2014 SEED SWAP

A great way to increase the plants in your garden by swapping seeds with other members.





How it works:

A parcel is put together, containing little bags of seeds you dont think you'll ever use, this parcel is sent to one person after another from a list on this topic and as each member receives it they take out what seeds they want to use and add some more seeds, hence the "swap", then they post it onto the next member on the list. This way, the package offers a great choice of varieties, covering flowers, veg and herbs for very little outlay.



Before the parcel arrives:

Please keep updated by viewing this topic and have the following ready for when the parcel arrives to you. The name and address of the next person on the list, someenvelopes for storing seeds from the parcel in and the seeds you intend to put into the parcel yourself.



Guidelines:

Here are the guidelines from the last seed swap topic, I have added in No 9 below (in bold) and suggest we use this set...feel free to discuss.

1. Maximum hold time before passing on parcel, unless previously arranged is 3 days (ties in with rule 3)
2. Message person after you on the list before sending parcel and to the thread so we're all kept in the loop
3. If no response to a message, move on the next person, after 3 days (Works with rule 1)
4. Contact details held by me Pamsdish for everyone, as an emergency(name, email, address and a phone if you wish) but it's not compulsory
5. If you have to miss your turn, holidays illness etc, contact me and we can "swerve" round you, and slip you back in when convenient for all.
6. New joiners go to the back of the queue , i.e behind the person who currently has it ( which will mean keeping the thread up to date on who has is, keep it public, if you have it you post)
7. Just keep us all informed, maybe a role call either on the thread or by me PMing, maybe with 2 chances to reply then your name is in red and after round of the parcel your off the list till you get in touch then rule 6 comes into force.
8. Please, no out of date seeds.
9. Please make sure you will be able to send the parcel on in three days, this will involve arranging a courier. If you think this might not be possible please ensure that someone will be able to do it for you if for example your taken ill. The parcel must move on always as other people are waiting for it.
10. We are trying to use courier in preference to P.O. as the last parcel went missing. http://www.parcel2go.com/is simple to use, collected from your door and signed for either end.
11. The parcel MUST at all times carry my return address, If you do not have my details I will supply them.

Getting onto the list:

Copy the list and simply add yourself to the bottom


Adding seeds:

Seeds you have bought will have a use by date and description on them, if you have self-collected your own seed please date when you collected them and add as full a name/description as you can.

Newbies

Minimum membership time on "Gardeners Corner" forum of 3 months, regular posts to threads required, this is to stop people registering for "Seed Swap" just looking for free seeds

Pam

 

Ariadae
Bilbo
Chillimad
Mum
Hsuh
Kristen
OxfordNick
Sumbody
Fern4
joolz
JWK
Liliana
Peorthine

This is the list as it stands now, if you wish to join copy and paste then add yourself to the bottom.

 

Excellent! Can't wait.

 

I have more than enough seeds to contribute this year so I'm in.

Ariadae
Bilbo
Chillimad
Mum
Hsuh
Kristen
OxfordNick
Sumbody
Fern4
joolz
JWK
Liliana
Peorthine
Jungle Jane

 

Brilliant! Thank you for adding me Pam. Shall I send you some seeds before the start to be added to the package?

 

I would like to join this but I haven't been on this forum 3 months yet as I only moved into my own house with a garden in June. Can I join or not?

 

Count me in this time round, I actually have some seeds from my garden to offer!
riadae
Bilbo
Chillimad
Mum
Hsuh
Kristen
OxfordNick
Sumbody
Fern4
joolz
JWK
Liliana
Peorthine
Jungle Jane
Yvonne D

 

you are welcome as is anyone else to add there name to the list, I do monitor the parcel, and if you are an active member to G.C. there will be no problem.

 

Thank you. I'm on here everyday.
And I've plenty of seeds to add .
Thanks!

 

Adding my name with permission for being on here under 3 months.

riadae
Bilbo
Chillimad
Mum
Hsuh
Kristen
OxfordNick
Sumbody
Fern4
joolz
JWK
Liliana
Peorthine
Jungle Jane
Yvonne D
Alan16ac

 

If anyone would like to send seeds to start us off, I do have the parcel that was returned to me, it would be appreciated by all, please pm me if you don`t have my address, and please make sure I have yours on the master list, for new members ,we never divulge names and addresses to any 3rd party, they are only for use if someone has lost who is next to send onto.
I am thinking to get underway end of September, hopefully by then after a reasonably decent summer, we will all have seeds to add. These are good sites for seed collection tips

http://theseedsite.co.uk/

http://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedsavinginfo.html

 

Can we send any seeds, flowers, fruits, veg?

 

As long as it grows someone would like to give it a go

 

These websites are great, especially for little envelope templates, thank you Pam. I'll pm for your address when I have some more seeds (will be trying to collect some of my own).

 

I'd love to take part this year, Pam, but not sure if it would be practical from France in view of the longer transit time? I reckon to allow at least five days for letters or parcels to arrive in the UK. Would folks be willing to wait a bit longer?