Comments/Questions SRGC Seed Ex. List No, 65

[art600]

My seeds arrived today. I was pleased to get 10 of my choices, as it is the first year I have taken part.

Thankyou to all the seed team.

Were you a donor?

I was a donor - first time - but still awaiting the magic package.

[art600]

I knew it would work - post just arrived with the magic package 

[Maggi Young]

I knew it would work - post just arrived with the magic package 

Abracadabra!

[Brian Ellis]

I too am a happy bunny

Many thanks to all those involved in the exchange

[Emmie]

Mine arrived today, too - although they seem to have been on an excursion with the Post Office, as there was another large date stamp on the envelope.

I always sit and work out my order as soon as the paper list arrives, or the list goes online.  I had thought there was at least an element of 'first come, first served' with all the seedlists, so you should get your order in early if you want your first choices.  Does the SRGC rely more on what you send in, so I can take more time in future?

[Maggi Young]

Emmie, the distribution begins with donors. The higher the "rating" on the "Seedy Guys Donor Scale"  ( more good seed =better rating) the earlier your choices will be picked.  This is how they reward good donors!

Then they get onto the non-donors and work their way through them,  and move to the surplusseed orders when all the main allocations have  been filled.

So the donors' requests are filtered out for first attention, then the other requests are taken in the order they arrive.
 I have a feeling there may be some "positive discrimination" between post and online to even things up a little so as to allow for the time in the post . Can't swear to that!
Roughly speaking though, after Donor ranking is taken into consideration, everything else is pretty much dealt with in date order.   

[Darren]

The envelope was waiting for me when I got home 

Unfortunately so was my credit card bill but you can't have everything eh?

None here yet 

But it is nice to look forward to the post on the mat when I get home, as it might contain something interesting for once!

[Maggi Young]

Hard luck Darren, but you know what they say:  you win some, you lose some......

[Lesley Cox]

As a donor I received 25 and missed out on only 5 first choices (including the one Hepatica I applied for) but it didn't matter because all my second choices were really first choices too, so I am thrilled with mine. There was enough of one to share with a friend who'd been at the Conference in April, and was lusting for it ever since.

Already collecting seed for the next lot. It worries me that by the time it is distributed it will be a year old. That's when good storage becomes really important.

[fermi de Sousa]

yay! Mine arrived yesterday! I'm a donor but was delayed in sending in the application, so I'm very happy to receive them so soon.
thanks to all those seedy folk! (and to Maggi for her help, of course )
I appreciate the little greeting from the Bainbridges as well
Now just have to wait for the weather to cool down enough or for the Shade-house to be completed so I can start the sowing - Urgent seeds like Rhodphiala get sown ASAP!
cheers
fermi

[Tasmanian Taffy]

Still no seed arrival yet, Im'e starting to worry (and I am a donor)

[johnw]

Still no seed arrival yet, Im'e starting to worry (and I am a donor)

Nor here!

johnw

[WimB]

I received my seeds yesterday.  Many thanks to the seed-team!!  

[Maggi Young]

Folks, don't panic, those Seedy Folks are working like demons and I am pretty sure all your seeds will either be en route to you or just about to be so.

The Seed Notes do ask that (official) queries about "missing" seed are not sent until after the 5th February, so I'm not going to pass your worries to them just yet....  they think, and I must agree with them, that it is more important that they concentrate on getting the orders filled meantime.

Once the packets are posted, of course, the matter is out of SRGC hands and who knows what holdups there may be for whatever reason, around the world?!

On balance, take heart from the fact that nearly all the seeds reach their destination and for the few that don't, the Seedy Folks can usually come up with some replacements at least..... so breathe deeply and relax!

[Tasmanian Taffy]

Thanks Maggie You have made me feel a bit better,roll on Monday.