I would like to join. Not sure about how it works, but will figure it out.
Debby

I've been silently lurking, until now! Sign me up! I've loved this swap in the past, and just can't pass it up! I'll get busy with my want list! :0)

Karen

Hi, I'd like to join this swap. I didn't get in last year because I was too new and already involved in a couple others. Now, I have lots of seeds that I won't use that I'd love to give away to somebody who would enjoy them. And if I get something back that I really want, that's a bonus! It's supposed to rain here all weekend, so I had already planned to update my seed list then anyway.

Please sign me up!
Sue ~ suecirish

41 and counting!!!! :)

Welcome debby!:) This swap is all about getting those much wanted seeds! All you have to do is fill up your want list with all the seeds you would like to have, or dream of having! Then you look at the want lists of all the other players,find seeds you have for them, pack them up,mark them for which player they are for and send them in before the deadline to Patty.You will send as much postage as it costs you to mail it to Patty along with your bubble envy. Many of us send a little extra to help Patty out at the PO when she mails them all back to us,it is not required,just a nice gesture.She will send you an email with the details by the end of the day,if you do not get it, post here and we will get it to you!:)
You get as many packs back as you send in,so if you send in 20 packs you will get 20 packs back,likely more.This is a very fun swap, we always have a good time,especially when it gets close to mailing time! I am glad you decided to join us! If you have any questions ,feel free to ask,this is a very helpful group of people also! ;)

I am off to nurse this stupid head cold for awhile...I can't believe it,there is something with this swap and my well being...lol...

42!!! I didn't see Sue until I refreshed!...lol...Glad to see you Sue! Where is our Kym? I am going to have to go and pop in on her!;)

Please count me in, too. Thanks!

Hi guys,
Today is a beautiful day,cool, but nice.
I was out loking at my seeds, seeing which ones are ready to be gathered,when i thought,"I wonder if you newbies know you should buy up your potting medium NOW,"come dead of winter, you will not find any,any where.Buy more than you think you will be needing,cause you will need more,ha ha
Just a little tip from one who had been there.
cAROL

Hi guys. I just wanted to offer a suggestion. Feel free to look at all our lists, but you should also check them at the deadline day, just incase anybody makes any last minute changes.

Hey tiger2462 - who's your friend on gardenweb that told you about this swap? We always like to thank our wonderful gardenweb buddies that bring other great members to us!

Diana :)

I have a question and am posting it here so others can see what the answer is along with me. Sometimes when I harvest seeds from my garden they are from ONE flower that bloomed. Usually that is not a lot of seeds. Is it okay to send smaller packets like that or is there a certain minimum to include? Obviously, sometimes I have a large harvest of some things, too. It just depends.
So - is there are guideline about the number of seeds? I must admit that if it is something I want, I am happy with 5-6 seeds but that is me and may not be true for most people.
Thanks!
Jeanne

Ok I am in. As if I need more seeds. Dh will kill me but oh well at least that will make more space for more flowers :-0.

Paula

Hi all
we are up to 43 players now but I still don't have e-mail addresses for these 4 people you are not offically in the swap until I get that and I send you a letter with my address
bhnash
ruthz
tiger2462
barefootgardener
seeds should be no older than 2007
sandlapperrose a seed count of 5 or 6 is good for a less common seeds
have fun with this and remember don't send seeds to someone that you wouldn't want to get
Patty

ollierose,Whos tiger2462?
I don't see them here.
cAROL

For updating wish list here is the easy link. After login you need to paste this link on your browser to update your seed list.
http://members.gardenweb.com/members/exch-edit.cgi

You can Alphabetize your list in MS word too. You need to paste the seed list and then need to select whole page ctr+A then on top menu click on "Table" and "Sort" and click "OK".

Carol you are so right! It is so sweet of you to think of posting that for us,no one wants to be sitting on a stack of seeds and have nothing to ws them in!:)

perennialfan,great suggestion! We normally check the want lists up to the cut off for sign ups and then that's when we get packing.Many of us will keep adding to our want lists up to that date,so it is a good idea to check the lists one more time before mailing! :)

I plan to list details for mailing once the deadline for sign ups is here,that way everyone knows what to do.I can post them now,but I know they will be missed by many scrolling through!;)

We are now 44 strong,this is going to be a great swap, I can tell already!

Everyone have a nice night and sleep tight! :)

I would love to join! This sounds great:)

Stephanie

My Wants list is pretty up-to-date, and any changes I make will be posted to the TOP of it, with the date. So, everyone feel free to start marking seeds for me, in permanent ink (just kidding, Patty!) and I'll make it as easy as possible for all of you to see the new stuff I add ;)

Very good advice, Carol, it's hard to find potting mix in the dead of winter, which is when all the seed-sowing happens!

We're still doing about 20 seeds for a regular packet, right? And probably fewer than that if they're big?

ooh...I want to join!

I've not been very good with seeds in the past, but want to try wsing this year.

Since I haven't really done seeds, I was afraid I wouldn't have anything to trade. Then I realized I have a yard full of seed-producing things, so I'm off to learn about seed collecting! This will be so much fun!

Patty, thanks for hosting this. I'll send you that email shortly.

~CA

I updated the "wants" on my seed list yesterday. I certainly don't expect all that I have listed there - a few packets of seeds will make me happy!
Jeanne

Hey Carol,

They posted about two-thirds of the way down from the top of the post. Here's there text, although I don't believe they have unblocked their email yet and I haven't seen them back on the thread. Hopefully we'll hear from him/her soon.

* Posted by tiger2462 5 - 6 (My Page) on
Tue, Sep 29, 09 at 19:23

Am I too late? A member just emailed me cause I am new and said to come here. Still trying to learn how to get around here. lol!! I do have a list. Just not big. Pretty much anything goes. Thanks

Patty

Thanks for the email regarding the swap. Can't believe it's time for the swaps to start, where did summer go? Of course sign me up for another 'Whats Left on My Want List Swap'.

Sandy

oK, I found her,she has some nice things to trade,hope she comes back.
cAROL

Wow this is a quickly growing list lol

I'm not quite finished with my trade list, but I'll post when I am. Still have some harvesting to do and drying, fermenting etc.

It's great to be in this one again :) lots to do and wish for and share...it's so exciting!!!!!

Toni

I need to harvest my tomato seeds,it is raing,so i will need to wait,and i have many seeds i need to gather,after the rain.
cAROL

This was a great swap last year, sign me up! This is the only swap I'm doing this fall/winter, really it is... =P No really. I can't completely ignore my family for a whole 'nother winter!!

Thanks Patty for hosting and Angie for helping! Just one question... is it alright to contact people participating in the swap to "beg" for seed if they have something you REEEAAAALLLY want? (I don't mind if people do that with me, BTW...)

Lori

Hi, Patty - I would like to join - I see some things I have on other people's lists (I will wait, though, until updating is complete). I have a caveat, though, to players - I typically have had a lot of stuff to contribute in the past, but not so much this year as we've had a crazy year with jobs and moving, so even though I have a large wish list, PLEASE don't earmark lots of seeds for me, as I don't have as much to give back. It just wouldn't be fair!

But this is always a great idea, so I'm in!

Kim

Lori,
I haven't updated my list yet either,but when i do, if i have any thing you are interested in,please let me know,and i will put your name on it.
cAROL

Hi all I am going to start a new thread we are almost up to 100 but first I am going to answer a few questions
Lori we really don't want to e-mail people and ask them for seeds last year some people were upset if someone like Carol just did says OK thats fine but please don't e-mail just anybody asking for seeds just put it on your want list
also you need to send me your e-mail address so I can send you the acceptance letter
also bhnash and tiger2462 I still don't have you e-mail addresses I will answer more questions at the top of the new thread
Patty

Patty,

That's totally fine, thanks for clarifying. I won't ask anyone unless they specifically say it's ok. I hope you don't mind that I asked about it, I just get so excited to see some things on people's lists that I've been wanting SOO bad! =)

Lori

PLEASE contact me if you see something from my have list that you REALLY want.

I am making a list, but I could easily miss something...especially if people have a good want list and then update it. Plus, my seed collecting assistants "touch" keys on my computer...I am smart enough to close the thing when on a retail site...

Last year, I had less to contribute but recall how PUMPED I was to receive my seeds!! I want to pay it forward this year!!

I think I am close to the packet limit (YEAH) and need to trim the list as more people sign up. I would hate to miss a REALLY WANT in my trimming.

Thanks swappers!!

Please free to contact me, too.

you can contact me as well.

Hi all we can only have a few more posts here then we are at the maximum of 100 I started a new thread same as this but with #2 in front of it if I get a chance to update my want list you can contact me too I will try I have a lot going on right now.
Patty

I hope it's not too much trouble, but can we go ahead and get a clickable list now? Angie, if you're too busy right now, it's okay, I can wait. I just thought it might help give me some ideas of what others are already wanting. I plan to make an order of things that I can share and wanted to do that right away.

As for the online alphabetizer link that was posted... I'm SO glad some you also find it handy. I use it all the time. It's nice that you remembered that it was me. It made me smile. :-)

Blessings,
Angela

Ok, kilngod11 ( Tina) hooked me. I have never done a swap before. Was too intimidated with how it works.Plus I have never had enough seed saved. This yr worries over my grand daughter etc have diminished,life has settled down after 3 yrs of extreme stress, and I have gotten back to gardening.
So add me in. I couldnt resist Tina's temptation,lol
Tammy

Why create the clickable list now? Sign-ups haven't closed yet so there may be others to join between now and the sign up close. Angie was planning to post a separate thread with the clickable list that was it can remain at the top of the round robin thread - there won't be any need to post to that thread, questions can be posted to Patty's 2nd, 3rd, 4th threads and so on. It just seems a bit premature and extra work for Angie if she posts the list now. She'll have to post it all over again if we get new participants.

As for contacting people about seeds on their have list that you really want, I thought this created a big mess last year and I know that it did upset some people. I realize that some are okay with being contacted, but others aren't. I personally do not want to be contacted privately for seeds. I think the fun in this swap is the excitement of your seeds being a surprise when you get them in the mail. I like that better than knowing everything I'm getting before it arrives. I see this swap as a chance to be a kid again. It's like being in a toy store and seeing all the things you'd love to have but having to wait until Christmas morning to see what you actually get. Why not just make sure that you have an item on your want list if you see that a person has it on there have list? It's also a chance for me (and all of you) to play Santa and surprise others with seeds they are dying to have.

I would like to ask that everyone please follow Angie's request of placing a "#" by any seeds on your want list that you know someone is sending in for you. Some of us may have very valuable seeds and only have a small amount of them. Some may be seeds we are planning to grow ourselves and they may even be tough to germinate. For example, if I only have 10 seeds of something, but would be willing to share 5 seeds with someone in the swap, it would really stink to know that the person I sent them to ended up getting 3 trades of it in the swap. I could have increased my own odds with that particular plant or possibly shared it with someone else that wanted it.

I'm not planning to look at anyone's list until after the close for sign-ups for two reasons. One, I don't want to go to the trouble of ear marking seeds for people only to find out that they removed it from their want list and then have to redistribute seeds. Two, I would imagine that most people are still updating their want lists until the sign up close, so I might miss seeds that someone really wants if I start reviewing lists now.

Sorry if I offend anyone, that's just my two cents.
Diana

(((HUGS)))

Diana, I agree with you! I am still working on making me a new wish list and will be for a few more days! My old one has things I've already gotten and many new things I want! So I also won't be looking at lists until time comes that everybody has signed and updated!
Have a great day everyone! Melinda

Can you send more than 1 pack of a same seed such as balloon flower etc?
Tammy

Welcome Tammy! We are glad to have you!

You can send in more than one pack of any type of seed as long as it's on more than one persons want list. For example, if you see a particular type of seed on 10 peoples want list, then you can send in 10 packs of that type.

Diana

Please sign me up.

I was in a want list swap last winter and it was so much fun. I was like a kid on Christmas morning! Unfortunately, it was held later in the season, and so it was too late to wintersow things that needed a long cold period to germinate. This swap with an earlier date will be perfect! I should have my lists updated sometime this weekend.

-Molanic

Woohoo - more sign-ups!

I posted a response to Tammy's question since I spoke to Angie this morning. Patty's at work and won't be able to respond until later today and Angie and her son are both sick today, so I'm not sure how quickly she'll be able to post. She did say she'd be on the thread sometime today though.

Have a super Friday everyone!

I wanted to let others know that I am willing to accept requests. I thought this may make it easier on me to figure out what to send. Please be patient with me, this is all new to me.
tammy

okay, okay...count me in please.

Suggestion when you make the clickable list for the member trade pages...note next to the ones that said it was ok to contact them with requests...yes? no?

Another suggestion...when updating your have and wish lists, note the date they were updated too.

Anywho, it is fine with me for anyone to contact me with requests, but I do need to update both my have and wish lists...think I will go make note of that now on my lists.

slo_garden, You probably just need to clear your cache if you are still not seeing your updated list in IE.
Start
All programs
Accessories
System tools
Disk clean-up. There might be a different way to do it, as I am not familiar with IE, as I only use Firefox

Yippee - Sue joined! I like your suggestions too!

I'm sorry for requesting the list so soon. I wasn't trying to start anything or cause a problem for the swap. I just remembered that last year it was being posted and updated all along as people were joining. I wasn't trying to only send to a few that had their lists up before everyone else, just so you all know. I am just still very new in knowing what kinds of things others want is all. I thought if I saw something on several lists that it must mean a lot of people might like that type of seed is all. I am making an order because I have to if I want to have anything to send in. I would hate to make an order for things that nobody is wanting. It's no big deal, though. I'll just place an order for things that I want and hopefully others will be putting some of the same items on their own want lists so that I can share the extras. I think I'll go ahead and place the order, then put down what I ordered on my "haves" list so others can add them to their wants if they're at all interested in them. I hope that sounds like a good plan. Again, I apologize. I absolutely did not want to cause any problems. I was just trying to see if I would be able to have anything to send in that others wanted.

Blessings,
Angela

This thread is closed,Patty started a second thread,please make any further posts to that thread! Thanks! :)

NEW: part 2 5th annual whats left on my want list swap sign ups

To clean the cashe on Internet Explorer it's easy.
Tools
Internet Options
Delete Cookies (will take a while if it's been a while since cleaned out).

then do
Delete Files

then do
Clear History

Click okay

Should be good to go

yay! welcome sue!!

I'm ok with people contacting me as well but my lists won't be up there til early next week. 4 outta 6 in this house are sick with colds or some nastyness and I got to join that club today... :P

~Wendy / sassyb...

Please be sure to make posts to the new thread,these ones may get over looked! We don't want to miss any questions or suggestions,so please stick with the new thread! Thanks!:)