Fall Harvest seed swap

October 8, 2019

i have so many great seeds from this year and getting more each day from other swappers and course some I bought when on sale. i want to do a huge seed swap!

lets say no more than 10 of the same kind. But you can send in as many packets of seed as you want.

Nov. 8th is the cut off day please have seeds in by then. Gives you a month so get packing.

please state if you want flowers,veggies, or any variety.
Please include enough postage to get your pkg sent back to you.

i love stuffing envelopes with extra seeds. ( our new yr swaps are always sent back with lots more than what you sent in) this will be no different.

the more swappers the better the more seeds the better.

im in the mood to do a huge swap!!!

All types of seed welcome. 2017 or newer.

PM me your address.

Questions ??? Ask please!

Happy Fall y’all !!

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midwestfarmwife
325
November 17, 2019
hibiscusfan -Northwest Ohio
305
November 17, 2019
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mcc371
Just got back home and thought I would check in on things.

Our seed guessing game has Winners!!!

Hibiscusfan got #1 correct with 305

JDmom got #2 correct with 1

Congratulations!!!!

Your mystery prize is 2 packs of seeds from Bakers Creek for each of you. I will be in touch with each of you with more details.
November 17, 2019
Annie (Georgia / USDA Hardiness Zone 8A)
303
November 18, 2019
mcc371
Packages RECEIVED:

Jensyen

Azat Dovranov

SusieQsie

Xiangirl

colcol

scott

mtprairiewinds

hibiscusfan

beth_b_kodiak

zeak rice

shp123

clipclop

jdmom78_8a

Midwestfarmwife

Mokey

Anne G
November 18, 2019
mcc371
Congratulations to the seed pkg Winners!

We need to back track on Bingo as we don’t have a Winner there yet or nobody has called it. So I am gonna check words this morning and I’ll post an update. Plus back to work sorting seeds.... Getting closer!
November 18, 2019
mcc371
Bingo words: tomatoes,peppers, oregano

Twist 2 points - what did I make using these?
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SusieQsie_Fla
Pasta sauce!
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mcc371
Guess again....
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jdmom78_8a
gazpacho???
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SusieQsie_Fla
Salsa?
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Scott
Chili
November 18, 2019
shp123
I think I have bingo
November 18, 2019
mcc371
Chili is correct. Scott gets 2 points!

shp123 is the bingo winner!!

SusieQsie is the Twist winner!!
November 19, 2019last modified: November 19, 2019
jdmom78_8a
yaaaaay. congrats everyone!!!

tammy when do you mail out seeds? before or after thanksgiving? was just curious. sorry if i missed it...

i was looking at an old message i sent to my brotherinlaw and saw a picture from last years swap where I had won the toothpick guessing game! that was a lot of fun... and a lot of shots in the dark. :)
November 19, 2019
shp123
woohoo!!
November 19, 2019
mcc371
I am hopeing To have them in the mail by thanksgiving. I don’t like a whole lot.

More Games coming: stay alert!!
November 19, 2019
mcc371
Hope everyone has had an amazing weekend. I have been busy with SEEDS!! Lol! It is fun though. We are half way so hopefully it won’t be much longer and they will be on their way. Just wanted to drop in and check on everyone and give an update.
November 24, 2019
mcc371
Jdmom78 I sent you a PM about your prize. Please check and see if you got it and let me know. Thanks!
November 24, 2019
jdmom78_8a
oh yes i got it. i forgot!!!
November 25, 2019
mcc371
Y’all need to wake up! It’s too quiet in here. What are you doing today? Comment and a random winner will be chosen to receive 2 extra packs of flower or veggie seeds ( your choice) and a surprise garden item -Ends Monday morning!
November 30, 2019
Scott
Trying to stay warm!
November 30, 2019
midwestfarmwife
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! My mother's 98 year old husband made it here again. He will be 99 in May, still drives and volunteers as dispatcher at a local airport 4 days a week.
November 30, 2019
SusieQsie_Fla
Hey, Tammy!

Today's weather was incredibly beautiful here, so I went out and scavenged for more seeds for Christmas, So now I am listening to Graham Cooke on YouTube while I sort and separate chaff and label and zip 'em up.

How about you? Did you have a wonderful Thanksgiving?
November 30, 2019
jdmom78_8a
hey everyone. we have been off from school all week so we went on some college visits earlier in the week and yesterday I made turkey!!!

used thyme, rosemary, sage and BUTTER. yummmmyyyyyy :)
November 30, 2019
mcc371
Scott- yes me too! The wind here is awful and the wind chill makes it very cold so I am staying in working and sorting seeds.

Mary that is impressive, wow! 98 yrs young and still working practically full time. But that’s what they say -you gotta keep going! I doubt I make it to 70 let alone 98! Haha!

I had a great Thanksgiving Susie, All the kids and grands were here just for the day and all went back home. All busy with their lives and work. But got to visit and play with the newest grand who turned 1 back in Oct. He is gonna be a hoot! He kept our Corgi on The run and ever time he saw her he would just laugh, we never did figure out why she looked so funny to Him.

I will start returning packages this week It will start Wednesday. Trying to get them back in mail and to y’all before the Christmas rush starts. “Happy Dance” coming soon!!
November 30, 2019
mcc371
Susie you can never have to many seeds I went today to a friends and there roses had seed pods on them I started to ask her if I could collect them but decided I better come home and research that before I done that so I passed up the opportunity. I haven’t never collected those so not sure how to preserve or what required to grow them.
November 30, 2019
mcc371
JDMom just saw your comment not sure how I missed it. What colleges did y’all visit?

That turkey looks delicious! Do you grow your own herbs and make spices?
December 1, 2019
jdmom78_8a
tammy.... i bought the herbs. i dont have many windows but i do have 2 cats so they wont let me grow anything indoors. kroger had a pack that had all 3 for 3.99. made my life super easy.

making 2 turkeys today to drop off at the local shelter! we baked them overnight so i think they are done!!!

we stayed in the state for this visit but so far we have visited - Texas A&M, Rice & Emory.

i still have all those magnolia seed pods i collected earlier in november from my neighbors yard. dont know what to do with them as it seems kind of complicated to get them to grow from seed...
December 1, 2019
mcc371
Surprise! Surprise!

??????4??????????
December 5, 2019
jdmom78_8a
the number of days left before you head out to the post office
December 5, 2019
mcc371
Nope.. the answer will appear before your eyes ..

??????8???????
December 6, 2019
Scott
is this a game?
December 7, 2019
shp123
The # of packages ready to be sent out or already sent out?
5 days ago
hibiscusfan -Northwest Ohio
87
5 days ago
midwestfarmwife
Gosh, you have me stumped. The answer will appear before our eyes.... 8 is 2 x 4, so is the next # 16?
5 days ago
mcc371
Someone or something will be shown soon... your eyes will see.
5 days agolast modified: 5 days ago
mcc371
Yes Scott...
5 days ago
Scott
Birds
5 days ago
mcc371
4 days ago
hibiscusfan -Northwest Ohio
78
4 days ago
mcc371
3 days ago
beth_b_kodiak
Whoot Whoot I Got Mail!!!!!! Yippee back later with details.......

OHHHH To whoever sent Pattys Plum Poppies I have been wanting to try those for years Thank you so much and also to Tammy for all the hard work
3 days ago
mcc371
Looks like someone or something the eyes have seen...now has been revealed.. congrats Beth On being the first to comment and solve the stumped look on everyone..haha!
3 days ago
mcc371
Azat messaged that he received his pkg.
3 days ago
mcc371
Please post when you have received your package. please even though I have tracking numbers I want to make sure you received it. Thanks
2 days ago
Scott
I got mine- thank you!
2 days ago
SusieQsie_Fla
My mailman was so late with mail last night and I know why......it's because the seed envelope you sent me was too big and he struggled to get it to me!

Tammy - you have outdone yourself this year with all the hard work of putting this swap together for us. I really appreciate it and look forward to the next one!

Susie
yesterday
mcc371
Thank you Susie, These swaps are really fun for me too, Glad to hear from some of you that you got some amazing seeds. I tried to check everyone’s list if one was posted to see what you all might be looking for. So hopefully everyone got something.

I know several haven’t received theirs and I am watching the tracking numbers. Mail is taking longer due to the holiday rush. I know it’s hard to be patient. You should have seen my postman’s face when I go in each day with all these pkgs. LOL!
yesterday
jdmom78_8a
hey tammy. anxiously awaiting my seeds. i'm so excited. i'm so sorry, I forgot to send you stamps/money for shipping. I'm sending that over right now!

thanks for hosting!
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Fall Harvest seed swap

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