Not exactly true
Well no, this is not exactly true. In fact it is strictly illegal to do
what you are talking about.
I don't mean to be Tomatoville's "legal monitor". In fact I have done the
same thing myself. But if you look at a couple of other threads in this
very forum, you will see that some people have been caught and faced
serious threats.
I agree that if you just mail seeds to yourself they will get through most
of the time but it is not safe to predict that "all will be well", apart from
the very sound reasons for the restrictions.
Moreover, JosephineRose is hoping to "bring back some lasting memories"
by hand carrying seeds through customs. This can be a very unpleasant
experience and, again, I speak from having been in that situation. It is
not fun and can be dangerous. At the very minimum, she is likely to find
that officials will seize and destroy her carefully collected and cherished
memories.
JosephineRose is on the right track by trying to use the Small Lots of Seed
program though she is clearly misinformed about several aspects of it.
That is no wonder; it is complex and difficult to understand. I am not an
unalloyed apologist for the Small Lots of Seed program; it could be
better but once you take the time (and make the effort) to get registered
and understand how to use it, things are not so bad. And it does at least
help protect all of us against the potential introduction of some very
nasty diseases.
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