DJ'S FALL ROUND ROBIN SEED SWAP 2012 PT 7

Sorry, if I'm the culprit susie...But just to let ya know any seed I put in the robin is fresh, any older seed I will only offer as a seperate and individale trade. Some plants that I only have older seed for I am growing this winter so we can have fresh for next winter or the following season.....And if I get request for any that might be old and I send them a date as to when collected will be noted....Is that ok susie?

As of todays count, 95 pots started and 52 sprouted already, shucks, I might have to put some in the fridge.......lol.

Hey Susie--the containers on your stand look alot like mine!!!! And I thought I was the only "silly" one using cut off milk jugs & juice bottles to start seeds and plant things in!!!! What all do you have started in there??? And is that stand indoors or outside??? I am trying to get some of my things going too but mainly in the basement. Chili looks yummy & sounds good right about now!!

And WOW wwk--What all do you have started???? Looks like you have several different stages of things going there!! So far I have put in some daylily seeds--some columbine seeds--have canna seeds soaking. Also bought SEVERAL pkgs. of tulips & daffodils that had % of the profit going to the Susan G. Komen cancer fund & made up pkgs. of bulbs for all my family for Christmas to plant a "mini" garden in honor of our sister who has cancer & our father who passed away due to cancer. Have potted up several pots of mixed tulips/daffodils/&hyacinth bulbs to take over to my mom & sister when they start coming up.

I have several other things I want to get going but ran out of supplies!!! This teaser of nice weather makes me want to get out doors and go crazy--but I know I can't yet!!! But hopefully soon!!!!

Have a great day everyone.
Shirley

This message was edited Jan 13, 2013 8:07 AM

GM All Kathy Guess maybe I Need to send all my seeds to you Let you do the work & I will bring my trailer out to haul them back :) HEHE .

As for what i have planted is just Columbines , that Alana shared & When the robin gets home i will have much more to plant :) Butterfly weed , couple other cannot remember what they were & Then I planted some rockcress under lights , want to do a few of the Delphiniums Mittsy shared with us .
well furnace went out on me so off to get it fixed .

Shirley nice chat found the site will dmail you the link .
have a great day ev1

Susie, could I have the link too? I also have the stand you have, but keep running out of room, especially once the tomatoes get going and I have to take some of the shelves out. I'd love a bigger one.

Well I just checked the Conf# But there is no info on it so Not sure if it will land today @ DEES Or Not we will just have to wait till she Post .

Martii : Sorry to hear about your sister passing I Didn't Know she was ILL , Was she older then you ?
Your probable busy with arrangement . but know our thoughts will be with you .

well I have to get off here will be back later today .

Good morning all, VERY cold and icy here this morning. YUCK!!! Had a very nice chat with Susie yesterday -- recvd. some great advice on what and what not to do(really hoping my canna "dry" out and don't turn to mush---due to newly found leaky roof in garage:( THANKS. Need to get some more supplies to get more seeds going! Checked out the link really quickly that you gave me Susie but didn't have time to REALLY look at it! Hoping to have time today.

Also, trying to check out different options of purchasing Gladiola bulbs(not too expensively).Guess mine are too old or something. Dad would buy them for mom & grandma every Saturday from the local farmers market when I was a kid and I wanted to grow them for her but they don't seem to want to flower any more so looking into getting different ones on a budget!!!!

Stay warm all my cold weather friends & all you warm weather friends send some our way PLEASE!!!!!

BULBS DIRECT Has some sales going on
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if you need containers come on down with a truck :) have a great day

Shirley...Do I have you beat this morning....was -5* or so, now almost noon and is 9*....lol. They can keep this stuff in Canada where it belongs!!!! Hey come on over to seed germination and chime in... That's where I've been listing all my goodies as they sprout....so far of the 95 pots seeded, 62 have germinated. Hey PAM.....can you put the link here....sorry I don't know how..(that way I won't have to type all of them twice....I'm just a hunt and peck typer..lol)

susie, won't have enough room for mine if I keep going. I didn't set up my 2nd stand, think I used some of the wood for something else a few years back...So will have to buy more wood and build if I do...

Here's the link to our germination thread for anyone who's interested:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1290630

Marti, i'm so sorry about your sister. I think you didn't expect to lose her so soon? It sounds like you already have a good idea about how to go forward, I wish you the best of luck.

Pam

So sorry for your loss Marti

Marti, gosh I'm so sorry hon and didn't realize she was that sick. It seems like you just got settled again. You're not alone, every one of us is here for you. Keep us posted on your job prospects and how you're doing as you feel like it and have time. (((HUGS)))

Condolences Marti, sisters are such a blessing, it's a difficult loss.
No robin in today's mail.

Yep-wwk-got me beat on the cold--was really cold but not quite THAT cold-- and sorry but you can keep it!!! And thanks for the invite, I will check out the germination thread a little later this evening or tomorrow when I get a "spare" minute! Off to my mothers house-wants me to pick up our youngest sons graduation gift(& best part is , he is only in 8th grade this year!)--but she is getting things done now and doesn't have room to keep it--another one of Grandmas' homemade quilts will be in the house!!!!

Anyway, try and stay warm WWK -- we also are supposed to be getting down to the single digits -- My (almost) 50 year old bones don't like it anymore!!!!! I can't wait for the warm weather to get here!!!

I dont know what is up with my post office, i watched the mailman pick the package up sat and according to the tracking they just processed it today. sorry

Hi, all.
Isn't it fun watching seeds grow? I always find it exciting when seeds germinate or bulbs sprout! :)
Marti, I don't know if you're following the thread now, but I have you listed to receive some seeds from me. I saw that you won't be getting the robin a second time because you're not sure how much gardening you'll be able to do after all. Are you still interested in receiving the seeds anyway? If you are, I'd be happy to mail them to you. Will be keeping you and your family in my prayers.
I'll be enlisting my husband's help with getting the labels and instructions for my seeds done this week. Hoping I'll have them all ready when the robin arrives!
Michelle

Gm all I Thought martii was still on this thread & It would be better to chat here with her rather then on the New robin .
It is so cold I Cannot get my Door open it is a slider & its Frozen shut so i have to get my hair blow on it so i can go start the car I Have to go for my Blood draw today & Then Lunch with a friend .
& shop a bit :) so ya all hold down the thread till I Get back :)

yep conF says the 17th Boy 3 day mail in CA ??? What gives that state ? Heehee well I have got to get off here back later today .

Susie - didnt your door freeze shut a few times last year too?

the mail is very frustrating here. i called the post office to ask and evidently since the package was picked up after 2pm on saturday nothing much is done with it till monday. we are in a rural area but i mailed another package the same day, also to a city in calif. and it arrived monday. i dont know what to say. nothing they tell me makes sense
kc

It has to get here today, you're what, like 300 miles max from me.
I have the same problem here. I have to take it to the "main" post office if I want to leave the area within 24 hours.

Are you all in a BOONDOCK Area HEHE ??? anyway guess we just except what we cannot change :))

Yes steph My door froze on me last winter also :) I Bought some Silicone Lubricant to have on hand this winter & I forgot where i put it . & found that my brother barrowed it got it back so hope it works Now that we are getting colder weather i will need it .

well i have to go back into town take Peanut in for her manicure :) ya all have a great day .

Bet you never realized there was still boondocks in California, LOL.

dirt road, well for water, yup i think that makes for boonies!

Same here But I would say our mail carriers are a little more UP -To-Date :))) MOST TIME AWAY :)

well Just got home Peanut is Looking & Smelling Much better & I got my New Glasses order.
so maybe my typo's will improve :) to the best i hope :) .

well off to fix a bite to eat ya all have a great eve.

DEE Do you Live on a MT ??? Kidding but it is strange it is taken 6days to reach you & your in the same state .going to go though a few more of my seeds today sun is shining but they say snow flurrier later today so will see. have a great day .

It's here, it's here! I'll do my best to get it back in the air on Friday.

I cannot believe it took 5 days to get there, well, 4 sunday doesnt count i guess. i am so sorry for our inefficient post office.

I'm going out of town tomorrow so I'm going to get through this tonight and send it back out tomorrow.
I will send the next stop a tracking number if I have wifi at the hotel, if not I'll be home Friday night.
Wow, what a lot of seeds! So much to look up, too. I thought I new them all, LOL.

Just send the conf # to me & I can send it to paula :) Have a safe trip .
Has anyone ever grown this plant

http://sustainablegarden.blogspot.com/2011/11/when-i-finished-work-judith-and-roger.html

Looking for seeds if you have it . well its late Bingo got out later tonight Its snowy Not to bad yet
but i'm am COLD to The BONES so off to cover up .

Oh wanted to ask I Have to run a de-Humidifier & always have a gal of water every morning & every eve would it be good to use that water for my plants ??? back in the morning GN all

Susie,
I'll send you the number.
I use a de-humidifier and the water is excellent for plants. What it is, is "distilled" water. Of course it's a bit dirty from being sucked out of the air so it's not exactly like bottled distilled water, but I use it on my african violets because my well water has a lot of minerals in it.

Hi, all.
I'm next after Domehomedee... waving hand excitedly ... The robin has already gone to Paula :)
Michelle

GARDENQUAIL yes it will be in the mail today so you should have it by maybe saturday Monday the lastest we hope . & then you will be sending to PATTI1959-- OR Her info is in the robin .

well lots to do today so will try to get back this afternoon .

Hi, all.
Good to know it's on it's way :) But Monday's a holiday (Martin Luther King's birthday), so if I don't receive the robin by Saturday, I won't get it until Tuesday. But I'll be sure to let you all know when it comes!
Michelle

Sounds good Michelle I didn't get a conf# Yet So not sure it got mailed . will let ya Know when I Know :)
got to turn in chat more tomorrow GN all .

Sent the robin out this morning, that's yesterday for you all on the east side of the continent. With any luck it will light Saturday morning and you will have a few days to pick through the masses of seeds. It was sooo fun!

Yeah!!!! It's getting closer!!! Did you find lots of goodies in it Dee????(hope you are feeling better). I can't wait till it gets to me to see all the goodies that all of you have already seen!!!! Some of the stores around here are already putting up their seed packet displays--bought a few yesterday to send to Susie to include in the 2nd time around(send to her for the beginning so you all can share what I have seeing I am at the end of the line!).Have a great day everyone!

GM all TY Dee For the conf # Hope your Headed for a safe & Fun Weekend enjoy :)))
Shirley : : same here our ace Hardware garden center store has allot in all ready but i have reframed :))
today I Hope that I can get done what I put off doing yesterday :( ever get side tracked ???

well i have mail to check so then i can get off here got to get my 30 mins in :)
Have a great day all .

Susie you say SIDETRACKED????? Sometimes I think that is my name!!! I am one of those people that has a million & one things "started" but then get "sidetracked" as you call it and start in on something else!!!! So , sometimes, something that should have taken an hour to do becomes a lot longer to get done because of stopping and starting in on something else!!! Like right now, I am in the doing laundry and in between that I have the dining room table full of pots,dirt, & seeds, left for 1/2 hour to go pick son up from work, just put chicken in the slow cooker, getting package of seeds ready to send out to my niece in Key West(elementary school teacher--kids are going to plant some seeds--she already had them plant the tulips I sent her!) --anyway, you get the drift!!!! 10 things going on at once instead of starting and "finishing" ONE thing!!!!

I'll be watching for the robin :)
Michelle

Gm Nice sunny Morning so i'm going to enjoy the day for it will be the last nice day for a few they say snow Possible icy roads tomorrow . So will be a good time to plant more seeds ,

I Have a few sprouts I tried some Shrimp plant seeds & Mimosa silk tree Inside under lights & i have sprouts :))
Well conf says Expected Delivery By:January 19, 2013

Hope you have a big open Table & Ready I Hear you might need it :)))

Hi, all.
The robin has landed!!!
It's in one of those large priority flat-rate boxes, and she has bags and bags of seeds! Wow! We'll try to get through everything by Tuesday, but my husband has several other things he needs to do this weekend, too, so I might need a bit more time. And I'll have to figure out how I'm getting her back to the post office :) I can put the medium boxes in my backpack, but the large ones are too big, so might need to get a ride. But I'll get her back in the air as soon as I can. And I'll let you know when she's flying again!
It's just amazing how many seeds are in there! But fear not, there's room for more, too!
Oh, and my guide dog offered to help look in the box, but I told him not to, so he sat down to watch to see what might be in there. Then he decided to go back to sleeping in the sun LOL
Michelle