorry , didn't realize the seeds are due for tomorrow!!! They've already been packaged, just been waiting to be mailed with other packages, and maybe for the address too. If it's too late , I understand... Chris

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    New status update:

    Mailers Received from:
    1. karendee/Karen
    2. genoprizebull
    3. plantman50
    4. comary
    5. jackbenny
    6. greenthumbgrow/Tammy
    7. highalttransplant/Bonnie
    8. thehills2
    9. plsell

    1. nettles79
    2. patti1957
    3. sassybutterfly_2008

    kamiljablo/Kamil - SENT
    grolikecrazy/Chris - sending
    andreaz6wv/Andrea - OUT
    debi/Debi - ??
    appaloosa909/Andrea - SENT
    sjkentucky - no e-mail
    luvgardening2 - SENT

    If no word from debi or sjkentucky by this afternoon, then I will assume they are OUT. The mailers already sent should reach me by monday, I think....tuesday at the latest. I am going to go on and begin preliminary work on what I have...looking over wish lists and pulling those things which are already in......will let you know this afternoon if I get any more mailers :-)

  • sassybutterfly_2008
    15 years ago

    Thanks in advance for all your work on this!! We sure do appreciate it! :)

    ~Wendy

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    New status update:

    Mailers Received from:
    1. karendee/Karen
    2. genoprizebull
    3. plantman50
    4. comary
    5. jackbenny
    6. greenthumbgrow/Tammy
    7. highalttransplant/Bonnie
    8. thehills2
    9. plsell

    1. nettles79
    2. patti1957
    3. sassybutterfly_2008
    4. kamiljablo/Kamil


    grolikecrazy/Chris - sending
    andreaz6wv/Andrea - OUT
    debi/Debi - Didn't respond: assumed OUT
    appaloosa909/Andrea - SENT
    sjkentucky - Didn't respond: assumed OUT
    luvgardening2 - SENT

    So, there are only three mailers that I have not received, and I think I should have those early next week.

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Got two mailers today. Andrea, still have not gotten yours....they haven't come back to you have they? One time something that was supposed to come to me went to Utica, NY first before the PO sent it here.......

    Mailers Received from:
    1. karendee/Karen
    2. genoprizebull
    3. plantman50
    4. comary
    5. jackbenny
    6. greenthumbgrow/Tammy
    7. highalttransplant/Bonnie
    8. thehills2
    9. plsell

    1. nettles79
    2. patti1957
    3. sassybutterfly_2008
    4. kamiljablo/Kamil
    5. grolikecrazy
    6. luvgardening2


    appaloosa909/Andrea - SENT

  • appaloosa909
    15 years ago

    Melissa,
    Please go on with the swap without me. Stupid post office is probably going to grow my cukes and melons.

    Sorry to hold things up.

    Andrea

  • sassybutterfly_2008
    15 years ago

    aww Andrea that stinks! It is such a letdown when they don't follow thru and deliver as planned... :(

    Just 'checkin' in'..lol

    Hi everyone!
    ~Wendy

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    I have it all sorted :-) That was a lot more difficult than anticipated, especially when it got to the last few mailers! Boy, there were tons of sugar baby and hales best! I'm pretty sure that I didn't give anyone back anything that they sent in, but I am going to go back and check that one final time before I send, which will (hopefully) be tomorrow, but I will post to let you know for sure after it is done.

    Andrea, I hate that the PO apparently lost your mailer :-( I sent you an e-mail.

  • karendee
    15 years ago

    thanks for the update! I am excited to see what I get. if I get something I sent in that will be ok. I appreciate you doing this!

    Thanks,
    Karen

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Everyone's mailer went back in the mail today! Hope they get to you soon :-) I really hope that everyone is pleased with their selection. I tried really hard to make sure that those who sent a wish list got several things off of their list. I hope those who didn't have a list are pleased with what I selected for them as well. Everyone got a few bonus packs, some of which were other veggies. Please post here when you get your mailer so that I will know everyone has received it.

    Melissa

  • sassybutterfly_2008
    15 years ago

    Yayy! Thanks so much for all your sorting Melissa! I know we will all be very pleased and thankful!

    ~Wendy

  • highalttransplant
    15 years ago

    Oh, goodie! It should get here in plenty of time for spring planting!

    Thank you, Melissa, for hosting this swap!

    Bonnie

  • karendee
    15 years ago

    I am so excited!

    thanks for all the work Melissa!

    Karen

  • jackbenny
    15 years ago

    Got them in the mail today. They are all great, and I was particularly pleased to get tenderal verde and sprite. It was just like being a kid again and opening up a pack of baseball cards...who might be in there?

  • sassybutterfly_2008
    15 years ago

    Hi there!

    I got my seeeeeeeeeeeds!! lol I'm very very very happy especially w/ the melons selection!! :) Thanks so much! You did a great job Melissa :)

    Hugs!
    Wendy

  • comary
    15 years ago

    I received my seeds today. I was pleased with the selection! Now to find room! Thanks Melissa! Mary

  • genoprizebull
    15 years ago

    Got my seeds today!It's almost more fun to get the seeds than to grow them.I was very happy with the selection and thanks for the bonus swiss chard seeds,how'd you know that's my favorite greens?Thanks so much for your hard work to put this together!
    Gene

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Glad that you are all enjoying your selections!

  • highalttransplant
    15 years ago

    Wow, Melissa! I received my seeds today, and was surprised, not only by how many of them were on my wishlist, but that even the ones that weren't, were still perfect for my small garden. Thank you so much for taking the time to select things that you knew I would enjoy!

    Bonnie

  • greenthumbgrow
    15 years ago

    I got mine.

    THANKS SO much... Now comes the hard part because I don't have room to grow them all.

    Wonderful Selection! I am very happy thanks so much.

    Tammy

  • plantman50
    15 years ago

    I received mine today. Thank you all for doing this swap. And, thank you, Melissa, for doing the work to sort our seeds out. Your work is greatly appreciated!!!!!

  • patti1957
    15 years ago

    I received my seeds today!!! I am very excited. I got so many that I wanted. Thanks Melissa

    Patti

  • grolikecrazy
    15 years ago

    Melissa , WOW WOW! I cannot believe my eyes! I thought since this swap was little compared to a few I've been on, not to expect very much out of it, but WOW girl , what did you do to hav e such picking? I mean i had everything I wanted and more!!
    This swap turned my embarrassing hohum list(excerpt for those received recently received from trades) of
    3 crenshaw,
    2 hales best cantaloupe
    2 collective Farm Women melon
    3 sweetest unknown melon
    1 haogen melon
    3 Armenian cuke
    1 oriental express cuke
    3 wiscinsin SMR Pickling cuke
    3 straight 8 cuke
    3 homemade pickle cuke
    3 garden sweet hybrid cuke
    3 national pickle cuke
    2 green flesh honeydew
    1 xl striped watermelon
    1 black diamond watermelon
    2 sugar baby watermelon
    2 crimson sweet watermelon
    1 crenshaw casaba.
    And she turned them into all these interesting seeds:
    Brocoli Rapiri
    Cornn shaman's blue
    Cucumber Lemon
    Cucumber charentais
    Cucumber cross country hybrid
    Cucumber dragon's egg
    Cucumber early silver line
    Cucumber eclipse hybrid
    Cucumber hearts of gold
    Cucumber imperial long green
    Cucumber jenny lind
    Cucumber lemon
    Cucumber marketmore
    Cucumber mirella
    Cucumber muncher
    Cucumber parade
    Cucumber pointset
    Cucumber sierra gold
    Cucumber tendergreen
    Cucumber uzbekski
    Cucumber white wonder
    Leek american flag
    Melon canoe creek
    Melon casaba
    Melon congo
    Melon dong quai winter
    Melon honey I Dew
    Melon israeli
    Melon juane canari
    Melon sakata's sweet
    Melon yellow doll
    Pea black crowder
    Pea brown crowder
    Peas purple hull
    Pepper hawaiian
    Pepper jigsaw
    Squash able queen
    Squash delicato
    Squash winter blend
    Tomato brownberry
    Tomato crenkovic
    Tomato jubilee
    Tomato juliet
    Tomato mortgage lifter
    Tomato neve's azorean red
    Tomato shimmlieg striped hollow
    Tomato silvery fir tree
    Tomato yugoslavian
    Tomsto basinga
    Watermelon Colorado Preserving watermelon Red Seeded citron
    Watermelon black tail Mountain
    Watermelon charleston grey
    Watermelon colorado striped
    Watermelon jubilee green stripe red
    Watermelon moon & stars
    Watermelon orange tendersweet
    Watermelon pony yellow hybrid
    Watermelon sugar baby
    Watermelon ultra cool hybrid
    and of course I get it, the swap is only good as what you dear friends have sent in to magically transform my seeds into awsome ones. Thank you everybody!! Chris

  • highalttransplant
    15 years ago

    Chris, I could be wrong, but I think that Early Silver Line is a melon not a cuke. The label on the packet I received didn't say which one it was, but when I did a search, what turned up was a melon.

    BTW, nice list you've got there!

    Bonnie

    Here is a link that might be useful: Early Silver Line Melon

  • karendee
    15 years ago

    I got my seeds also. Sorry I forgot to post before.

    thanks so much, they are great!!!!

    Karen

  • opie12
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Been outta town a few days.....see that most of you have gotten your packages :-) That you like the things you got back. There are a few that haven't posted that they have received, so hope those all got there safely :-)

    Bonnie, you are right Early Silver Line is a melon. Sorry I didn't label it such...didn't mean to cause confusion!

  • syfymy
    13 years ago

    trying to get some loupe seeds. started with some seeds someone give me last year.got about 8 melons. do not have anything to trade.
    thank you.