TA meeting

[Tormahto]

The Papalo is about the most fragile seed that I've ever seen. So, it's kind of spliced between the suggested varieties to save card and the "brick".

[JayneR13]

When I have way too may seeds, I sometimes send the extras to seed libraries. Some only accept commercial packs. Do you know your local seed library's policy?

I'm not sure they have a policy yet. However, all of the seeds I sent were commercial varieties. Some had seeds I'd saved, others were packages parted out from commercial varieties I'd saved seed from. Since they're just getting started, I hope they're open minded about what they'll accept. I don't tend to give twice to an organization that gives me grief about my donations.

[Tormahto]

When I have way too may seeds, I sometimes send the extras to seed libraries. Some only accept commercial packs. Do you know your local seed library's policy?

I'm not sure they have a policy yet. However, all of the seeds I sent were commercial varieties. Some had seeds I'd saved, others were packages parted out from commercial varieties I'd saved seed from. Since they're just getting started, I hope they're open minded about what they'll accept. I don't tend to give twice to an organization that gives me grief about my donations.

Does the library have a website and/or email?

[JayneR13]

When I have way too may seeds, I sometimes send the extras to seed libraries. Some only accept commercial packs. Do you know your local seed library's policy?

I'm not sure they have a policy yet. However, all of the seeds I sent were commercial varieties. Some had seeds I'd saved, others were packages parted out from commercial varieties I'd saved seed from. Since they're just getting started, I hope they're open minded about what they'll accept. I don't tend to give twice to an organization that gives me grief about my donations.

Does the library have a website and/or email?

The seed library is just getting started so they don't have a site of their own, no. The launch date is March 4. Here's the link on the New Leaf page. New Leaf does some things well but they're not the greatest when it comes to business matters. They tried for years to open a co-op and to be fair, no one could have tried harder. They sold memberships in advance at nearly $200 each, which I declined. The store never opened and I have no idea what happened to the membership fees. Things they tend to do well involve networking of organizations and the winter farmer's market. But I had to clean out my seed collection anyway thanks to a windfall from this national seed swap I was involved in, so hopefully the seeds I've given will be useful to them.

https://newleaffoods.org/seed-library

[Kingbird]

I spent 1200 bucks on a brand spanking new refrigerator. Bring it home and my wife is excited!

Then I begin wheeling it into the garage shop.

Wifey: What are you doing??!??

Me: This is for the seeds! The mini fridge has achieved capacity! Now we can order more seeds!

Wifey rolls eyes and goes back into the house after saying I need help lol

Yep I'm a full fledged seed addict..

[Danny]

I WAS doing sooo very good...then something happened and there are more seeds ordered.

Back to my first day again, lord help me !!!

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@Danny; "Back to my first day again, lord help me !!!"

One day at a time, mon frere, one day at a time!**

**typed with >50 seed packs within arm's reach...

EDIT: Above figure does not include the ~50 some packets out on the planting table...or those not yet delivered..........

The Gotch

[AZGardener]

Anyone ever look at a fairly small 4-sided rack of Burpee seeds, and say to yourself, I've tried every variety on that display?

I'm pleading the 5th. LOL

[Tormahto]

Hi Svalli, I am a seed-a-holic too. I have too much to grow out in my lifetime, yet I order MORE seeds, join a swap, or trade with others. It is an addiction I seem to not really want to break. I sometimes argue with myself, not that that does much good, LOL.

Self " No, don't go and look at that site you read about, you'll buy more seeds."

SAS* " No, I'm not going to buy any seeds **, I just wanna see what that tomato looks like."

Self " You'll look then you'll buy more seeds, stop typing in that url right now !"

SAS " I didn't type it in, I copy and pasted it. Geee whiz, why don't you trust me?"

Self " Because you lie, that is why !"

SAS "Do not" (page is up and SAS is scrolling through pages of seeds...)SAS " See, I am just reading and looking is all."

Self watches for a bit, but then goes to tidy up another area in the brain.

SAS starts putting things in the cart and quickly does the checkout.

Self "Look what you did ! You bought more seeds !"

SAS " But we didn't have these seeds and the pictures were soooo pretty."

Self " We are out of room for seeds, no more seeds !"

Self takes SAS out to the wood shed, but discovers it full of seeds....


*SAS Seed Addicted Self

** Right up there with "Your check is in the mail" lie

There is a cure.

[GoDawgs]

Pinetree sent another catalog two days ago. I was casually leafing through it while watching basketball on tv when I found myself taking notes on a few "possibles" for fall. Make that now "probables". Great day! We're not even into spring and fall seeds are calling.

[Julianna]

I made a list of wants for the 2023 MMMM.

Then i bought them.

Then i bought a few extras to make shipping worth it from the 5 sites.








Thinking about a new want list....

[OhioGardener]

Hello, my name is Sari and I am a tomatoholic.

I have been affected by this obsession for years now. Last year I promised myself that seeds for 218 tomato varieties is enough...

Sari

Hi Sari. The first thing I thought when I read the first sentence is only 218 varieties sounds like you're just getting started . I have a big tomato seed collection and the nice thing is they can last quite a number of years if well-sealed and stored in a refrigerator. I know this doesn't help any addiction, but if there's a truly rare variety that's not always readily available and I want to try it, often I'll just buy and store the seed knowing I'll have it for later. I do a lot of seed saving and sharing, so that tends to accumulate a lot of varieties as well. One year before my knees went out on me, I had over 125 varieties planted! Can't ever have enough tomatoes and donated and shared a lot of fresh fruit and sauce.

[Danny]

Hi Svalli, I am a seed-a-holic too. I have too much to grow out in my lifetime, yet I order MORE seeds, join a swap, or trade with others. It is an addiction I seem to not really want to break. I sometimes argue with myself, not that that does much good, LOL.

Self " No, don't go and look at that site you read about, you'll buy more seeds."

SAS* " No, I'm not going to buy any seeds **, I just wanna see what that tomato looks like."

Self " You'll look then you'll buy more seeds, stop typing in that url right now !"

SAS " I didn't type it in, I copy and pasted it. Geee whiz, why don't you trust me?"

Self " Because you lie, that is why !"

SAS "Do not" (page is up and SAS is scrolling through pages of seeds...)SAS " See, I am just reading and looking is all."

Self watches for a bit, but then goes to tidy up another area in the brain.

SAS starts putting things in the cart and quickly does the checkout.

Self "Look what you did ! You bought more seeds !"

SAS " But we didn't have these seeds and the pictures were soooo pretty."

Self " We are out of room for seeds, no more seeds !"

Self takes SAS out to the wood shed, but discovers it full of seeds....


*SAS Seed Addicted Self

** Right up there with "Your check is in the mail" lie

There is a cure.

ut oh....well see, um uh....Another room added on? ( I am trying to look very innocent at the moment, LOL, is it working yet? Would whistling softly help?)

[Tormahto]

Anyone ever look at a fairly small 4-sided rack of Burpee seeds, and say to yourself, I've tried every variety on that display?

I'm pleading the 5th. LOL

Pleading the 5th.

Is that a new Burpee variety? OP or hybrid?

[Setec Astronomy]

Pleading the 5th.

Is that a new Burpee variety? OP or hybrid?

LOL!

[Danny]

Anyone ever look at a fairly small 4-sided rack of Burpee seeds, and say to yourself, I've tried every variety on that display?

I'm pleading the 5th. LOL

Pleading the 5th.

Is that a new Burpee variety? OP or hybrid?

OP, definitely OP.

Too late to try to plead the fifth even in booze, LOL, my seeds doth spillith over !!

[LindaJean]

Watching the Midwest Gardener's videos are torturous as he slowly cuts a piece of tomato and tastes it - I bought all his favorites.
My sister has a ranch in Washington state where she told me the good ground grows the best tomatoes- in fact she thinks that's why her husband married her. I sought out and mailed the most comprehensive exotic selection I could find for her. There comes a point when family ,friends, neighbors have more than enough seeds, and reality sets in it's time for me to work at growing a few. I think that may be the cure from my seed buying addiction, for a season at least.

[GoDawgs]

... it's time for me to work at growing a few. I think that may be the cure from my seed buying addiction, for a season at least.

Guess what... that turns directly into the seed saving addiction. There's no hope for you!

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Seed...um...hunters/gatherers/acquirers unite, and look at it this way:

Were we knitters...it'd be yarns; were we quilters, it'd be fabric swatches...can't (shouldn't?) sink yer teeth into the end product of those, am I right?

The Gotch

[Tormahto]

I spent 1200 bucks on a brand spanking new refrigerator. Bring it home and my wife is excited!

Then I begin wheeling it into the garage shop.

Wifey: What are you doing??!??

Me: This is for the seeds! The mini fridge has achieved capacity! Now we can order more seeds!

Wifey rolls eyes and goes back into the house after saying I need help lol

Yep I'm a full fledged seed addict..

Should have said it was for wine coolers and a few seeds.