I found google document to be less that user friendly. If you want to paste your outline here I'll help if I can.

I found google document to be less that user friendly.

Here ya go. Is that better? I copied the Outline into one of the existing FAQ slots. Once the Outline is fairly complete, one by one the FAQ will be covered here for the best reply, trying to keep things as brief as possible.

Here is a link that might be useful: FAQ Seed Exchange Outline (in the FAQ here)

Well I've only been trading since 2006 but this was what I came up with.

2 - (a) Setting Up Your GW Profile:
(1) Tell Members about your garden. [Your suggestion.]
(2) Make sure you have listed an e-mail address in your profile.
(b) Trade Page:
(1) Date it - Usually at the top of the seeds you have for trade section, add a line that says the last time you updated the information.
(2) Seed source - If you can anotate where you received the seed from i.e. (C) commercial, (G) garden, or (T) trade.

5 - This is just FYI - My seed packets contain the following information plant name, annual/perennial/biennial, USDA Zone, Number of seeds, Light, Soil, Height, (bloom time and color if there is room), my screen name and the year of harvest.

7 - Some seeds must be fresh to be viable while some can be decades old and still be viable. If you are trading for seeds that do not remain viable for long discuss their freshness with the other person when you negotiate the trade.

9 - Here is what I do. If the seeds are flat and I only have one or two packets I send them inside a greeting card. If I am sending several seed packets or seeds that are not flat I use bubble wrap, either a padded envelope or padding inside an envelope.

10 - I take used bubble envelopes cut them to the size I want and reuse them. Just remember all information and postage on the old envelope needs to be blacked out. Frequently I put an address label over the old address or whatever may be in that area of the envelope so there isn't any confusion.

I hope something here helps.

Thanks tk. I added your suggestions into the outline, or most of them anyway. Each FAQ will then be posted here for input for the final wording on them before actually being input to the FAQ.

I appreciate your input.

Sue

Bumping this up for more input.

The link below is the FAQ Outline that is the last question in the existing FAQ here.

Does anyone else have any additional input?

Sue

Here is a link that might be useful: Seed Exchange FAQ Outline (last question in the existing FAQ)

Bumping up yet again, looking for more input. I am determined to get work done on the FAQ this winter and have them input before spring.

Please see the link below and offer any and all suggestions. The FAQ can be an ongoing sort of thing, being made clearer, or being added to as time goes by.

Here is a link that might be useful: Seed Exchange FAQ Outline