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Central Connecticut

Shannon does a great job with the Giant Veggie swap, but what I was thinking was an additional seed swap.

Just a favorite vegetable seed swap. Doesn't have to be anything mammoth, just a seed from something you have grown and would like to share.

If there is any interest we can see how many will be participating and then you would make up that many individual packages and send it to me with $5 (max) for shipping. I will then sort and sent them out. (no Atlantic giant or long gourd seeds)

Chris

11/10/2010 2:38:45 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Chris, as a recovering seed whorder...I try and stay away from these kind of post's...but I am an addict so, I will say this sounds way KUL!!! Just veggies, or flowers too!!! LOL Sounds good...count me in!!! Peace, Wayne

11/11/2010 12:01:46 AM

Central Connecticut

Sounds good...Flower seeds are good too.

Thanks
Chris

11/11/2010 6:40:13 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

I harvested yesterday, a couple dozen seed pods from what we know as Trumpet Vines!!! Others call em Hummingbird vines! Long, tall (need a trellis type vines) that grow bright orange trumpet shaped flowers(H/birds love em all summer long), and then leave a long bananna shaped seed pod!! I could also include pkgs of a couple different types of ornamental peppers!! Peace, Wayne

11/13/2010 3:00:31 AM

Trinity River Bottom

I'm in 45.2 LB. cantalope seed

11/17/2010 9:03:07 AM

JDFan

El Paso TX.

Sounds interesting and a good way to get some more variety for next year ! --- I've got some Okra, Japanese eggplant and Gretel Eggplant seeds from this year. (also have a bunch of field pumpkin seeds if there is any interest in them as well - not sure of the variety since the plants we grew were originally a store bought pumpkin a few years ago that we've been growing plants from for a few years now)

Are you going to set a maximum number of participants so we can make sure we have enough of a supply of seeds for all of them (figure 20 to 30 sets is much easier to supply than 50 to 60 sets of seeds) and if we have an idea of how many sets might be needed can judge which seeds we have a big enough supply of seeds to provide for !

11/17/2010 10:34:59 AM

Trinity River Bottom

You know it's probably going to be the same people doing both these swaps . I'm putting cantalope seed in the other swap . i can do assorted hot pepper seed for this 1 if thats ok?

11/17/2010 1:22:32 PM

JDFan

El Paso TX.

Kirk -- will that assorted pepper lot include some of those ghost pepper seeds you had as well ?

11/17/2010 1:54:30 PM

Trinity River Bottom

jd the ghost pepper seed have been real popular this year i'm out of those.

11/17/2010 2:59:31 PM

Trinity River Bottom

hey jd email me i wanted to ask you a question
koverkillw@aim.com

11/17/2010 3:14:54 PM

JDFan

El Paso TX.

yeah there has been a lot of interest in them lately and the prices some places are wanting for them are getting pretty high (Reimer wants $15 for 5 seeds)- but other varieties of hot peppers sounds good as well !

Hopefully there will be enough interest in this to make it successful as I've always enjoyed giving some new varieties a try.

11/17/2010 3:19:28 PM

Central Connecticut

I don't think we have to worry about a limit...It looks like the numbers will be pretty low. I will set a deadline of Dec 23rd. Then we'll take a head count and see how many people are in. Then have all seeds in the mail to me by mid January, and I'll ship the packages out as soon as I have received all the seeds.

If you have any question just shoot me an email jcf26@hotmail.com

My address is:
Chris Fasciano
76 Raspberry Hill
Berlin CT 06037

11/18/2010 8:25:28 AM

Central Connecticut

I have a couple of pepper varieties to add also...my favorite is the balloon pepper, not hot, but taste and unusual shaped, also a big bell and maybe a couple others. miniature hot peppers too.

11/18/2010 8:28:39 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Wow, Mr. Wacker...LOL sorry I couldn't help it!!! LOL I do have a new variety of peppers this year...from a lady in Canada...Pimmente d' Espelette...very tasty, hot but not too hot!!! I dried em, removed seeds, and grind em up and use the powder like I would ground up black peppercorns...just a tad hotter!!!
PS...kirk, have you talked w/ Mr VanSandBaggus about BhutJolokia? Peace, Wayne
kirk, so far there are 4 here, think we are all in the other swap? prbly so, eh? It's AWL GOOD!!!! Shannon has been doing this for YEARS!!! Chris, this is a GREAT idea!!! Hope more join in!!! Peace, Wayne
BTW, when I saw JVH dealing w/ his Ghost Peppers, he was wearing a HAZMAT SUIT, actually a double layer from his elbows, down to his hands!!! These things are DANGEROUS!!! Peace, Wayne

11/18/2010 11:25:19 PM

Central Connecticut

Hello guys...It doesn't look like there is any interest in a random seeds swap, so I'm going to cancel this thing. FYI, This wasn't meant to compete with Shannon's seed swap, I'm participating in that also. He was looking for genetically big stuff...My thought was to allow swapping of anything...veggies, flowers...what ever favorite seed that you have grown. ie no big genetic required.

If any body is interested in the seeds I mentioned...just shoot me an email. jcf26@hotmail.com.

Thank
Chris

12/4/2010 6:55:04 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Chris, sorry this dint work out, but am certainly interested in the balloon pepper, big bell & any other peppers you might have!!! Let me know!!! wsmpeace@bellsouth.com BTW, just found the Tall Corn stash...;17'8"!!! Peace, Wayne
PS..Kudo's to Chris for tryin to start another great thing!!!

12/9/2010 11:09:07 PM