netta,please count me in.This one sounds like alot of fun.I will be sending
columbines
perilla
rose of sharon
nicotiana,tinkerbell
coneflower pink Ruby giant
scabiosa,blue
verbena bonariensis
campanula bell flower,blue
yarrow,lav./wht mxd
coreopsis burbeii
buddleiada davidii purple
buddleii white
trumpet vine red
canna lily red
cleome,pink
cosmos,sensation mix
eye ball plant,peek a boo
Hollyhock,pink
Liatris gayfeather lavender/white mix
nigella ms jelyll
Rudbeckia,black eye susan
Beauty berry,lavender
Begonia,2 shades of pink,perennial
carolina jasamine vine
hibiscus red
lantana red/yellow
tall orange marigolds and more
moonphase

Thank you for organizing this Round Robin. Please add me to your list of participants. I will be sending Zinnias, Dahlias, Petunias, Marigolds, Cosmos, Sweet William, Columbine, Salvia, Celosia, Hollyhock and a few more.

Hi Moonphase and gybns....fab lists...we are almost at ten players! YEAH!

Count me in too please. Will post what I am sending tomorrow and will e-mail you then too. Thanks for hosting.

Hugs,
Lisa

I would love to join in on this one Netta! I will be sending:

astilbes
cosmos
columbine
alyssum
larkspur
coreopsis
datura
4 o'clocks
morning glory
sweet peas
black eyed susan
petunia
marigold
bee balm
rose moss

Thank you for hosting!!
Andrea

Lisa & Andrea thanks for joining! Just one more player guys, and then I can send you all my snail mail addy....ooohhh this is going to be fun...DH is even ready to help me out with "mixing the cocktails"! And I can never get him interested in anything I do!

I would love to join too.I will send list tomorrow.,I know I have tons of poppy seed and larkspur...lol...Shirley

WooHoo!!! Ten players...and the game is in play...I will send all of you my snail mail addy now and you can feel free to mail your seeds in at any time as long as I get them by November 5th.

And keep the signups coming everybody...the more seeds we can get, the better the "cocktails" will be!!!

I'd like to join, too. I am on my way to work, but will post a list a little later. Thanks! LizinNH

Hi Liz...I sent you my snail mail and we look forward to your list!

hi..i would like to join
i will have
hollyhocks
marigolds
lunaria
columbines
asters
sweet williams
wallflowers
and others

pam
mallowmallow

Hi mallowmallow!!! So we are up to 12 players....I would LOOOVVVEEE to have more, so keep the signups rolling in!!!

When you sign up I will send you my snail mail addy.

And I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of players envies. This is going to be so fun!

I have some of my seeds ready to list. If I have more, I will list later.
marigolds
zinnias
4o'clocks
sage
morning glories
basil
sunflowers
coreopsis
cosmos
heliopsis
I am looking forward to this swap!!

Hi Netta,

We're working on a trade right now too. So, I'll send in my Hot Cocktail seeds along with the seeds that I'm sending you for the trade. OK? I'll keep everything written down and send the lists to you so we're clear.

Anyway, here's what I can send in for this:
Columbine mix
Cleome mix
Gomphrena light purple
Hollyhocks, purple and peach
Lantana Yellow
Malva Zebrina
Morning Glory mix
Marigolds mix of yellow and orange, french
Dianthus pink
Poppy mix
Snapdragon mix
Sun flowers
I can come up with more if these won't work out. LMK.

I have your address to, thanks for doing this for us.

Alice, michiganalice

Alice...your list is fine and you can send them with our trade as long as they are all clearly labeled. Thanks for joining!
Netta

Here is our current player list:

ZABECC
MICYREY
DAISYDO
ETRAVIA
SANDY_S
MOONPHASE
GYBNS
SIMPLYLISA
ANDREA81
ROSEBUD_2050
LIZINNH
MALLOWMALLOW
MICHIGANALICE

We would love more players to sign up. The more players the better our "cocktails" will be. Remember you have until October 31 - Halloween - to sign up!!!

I would like to join - I need to check my seeds out tonite and I will let you know tomorrow - Thanks Oknish

Hi Oknish!

Everybody should have received a "Welcome" e-mail from me...if you have not please let me know!

Thanks,
Netta

Netta: I am sending you my list: Columbines - datura - morning glories = sunflowers = hollyhocks - coneflowers - larkspur = cleome = zinnia = marigolds = cosmos - Hibiscus
(yellow) I am putting these in the mail for you tomorrow
Thanks for doing this OrDella

Ok, so after looking through what everybody has listed and putting it all on a spread sheet, and yes I realize that some of you will be sending even more than you listed, I have come to a conclusion.

The exceptions that I stated in Rule #4 look like they will be quite a few and I was thinking that it would really defeat the purpose of the "hot cocktails" if I have to send half of what each player is sending in back to them in it's original state.

So here is what I propose: To take all of those seeds that there be not enough of to make a genus specific (ie: marigold) hot cocktail and combine them all together to make some "Mega Hot Cocktails".

Here are your options, PLEASE choose one when giving your vote:
A). One large cottage garden mix - Herbs Mix
B). Perennials mix - Annuals Mix - Herbs Mix - Miscellaneous Mix
C). Stick the rule stated in #4

The majority vote will be the choice we will follow.
I will need to hear from all of you so that when your seeds arrive I can proceed accordingly.
Thank You!
Netta

And any new signups need not vote as the majority vote from the 14 players already here will stand as the new (or old) rule.

I vote for B and will be sending my bubble envelope out tomorrow. Thanks! LizinNH

I vote for B as well, but would like to know what seeds are in each mix if it doesn't cause too much work for you. ;-)

Andrea

I vote for B also. Hope that's not too much trouble for you!
Daisydo

No problem on listing the contents of the "Mega Cocktails" and for anyone who votes for C, it would not be fair or nice to use their "odd man out" seeds in the mixes, so I will make sure to return them to those players. (At least, I know for next time to use B as rule #4) - :o)
Netta

I vote for # B that is ok - I got one of those envelopes
last year marked 4th of July mix, and I got real cool plants from that envelope - I enjoyed them all. OrDella

hello
after checking lists I have an updated list
cosmos
zinnia
sweet william
coriopsis
datura
4 oclocks
hibiscus
columbine
shasta daisy
hollyhocks
cleome
morning glory
celeosa
nicotiana ? if they dry soon
sunflowers
and I vote for B as well
I will be sending out soon I was just trying to get the nicotiana dry in time.
thanks michelle

I vote for B too. Also vote for a list too, please. I was trying to figure out which seeds were odd man out so I could dig a little deeper to see if I had anymore to add. What do you think about posting those to see if anyone had more to add? Oh and My list of found seeds so far is below. Can't wait to see what goodies we all come up with.

Hugs,
Lisa & Kayla
Datura--White
Datura--Large, Fragrant, white
Larkspur--Purple
Hollyhock--Country Romance Mix
Hollyhock--Red
Hollyhock--unknown color
Hollyhock--white
Hollyhock--Pinky Mauve
Hollyhock--Dark Pink
Hollyhock--Cranberry/Burgundy
Hollyhock--Miniature
Hollyhock--Fuchsia
Globe Thistle
Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
Sweet William
Snapdragon--Northern Lights Mix
Hostas
Yucca--Red
Impatients--Red/Purple
4:00's--Red
4:00's--Pink
Columbine--Pink
Columbine--Purple
Sunflower--yellow
Flax
Gaillardia--yellow
Gaillardia--Indian Blanket
Gaillardia--Burgundy
Bee Balm--Red
Alyssum--Purple
Poppy--Pink
Poppy--Lavender
Poppy--Frilly Purple
Poppy--Peony Red
Poppy--Peony white x 2
Poppy--California
Marigold--orange
Marigold--Assorted
Marigold--unknown
Marigold--Rusty red/ yellow
Marigold--French Vanilla
Marigold--Short, yellow
Marigold--mostly orange
Marigold--orange
Marigold--white
Amaryllis--Red
Stock--Virginia
Morning Glory--Purple
Aster--Crego Mix
Chinese Forget me nots
Coneflower--Purple
Salvia--Red
Astilbe--Purple
Verbena--Moss
Cosmos--yellow
Liatris--white
Black eyed Susan
Balsam Mix
Butterflyweed--orange
Celosia--pink
Celosia--yellow
Amaranth--huge, maroon
calendula--orange
columbine--pink
columbine--purple
cleome--pink
cleome--queen mix
daisy--gerber, red
daisy--white
sedum--pink
sedum--mix
zinnia--orange
zinnia--dwarf white
zinnia--lilliput mix

Good idea Lisa. I will go through the spreadsheet later and see which contributions look to be the most likely "odd man out" selections, but there will possibly even be exceptions there...it is all dependent on the quantity of each kind that is sent in. I will post the "odd man out" list later. Thanks!
Netta

These are the items that there might not be enough of to create a genus specific "hot cocktail"...keep in mind that these contribution numbers are based only on what has been listed here by the players...it in no way accounts for multiples or quantity...if you have any of these items and would like to send some, feel free to do so. Thanks!

alyssum 2
amaranth 2
amaryllis 2
asclepias 1
astilbe 2
balsam 2
basil 1
beauty berry 1
begonia 1
buddleia 2
campanula 1
canna 1
cassia 1
coleus 1
cornflower 2
cyclamen 1
cynoglossum 1
dahlia 2
daylily 1
echinops 1
flax 1
foxglove 1
gomphrena 2
heliopsis 1
hosta 2
impatiens 1
iris 1
jessamine vine 1
kiss me over the garden gate 1
lantana 2
lavender 1
liatris 2
lisianthus 1
lunaria 2
lupine 1
malva 1
mimulus 1
moss rose 1
nasturtium 1
nicandra 1
pansy 1
parsley 1
perilla 1
pinks 2
rose of sharon 1
sage 1
salpiglossis 1
scabiosa 2
sea holly 1
shasta daisy 2
soapwort 1
spilanthes 2
stocks - virginia 2
stokesia 1
sweet pea 2
torenia 1
trumpet vine 1
verbena 2
vinca 1
wallflower 1
yarrow 2
yucca 1

Since Lisa asked...I supplied.
Netta

I vote for B also

moonphase

I still need votes from the following players...

ZABECC
ETRAVIA
SANDY_S
GYBNS
ROSEBUD_2050
MICHIGANALICE

Please find my post in purple print above that discusses the matter we are voting on and let me know!

Sign-up deadline is Halloween - October 31 - so we are fast running out of time for new sign ups! If you would like to play you better sign up quickly!

Thanks,
Netta

Hi! I vote for B. Either way this is going to be great!
Thank you Netta

lonetta-
I also vote for B, and plan on getting my seeds in the mail to you by Friday (I will post conf# as soon as they get in the mail).
Thanks,
Elizabeth

Wow...how did I miss this one? Please sign me up if there is still time.
I have tons of nondescript hollyhocks, morning glories, sunflowers, calendula, marigolds, dianthus, zinnia, snapdragons, etc.
Let me know...and thanks!
Jodi
"ThreeShyAcres"
: )

I received the first group of seeds from Micyrey today! Yippee! Great selection and fab quantities! Can't wait for the other packets to get here....

Welcome threeshyacres....I sent you the "Welcome" e-mail!

Netta

I vote for plan b also...
Shirley rosebud_2050

Netta,

I just wanted to let you know that I mailed the seeds out this morning. Thank you!
Andrea

Our Sign-Up deadline is fast approaching....October 31st....if anyone else is going to sign-up, they should do so quickly...

Also everybody else should be getting ready to mail in their seeds...Remember, I wanted them in by November 5th....so I can send the cocktails back out by the 10th.

Thanks - Netta

I got a seed package today from Oknish!

3 down, 13 to go!!!
Netta

Netta,

I want to do this, too....I am still harvesting, cleaning, and packing for another trade (YOURS!!!), so I *will* get this to you before Nov 5th! I was also thinking that a tall annuals mix and a short annual mix would be pretty helpful -- a lot of use could probably direct sow!! Waaay easier than cell packs or even wintersowing.

Lime

Wanted to let you know I sent my seeds yesterday. Please let me know when they get there. Thanks again for hosting.

Hugs,
Lisa & Kayla

NEW E-MAIL: watchingthegardengrow@yahoo.com

Hey Lime...you know you can play with us any time! And thanks Lisa!

So I now also have packages from Sandy_s, Moonphase, & Andrea81!!!

Netta

Lonetta-
Seeds sent, conf# 0306 1070 0005 7900 7087
Please let me know when they arrive, thanks!
-Elizabeth

I got Simplylisa's package today.

Still waiting for packages from the following players:
ZABECC - in transit
DAISYDO
ETRAVIA
GYBNS
ROSEBUD_2050
LIZINNH
MALLOWMALLOW
MICHIGANALICE
THREESHYACRES
LIMEQUILLA

Have Recieved Packages from:
MICYREY
SANDY_S
MOONPHASE
SIMPLYLISA
ANDREA81
OKNISH

I am already in the process of mixing cocktails!!! I'll keep mixing as they are coming in!
Netta

Last call for new signups! As of tomorrow this thread will be closed to new signups and I will start an UPDATE thread!

My seeds are in the mail! Went out this morning.
Thanks for hosting!
Daisydo

Netta,

The subject line is offputting to people who don't like round robins - in fact the only reason I opened the post was because you wrote it.

Why don't you go ahead and make that new update thread, but put the word SWAP in the header (subject line) and then make a last call. In other words, extend the deadline until Nov 1 or 2nd using the word SWAP instead of Round Robin and I bet you'd get 1/2 dozen more takers. Just a thought...

Lime

Good suggestion...guess it won't hurt anything...

This thread is officially closed!

Please go to the UPDATE thread.

Netta, I will probably be sending several "odd man out" seeds, but I don't want them back -- I think they should go in the Mega Mix or the Cottage Mix.

Suzy

just wondering if my seeds got there yet?