EricaBraun

loveblooms

I'll guess Kaylee.

I got my package today, thank you so much for pulling something together for me Lisa! I was so surprised opening it up it really made my day :D

Anyone else care to guess?

I got my package today, thank you

I got mine too! Love it! Can’t wait to try some of these this year. Thanks so much Linda & everyone involved with this swap!

I'll guess heavenlyfarm.

I'm going to guess Midwestfarmwife! :)

Did anyone guess leila hamaya yet? If not, I'll guess leila hamaya.

I got mine! I got mine! I got mine! Thank you so much Lisa for all your hard work on this. You did a good job girl. And thank you to everyone for the seeds! I was so bowled over by everything that was sent. I have been sent things that as late as yesterday I nearly hit the purchase button for. Ya'll, this was awesome. Thank you so much!

yipee! my package came =)

i got so much good stuff, thanks for being so generous you all !

yeah theres some things in there i might have to plant TODAY, i am so excited to get them going.

anywho not sure what onesteward is guessing me for , but i will guess onesteward.

=P

Hi all!!

Got my seeds yesterday...thanks to lisa for hosting and to every one who sent things on my list!

Sure brightened my day!

I just pulled my seeds out of the mailbox, barely made it in the door before I opened them. There are some real gems in this envelope! Thanks to everyone especially Lisa!

Got my seeds! I still love the element of surprise in this swap. Thank you so much for all your hard work, Lisa, and thank you everyone for sharing your gardens with me!

I got mine too! Wow you guys all sent me some great stuff. THANK YOU SO MUCH. Many extra thanks to you Lisa. I can't wait until spring!!!!

I'm happy to see that packages are arriving..there should have been a few extra packs of seeds in every package labeled as bonus seeds from Leila,cghpnd and onestrward...

My package arrived also!! Thank you for the seeds everyone :) I got a few things I've really wanted for awhile too!

Thank you Lisa and Pat for hosting a great swap and keeping it going! :)

~Michael

heavenlyfarm

I'd like to thank you all for my Christmas presents. [my wife n I both had the flu for 3+ weeks through Christmas and New Years, etc.] Got some really nice stuff. The beautiful wrapping will show later when the gifts bloom. Thanx again!

YOTETRAPPER, this really is a lucky time for you! You won the guessing game too. Karenholt received the most wishes of all players. She had 85+ wished for packets sent in for her. Please send me your address so I can mail a prize.

Lovesblooms, drop me a line with your address. I have a packet from my stash that I missed putting in for you.

Pinkiris, Karenholt sent a 2nd package with seeds for you. They came the day AFTER I mailed your package. I'll mail them out next week.

Received my package yesterday and was surprised with a lot of my wishes fulfilled. Thanks to everyone in the swap and especially to Lisa for all of her work.

So kind of you Lisa, thank you again!

I'm glad the package came in last week! I've been away from the site for a couple weeks. I hope everyone is having fun. Not much longer til spring!

I just came on here to say I got my package today and now I see I won this contest too! Geez, I need to go buy a Mega Millions ticket or something! Thanks!

My package was great. Lots of wonderful things I really wanted, including one that I've been searching for for several years now... Alabama Sunset coleus. I was thinking of taking a nap this afternoon but now I think I'll be getting out the potting soil instead!

Thanks so much for hosting Lisa, and for the kit kat bars too, LOL. And thanks to everyone else that sent seeds!

Congrats on your good luck, yotetrapper!

I received my package today and it's full of wonderful seeds! I'm so excited right now, I want to get out the potting soil too! Thank you everyone! Thank you Lisa for a great swap! And the free postage was an extra nice surprise. ;))

package has arrived and kit kats are gone, LOL! ....thank you Lisa and everyone that sent seeds my way ... much appreciated!

Off topic, but someone here might know. I planted some tomato seeds about 5 days ago... and today there is some sort of mold or mildew growing on the top of the soil! Any idea why, or what to do about it?

That's normal for me, yotetrapper, but make sure your soil isn't too moist, or mold and mildew is all that will grow...

Sometimes it's too late to remedy, but you can try using a teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide in a cup of water next time you water. I use a spray bottle to make sure I get full coverage of the top layer of mix.

To prevent it from happening be careful not to over water and use a little peroxide in the water from the very first time you moisten the medium you are using. Airborne and waterborne fungi and other organisms can infect even sterile mixes once they are exposed.

I'm in the northwest and everything molds here. I sprout tomato seeds on a paper towel first and water everything with water+hydrogen peroxide (1 pint water to 1 tablespoon hydrogen peroxide) while they're still seedlings. Ditto on the soil not being too moist, make sure there's never any standing water. I also never use humidity domes or cover the pots, the air circulation helps.

I just scrape the top layer of soil off when it molds so it doesn't spread to the seed/seedling.

Woo hoo! My pack came today!! Thanks to everyone who sent in seeds for me, and a big, special thank you to Lisa for hosting and for donating so much of your time to make this such a great swap!

Me again... I just went through my pack and had to come back here with another thank you. My wish list was a tough one, but people were still able to match some of my wishes. I am blown away. Thank you all so much for sharing with me. And Lisa, you sent me a fantastic selection of fill-in seeds. I couldn't be happier. This has been such a wonderful swap. You are all marvelous. Thank you.

Erica and Pinkiris had the most challenging lists this time around.

Pink, an envelope was sent out to you yesterday.

lovesblooms, an envelope went out for you as well

Sunshinegal, you package is on the way!

Yote, your prize will be mailed this morning.

Thanks for the replies about my moldy seedlings. I didn't know about the peroxide trick. Guess I should take off the clear dome too sounds like. I usually struggle to keep them watered enough, not used to too much moisture!

Thanks again for the prize, Lisa.

When starting tomato seeds indoors, I've had problems with mold before (damping off can also be a problem) and have found that spraying the soil with chamomile tea will clear this up. Keep a spritzer of chamomile tea handy (one tea bag steeped in a cup or two of water) to spray whenever you see the first signs of mold. I've also found that it helps if I use a soil specifically for seed starting or add some vermiculite to the soil to hold the moisture.

yeah that happens quite a bit. i find it happens when the light amount is low, not enough light.

also, sometimes its the soil, even stuff you pay too much for in a bag, well some of it is just a funky mix. a lot of the commercial "soil" is not that good...and it's pricey to get the good, seed starting soil...and then even that stuff can have weird properties.

but i have also found that you can still sprout seeds, even when that funk layer is starting on top. i usually fluff it a bit with my fingers (dries up the top layer a bit being aerated), and then give it more light...as generally i think thats the main problem.

I start mine in several things. I reuse the little greenhouses on a 24x48" heating pad in my greenhouse. When the plants get large enough I transfer them to small paper cups then to the garden. I have never had an issue using this method.

Lurker popping in - Seed starting - sometimes you get green moss and sometimes you get fungi (I get various fungi/mold looking stuff composting wood chips and lasagna gardening). They're not bad at all and the seedlings grow fine. People buy Mycorrhizal fungi to add to their soil. I get green "stuff" in my winter sow jugs and it's never been a problem. The whole too wet bit with damping off will kill entire trays of seed though, so that is something to watch.

My seeds arrived with a couple of surprise Twix bars from our hostess. Well, it is almost Valentine's Day, so no guilt when I ate them right away - yummy! Thank you so much to all who sent me seeds and to Lisa for heading up the swap. Erica, I think you sent me the Anacojia pepper seeds, and I couldn't find them online to see what the Scoville rating is. Would you happen to know, or give me the name of a pepper close to it for reference? Also, I think you sent me an F1 tomato that might be Estelle, but I can't read the name. I got a Cowhorn pepper from someone that had Boa 7 written above it and wasn't sure if that was part of the pepper name ( couldn't find it online) or was someone's screen name.

I'm looking forward to growing all these neat flowers and veggies.

Midwest. I have a list here of most seeds sent to you. That is a pepper and Erica has it listed as boaz

Mary -- I think you ended up with some that I didn't repack. Sorry if the handwriting wasn't clear. I sent you Estella Tomato and Boaz Pepper. There is info for both of those online. As far as the Anacajia Pepper, I can't find info on that one. I was hoping you'd have better luck.

Thanks Erica! I start hot pepper plants for my friends, and they will be thrilled to try these. I enjoy trying new tomatoes and sharing those too. I'm hoping for a Harvest Right freeze dryer in the near future to preserve food for 25 yrs.

A freeze dryer sounds amazing! Hope it works well for you!

Yay - my seeds came today! I got so many that I’m excited to try, I can’t wait to get them growing! Thanks to everyone who participated and a very special thanks to Lisa for all of her hard work to make this a great swap.

It's seems the lack of light leila hamaya mentioned was what the issue was. I had planted the seeds but not bothered to hook up the lights since they'd not germinated yet, and that's when the mold grew. I hung the lights up a couple days ago, and now all the mold is gone and everything looks fine.

The envelope arrived, thanks so much for sending on that and thank you very much Karen! =)

Lisa you're so sweet to send these extras--I love them all, thank you!

Lisa, you envelope containing my "prize" must have gotten lost for awhile. To be honest, I'd totally forgotten about it! But then today I opened the mailbox and the only thing in it was a card from you. Thank you very much, cold hard cash is the best prize of all! LOL

Angela, it didn't get lost. I did. Lol. Life got in the way. I'm glad it made it to you, thanks for playing!

Finally had a chance to pick up my package! I got so many new-to-me seeds that I’m excited to try and I am growing impatient! Thanks to everyone who participated and thanks to Lisa for all of her hard work to make this a great swap.