Comments on SRGC Seed Exchange No. 66, 2012-13

[Jonna]

After a month in Spain, I arrived at home today and found the envelope with seeds in my letterbox. I got all the seeds I wanted!
I want to thank all volunteers and donors who made this Seed Exchange possible.

[Botanica]

Hello,

So , the letter arrived this morning ! 

I received 16/25 packets.. but it's really cool (Great species  )...I hope i could send you more seed for the next year  for seed exchange.

I hope a could find Vincetoxicum nigrum and Veratrum nigrum for the next year 



Have a good day.

[Claire Cockcroft]

The SRGC seed order arrived today after a slight delay in US Customs in New York.  (I'll never understand plant inspections, since the sticker clearly states "Seattle, Washington" as the inspection station!)  But no worries, everything was intact and ready to be sown.  Thank you to all of the volunteers whose labor of love winged the seeds my way!

[Tasmanian Taffy]

Received my seed order today,only one packet nabbed by Quarantine Australia.
Thanks to all those involved for all your time and hard work. 

[KK-Ann Arbor]

A white padded envelope containing 16 seed packets safely arrived today, in Michigan, USA, making my day an especially happy one.
My sincere thanks to everyone involved with this great project. 
Now I wish everyone a happy sowing and successful germination!! 
Koko

[arillady]

Received my SRGC seed order today. Received most of my first choices too. Thank you to all involved. Also the BIS seed order.

[grannysmith]

Hi, received my seeds today.  Thank you very much all who where involved.  I am looking forward to planting them, if we ever get any rain!  So happy with the items received too.

Marj Smith  in bone dry, bushfire prone Tasmania

[Maggi Young]

It is good to know that the seed is finding its way around the world - the Seedy Folks will be very pleased to read your comments. 

Marj, we've been horrified to see the devastation from the bush fires- hope that all will now be well.

[Excelsior]

After receiving both my main order and surplus order, I've so pleased with the species I received! As a newbie, I've tried different seed exchanges this year, and the the SRGC seed exchange is definitely a keeper 

[Maggi Young]

After receiving both my main order and surplus order, I've so pleased with the species I received! As a newbie, I've tried different seed exchanges this year, and the the SRGC seed exchange is definitely a keeper 

Welcome Excelsior and thank you for your kind words!

[wooden shoe]

The surplus arrived today at my home.
Quantities of seed in the packages in the first batch were higher than I was used too. I was very pleased with that and I think it is a good choice of the seed team to add more seeds (or was I just lucky?). Anyway first choice should really be first choice.

But then I would expect the surplus to be in shorter supply, but even then I got almost all that I wished for. I'm really happy with it. Thanks to everyone who made this possible.

[sippa]

The seed from the main order arrived yesterday in Vermont.  Big thanks to everyone involved.

Marianne

[ikizzeki]

I have received my seed order yesterday.
I am so happy and want to thanks to all  'seedy folks' for great work.
It seemed  absolutely too difficult to complate one by one. Thanks again.

[Leena]

My surplus seeds arrived last week. Some seeds were not available any more but the replacement seeds were mostly very good choices, too.
I got Trillium and Erythronium seeds, I'm so happy with them  . Just a week ago I checked the plastic bags containing the Trillium seeds from last years exchange, and most of the seeds from 2012 had grown long roots, so I potted them and put in the cellar for more cold tratment. T.chloropetalum was a species which had the longest roots, and it had also started to grow them first. I wonder if it is easier to germinate or maybe it is just a coincident.
I have three bigger plants of Trilliums in the garden, but none of them have yet flowered, so this is a great way to get more plants with time. Thank you for the donors.

[olegKon]

Just for those who have forgotten about this year seed exchange or are enjoying germinating seed. The main order arrived in Moscow on March, 23 just at the time I began to think it would never come. So - double the pleasure! Many thanks to the seed exchange team.
Still another positive point of this story. I now know that the post of Russia still exists. The packet left Britain on January, 7, so it took it 2 months and a half to reach the local post office. It might be a new environmentally friendly service - to deliver mail on foot.