Nicholas,

Thank you for sharing this information. I have bookmarked this post for future reference.

-Kadie

Oh nice! Saving as well.

Kirk

Sweet, thanks for checking Nicholas.

Jericson, did you hear that? You can order directly from Ko.

The 120 count seeds are very appealing but I have no idea what I would do with 300+ seedlings. I'll post updates on what to specifically put in the order email as I figure it out so everyone can see the process.

Below is a copy of the email I sent to him at 11:30pm my time 11:30am his time. Seems to have worked because he responded in about 15 minutes with an email giving a total and instructions on payment. It's pretty straight forward but I had no idea what to say specifically. Hope this helps.

_________________________________________________________________________

Dear Sir,

Good day!

I would like to order the following seed varieties and quantities:

<seed name> <quantity>

<seed name2> <quantity>

<Example seed name 15 seeds>

My address and consignee information is:

<name>
<street address>
<city state zip>
USA (Phone: <phone number don't forget area code>)

Thank you for your help,
<name here>

That's excellent! I've been trying to order seed from him for a couple of months now. I don't like buying from eBay the prices get too high.

Mark

last time i emailed him never replied, im ok for now for seeds, i dont have any more rooms, i need to take break from dropping seeds in the soil lol, i have a waiting order for next month also in thailand, all thai socos and hybrids, im happy with my 3 species from Ko, and most of his adeniums is obesums

Ha ha! I am taking a break myself. That's why I asked in my other post how long adenium seeds can be left in the refrigerator and still be viable.

Today, at the same time that I received Rinoa's seeds (Ko's progeny), my order of Ashitaba seeds "Tomorrow's Leaf," arrived from Japan. This is a medicinal herb that is purported to promote health and longevity in humans. I had tried growing seeds last year but the internet instructions I got was wrong and so they did not germinate. This time I got succinct instructions from this other company, included in the packet, of how to germinate and grow this wonder herb. I hope I will be successful!

ashitaba is like a common plant in every house hold in the Philippines, they are good

The plant that Filipinos call Tomorrow's Plant is Gynura Procumbens, not the Japanese Ashitaba, Tomorrow's Leaf. This is a common misnaming and identity. I have Gynura Procumbens growing in pots in my garden. It's supposed to be good for controlling diabetes, which I don't have. And I don't eat it cause it's just too slimy...but my rabbits love it.

Yes, Ashitaba leaves do kind of look like marijuana leaves. Gynura procumbens leaves don't look like that.

Community pots are very good...the plants benefit from each other.

That's wonderful Cynthia! My order just shipped yesterday so I'm going to track it probably 10 times a day until it gets here (I get a bit excited about this sort of thing). I'll post when it arrives. May I ask how long yours took to arrive?

I think it was two and three weeks. I was pleased.

Well, my seeds arrived this afternoon!!

For those of you that are interested it took exactly 7 days for them to arrive. He states 14 to 21 days on his site because of customs but I guess they didn't hold the package for long.

Also, keep in mind if you order from him that he is 8GMT (I believe) which is 12 hours ahead of EST if that makes it easier. He only keeps a translator on the weekdays so if you email him Friday evening to Sunday evening he probably won't get back to you until at least Monday (his time)

His process is that he takes order (direct and Ebay) all week but he has to have the money for your order by Tuesday of each week because his quarantine officer only comes every Wednesday (his time) to do an inspection. Then he ships all orders Wednesday afternoon.