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Nov 23, 2015 11:53 AM CST
Name: Kim
Iowa (Zone 5a)
I kill ornamentals... on purpose.
Enjoys or suffers cold winters Spiders! Critters Allowed Birds Houseplants I helped beta test the first seed swap
Region: Nebraska Keeper of Poultry Rabbit Keeper Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Procrastinator Garden Ideas: Level 2
For me, this swap had a few surprises. One was the number of US natives offered. Some I was familiar with, but I was introduced to some new ones. And reminded that Blue-eyed Grass is a flower. Smiling Another surprise is the one seed I expected to be the most popular, only one was sold, and I have a lot of it. I think I need to put on my salesman hat. Hilarious!

One thing I believe was a very nice surprise is the interacting with members that I do not believe I've chatted with elsewhere on the site. That comes from our different interests in gardening, so it was good to have a general swap.

Thanks for sharing those ratios and I appreciate the attitude of giving among everyone. It's nice being with a group of people so eager to share that they'd be willing to go out and harvest seed or open up a pack of brand new seed!

I don't know if I'll participate in another swap in the near future... I'd only have what I am already offering. BUT I was thinking through what types of seeds I could potentially save next growing season. I believe I mentioned early on that I felt participating in this was going to be a learning experience and it has been. Now that I've gotten this far, I kind of wonder why I was so nervous about it.

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