September 20, 2012 | #31 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A)
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Welcome aboard everyone. We're up to 70 participants...what a great showing so far.
ScottinAtlanta, by all means, please send in the seeds you mention. Please label them with the middle eastern name. Someone may very well be able to translate. I just ask that you don't send in seeds that do not have a name (an unknown variety). I realize you may not have the english name, but if at all possible to write a bit of a description on the envelope describing the tomato or pepper as best you can, that would be very helpful to whomever receives the seed packets. Let me know if have further questions. |
September 20, 2012 | #32 |
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Posts: 2,593
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Understood.
Where there are no names - the Iraqi tomato packet says simply Tomato Seeds in Arabic - I have been using an English name when I circulate them, in that case, Babylon. The Far East seeds mostly have an English name - such as Caribo - that is not on Tania's database, and I use those names wherever they appear. |
September 21, 2012 | #33 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Marietta, Ga
Posts: 83
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I'm in! Another first time participant!
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September 21, 2012 | #34 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: MN zone 4
Posts: 359
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Please include me in your swap. Thanks so much for the opportunity!
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September 21, 2012 | #35 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Athens, GA
Posts: 30
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I would like to be included in this swap.
Thanks!
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September 21, 2012 | #36 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: holly michigan
Posts: 380
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I am definitely in again Heather!!!
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September 22, 2012 | #37 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 26
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You bet! Count me in again......I love this time of year!
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September 22, 2012 | #38 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A)
Posts: 443
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Hi everyone,
As promised, here is a list of highly sought after varieties from last years exchange. The names that appear on this list appeared frequently on wish lists, and in most cases we didn't have enough of that type to filll the wish list. Please keep in mind that there are hundreds of other types of seeds on wish lists. This list only includes those that appeared at a higher frequency level. I will post a list of seeds that we tend to get way too much of or frequently appear on "do not want" lists shortly. Still working on that. HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER TOMATOES Amazon chocolate Anna Maria’s Heart applause barlow jap Belgium triumph Big cheef Big Sungold Select black and brown boar Bulgarian #7 Bulgarian triumph Client eastwood’s rowdy red Cow’s tit Dagma’s Perfection earl's faux dancing with smurfs fordhook first gary o-sena gold medal goose creek Green doctors Green doctors frosted green zebra cherry JD’s Special C Tex Little Lucky Livingston beauty Mama leone momotaro F1 Monkey’s ★★★ Moravsky div Nebraska Wedding neves azorean red omar's Lebanese Orange Russian 117 Orange Strawberry Oxacan jewels Pale Perfect Purple Portuguese Neighbour Prue, Purple haze f1 russian #117 Sandul Moldovan Sara black summer cider sungold F1 Tarasenko 06 taylor lacey leaf tim's black ruffles virginia sweets Wes Zapotec 1884 Purple any of the new dwarfs any of the boar series HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER PEPPERS Aconcagua biker billy f1 Brazilian Starfish Gypsy Holy Mole Lipstick Manzano Melrose Mucho Nacho orange sun Purple Jalapeno Purple Marconi red savina rocoto St. Lucia Yellow Seasoning sweets - non bells tobago seasoning trinidad scorpion any rare or unusual Superhots are always on wish lists Hopefully this information is helpful to some. Thanks.....Heather |
September 22, 2012 | #39 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A)
Posts: 443
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Me again,
Here's a list of seeds we tend to get way too much of, or that frequently appear on "do not want" lists. The intention is not to restrict you from sending these seeds in. I realize there are a lot of newer participants that are just starting out and only have these types of seeds to share. By all means, send them in. We'll make sure you'll get some new varieties in return. This posting is made at the request of a number of participants that have asked for this info, in particular those that have lots of seeds to choose from, to help guide them a bit. Here goes: TOMATOES Brandywine regular Green zebra Large red cherry Marglobe Regular beefsteak (simply marked as beefsteak) roma (regular) Rutgers Small red cherry yellow pear • A note on cherry tomatoes, we do tend to get a lot of cherry tomato seeds in. A number of members send in quite a few cherry tomatoes but indicate that they do not want cherry tomatoes back. If you send in cherry tomato seeds in, you will very likely get some cherry tomato seeds back (different ones than you sent in of course). This is to be fair because of the volume of these types we receive. There are lots of cherry tomatoes that appear on wish lists. Just want you to be aware that if you send some in, plan on getting some new cherries in return PEPPERS California wonder Cayenne Red (any kind of red hot- large or small) Habanero orange Hot cherry Jalapeno regular Mixes of any kind Hopefully this info is helpful to some. Thanks....Heather |
September 22, 2012 | #40 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Northeastern KS, Zone 6a
Posts: 130
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I'd also love to be part of the swap!
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September 22, 2012 | #41 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: northern NJ zone 6b
Posts: 1,862
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Thanks for those lists Heather! I added some of the more sought after varieties to help out with other folks wish lists even though I didn't have a lot of them. Tried to stick with less common or unusual types . Very happy none of mine are on the do not want list lol!
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September 22, 2012 | #42 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Posts: 6,794
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Count me in too.
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September 23, 2012 | #43 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: California
Posts: 269
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I think I can kick in some of the more requested seeds.
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September 23, 2012 | #44 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: American Fork, Utah
Posts: 160
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Heather,
I would love to participate again this year - thanks for your tremendous efforts and time in making this happen! |
September 23, 2012 | #45 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A)
Posts: 443
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Welcome aboard everyone. Have sent everyone that signed up a private message with more details. We're up to 88 participants and only a few days into this exchange. Great participation. And we have lots of new people joining us this year. You're going to have so much fun opening those surprise packages when you get them
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