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Title: Seed Exchange
Post by: CRSHEP0 on October 16, 2016, 09:56:43 PM: How many packets of seed (or genus/species) must be submitted to qualify for donor status?
Cecile Shepard
Title: Re: Seed Exchange
Post by: Maggi Young on October 17, 2016, 11:29:40 AM: Hello Cecile, have you really moved to Uruguay?

This page on the main website explains the SRGC Seed Exchange
http://www.srgc.net/site/index.php/extensions/seed-exchange (http://www.srgc.net/site/index.php/extensions/seed-exchange)

There is no set amount of seed required to obtain donor status, but the Seed Team may rank donors according to the number of seed types donated and the quality /suitability/ rarity etc of the seed.
Title: Re: Seed Exchange
Post by: CRSHEP0 on October 17, 2016, 11:25:48 PM: I looked at that flag and thought it was all faded, and thought, this is what I get for never posting. How do I correct it, and get my 'ol stars & stripes? By the way, Ian's lecture in Bulbs in Prague was saved on my desktop, was so helpful for the Narcissus seeds I ordered from Dryad (which I saw while reading SRGC)this weekend.

I now had a recipe for soil mix, yeah!: 2 parts sharp sand- check, 2 parts grit - check, 1-2 parts leaf mold- check I even had two kinds, bone meal- run to Home Depot. Who would have guessed I had to put the seeds, in the middle of the pot. No wonder I have never been able to sprout any crocus seeds, or any other bulbs for that matter, in that, I put on top of compost mix, and covered with either sand or grit, and planted in January.

So, I am pretty excited about getting seeds this year, and saved seeds. Thanks for your help. Cecile
Title: Re: Seed Exchange
Post by: Maggi Young on October 18, 2016, 01:50:58 PM: Happy to help, Cecile - I have repatriated you now to the USA!
;)