Morning Glories: Group Seed Swap Part #2, 0 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
Now for those new at sharing seeds, here are some helpful hints:

I, personally, like using the small 2" x 3" zip baggies. I get mine from Walmart. They are $.96 for 100 baggies. I type up labels such as shown in the photo. On my labels, I type the name of the cultivar, the species, my screen name, and the season and year I collected the seeds. I type that information up using Word or any other word processing program will work. I print it out and then cut the labels out to enclose inside the baggies.

You can also print out paper seed packs created by members here on DG:
http://davesgarden.com/files/seedpackets/

You will have to print them out, cut them out, write the pertinent info on the back of the packets, and glue them together before adding the seeds inside the packets.

They are cute, but do take a lot more time to make. And they may be more expensive than the cheaper plastic zip baggies when you take into account the ink for your printer.

I personally like the zip baggies and making the labels to enclose inside. For me they are faster and cheaper.

This is the information that you need to have in or on each seed packet:

MG cultivar
Species name
your Screen name
Season and year seeds were collected

Example:

Purple Flaked
I. purpurea
beckygardener
Summer 2009

This message was edited Nov 9, 2009 11:15 PM