Pistil, its in your teade wish list (not your want list in the other thread).
This message was edited Nov 25, 2015 12:02 PM
CLOSED: 2015 FALL SEED ROBIN IN FLIGHT
Hi DeeJay9, Susie!, I'd love some of the Roguchi clematis seeds. Can I look for them in round 2?
And Minnesippi, if you have enough, I'd love to try the Magnolia Grandiflora, and I am in round 2.
:-) -Kelley
The box information is helpful. I seem to remember from a spring Robin last year that I showed up at the Post Office (after I was done trading seeds) with the original box that started the trade. It was a Regional Box B. The Post Office was surprised to see me with it, as if I as an individual was not allowed to have such a box. I am not even sure if I can get Regional Boxes by walking into the P.O. But I will try to ship it in the safest, most secure, most affordable fashion. Thanks again.
No, you have to order the regional boxes on line. They don't have them and they sure don't advertise them!
that reg C Box is huge & I don't think that will work it will leave to much room in the box & The seeds baggies will be flying around in there . just try to pack as tight as you can .
Kelley, I will pop a few in the box for you :) Being I am in MN, I highly doubt they will grow here. The magnolia seeds are from 2008 so I cannot guarantee germination. I also read it takes a LONG time for them to germ anyway. It was a tree I had in my front yard in MS when I lived there.
I love magnolias, but have to go with a hardier one way up here. Time to hit ArborDay.com again :)
USPS.com also offers you the option to use your own box if it's under a certain weight. I can ship a 2 pound box no matter the dimensions for about $7-$8. It's all a matter of doing what you can to save on postage.
Good point, Julie.
I weighed the box and it was a little under 4lbs.when it left here
GM & Happy Thanksgiving I will be Leaving soon Going to go For Turkey with My Baby sister & Her Family.Just had to stop by & say gm & Hope you all have a HAPPY DAY With Family & Friends .
Happy Thanksgiving! Our family is not celebrating until tomorrow due to work schedules and other family obligations. I hope everyone giving thanks today has a great day! :-) -Kel
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm hosting the dinner for my immediate family, a total of four of us. LOL We will have turkey and all the fixings. I hope everyone has a wonderful day. I will be stopping to count my blessings; there are many. If you're driving somewhere, please take care.
Happy Thanksgiving and many blessings on this group today from a gal up to her elbows in Turkey and fixins' but who will VERY SOON be up to her elbows in SEEDS! Thanks so much to all the great folks on the forum.
My tummy is more stuffed then the turkey was :) so much fun today just got home about 30 mins ago & I'm going to get rested going to be another long day for me tomorrow ,
I May not be able to get on much tomorrow till maybe Late after evening :)
hope you all had a very nice day also .
GN all .
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
The robin arrived in NH yesterday....I was so excited to open it up and look at all the seeds and I couldn't because I had a houseful! I now have lots of great seeds from all of you...am packing up the robin to be sent out to MD tomorrow!
minnisippi- Ahh, now I get it. I have removed the Globe Thistle from my want list, thanks for pointing that out, the list needed updating.
Gm all it is 6.30 am can't sleep in can't eat or drink anything till late afternoon so here I;am checking in ith my friends :) thank you ali hope you found lots of goodies :)
22mama is Next in line , well time to go say good morning to my Sister & Nieces morning chat :) u all have a great day .
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Spent the day with my 3 teenagers and they kept me laughing just about all day. We went to see the movie "A Good Dinosaur" and later went to Denny's for dinner. They loved having Mom all to themselves! And I loved just being with them! ♥
Susie, sorry you have to wait to eat or drink. I know it's hard!
Glad to see the Robin flying again! ☺
Morning Everyone!
Update on the robin....I've put everything into a new regional rate B box - the original box was looking a bit tired and bent.....it's getting pretty tight in the box....I pressed the air out of all the baggies so it should arrive to 22Mama well pressed! I was intrigued by the purple and white seeds...had to take a few just to try them! Now I can't wait until spring....and the second round of the robin to see what everyone after me has put in!
After careful inspection of my seeds....I had to remove some of the ones that just didn't dry out....I'll modify my list - but there won't be any turtle heads or penetstemon this year... I did decide to do individual packets to make it easier for everyone...so you can just take a whole packet from my baggie -- I've put 3 or 4 of every kind I had in there.
I'm taking the robin to the post office after workout classes ....should be there around noon! And in MD by Monday!
O my, reading these posts makes me so anxious for round 2!!!!
Today is our Thanksgiving celebration. I'm hosting, but having three teenage daughters and two teenage sons makes to work load light for everyone! I still have to make mashed potatoes and stuffed artichokes, but everything else is finished.
Enjoy your holiday weekend, garden friends!
Kelley
afternoon ev1 well all went well I got home about 2:30 pm still very sleepy so going to lay back for awhile . you all have a great day ,
will be back after i get rested :)
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is enjoying the long weekend!
This robin sure is moving!!!!; everyone is getting it right back into the mail to the next person :)
Kelley, you're SO funny. Aren't we relentless? GIve us seeds and we can't wait to get more seeds ASAP :)
Good morning! Susie, hope today is a better day! ♥
Our Thanksgiving celebration is today! I need to get up and start getting things ready. Did too much yesterday and fibromyalgia is flared up! But the show must go on! Can't wait to see all my grandbabies! ♥
gm all about 7 am I think I have caught up on my sleep :) & I can have my coffee this morning :) so feeling good :) Looks as if our bird might be getting a couple showers this weekend :)
well off to chat with my brother in fla I was to call him last night but slept all eve :( u all have a great day & will chat soon .
have a great day with the Kids & GB's today Julie :)
Grand babies are the best! Have a good day of thanks, Julie! -Kel
Just got home from a wonderful weekend with the in-laws in CT. Looks like I have been moving parallel to the Robin without even knowing it. I can't wait till Monday...I am so excited for my first Robin.
Glad to hear everyone else had a pretty good weekend too.
Marta
We had our family Thanksgiving celebration yesterday! It was a blessing to have 4 of my children and 4 of my grandchildren, plus Moma, my SIL, DIL, and my youngest daughter's boyfriend here! Colt called and I was so excited to talk to him! I had a very thankful and blessed dinner and visit with all of them!
I'm working on my seeds today. Susie, I have yours marked.
Stillplayswdirt- got the lotus seeds put aside for you!
If you dmailed me or posted that you wanted something from my list, please remind me!
Everyone have a great day! ♥
So glad to hear that everyone has had super great Thanksgivings! I love taking a moment to think about what I'm so grateful for! There are so many blessings to count....and all my DG friends are part of them....you all make gardening and life so much fun! I love getting excited about seeds, and blooms, and chores.....I love sharing in your lives and sharing mine with you all! Today I'm working on my bloom guide - adding all the dates into the 2015 column so I can track when everything blooms - and catching up on my scrapbooking so I can share my album with family at our Christmas holiday party....I'm only up to August so a few more months to go before I'm caught up for the year! Have a super great day everyone! Some visitors below....they live here year round....this was from the spring but just a few moments ago about 50 walked thru the yard and gardens looking for food!
What a nice surprise to see! The only things I see around my house are opossums, raccoons, and armadillos! The opossums and raccoons actually come up on the porch to eat the cat food!
evening all just checking in to see if 22mma had rec'd the robin today or not . guess not & I caannot check for i don't have a tracking # .
hope you all had a nice weekend & well rested from your turkey day :)
u all have a nice evning Be back tomorrow .
Just got home (had to come hide in the bathroom to send this) a box is here and I am assuming it is the robin. It might kill me to have to wait till after bedtime to open it.
Be care full it has been Known to have a spell ove you & keep you awake all night :)
Oh, I want turkeys walking around in my garden! This is one of three little trouble makers that were outside of my window on Thanksgiving.
Dee, I'd love to see deer, too! I'm just fascinated by them. Cute picture!
Marta, hope you didn't stay up all night! LOL
I've finished cataloging the seeds I'd received from this seed robin into two groups, seeds that can wait until spring and seeds that must be planted now. I'm excited about the next step of winter sowing. :-) I've never done this before. I've received seeds from DeeJay9, Katgroves, Obliqua, DomehomeDee, Valal, and a few others from a 2014 seed robin, I presume. I can't tell you have appreciative I am for having such a wonderful variety of seeds.Thank you, Susie, for organizing this Robin and for everyone who has so generously participated! :-)
As I move forward with winter sowing, I am sure I will have questions, as I've already one. When I read about "cold frames" I am wondering if what I have qualifies. We have a screened in patio with an attached roof and hubby built screened walls. In the winter, we wrap it with plastic to cut down on the weather coming in onto our wicker furniture, etc. Since it's wrapped in plastic and not heated, can this double as a cold frame? Only one portion is not winterized with plastic, and that is the little hole at the floor that our dog uses to go in and out. It is about a 10 inch by 12 inch opening with just a screen door on it. Would that be too much of an unprotected opening? My thought is not, but I wanted to check with experienced winter sowers.
Thank you for everything!
-Kelley
Kelly sounds as you have a Perfect place to Put up a Table & set out your new seeds I go to the $$ store & get the alumium foil pans with Lids write the name of the seeds on Masking tape stick to the side of the pan , Punch a few Holes in Bottom of the pan , fill with seed starter Moisten the soil , add the seeds then cover & leave for a few weeks I do recheck the soil to insure the soil is Moist . you might also want to put a palastic table cloth & Newspapers to soak up any draining . or drip pans under them .
can sunlight get into the plastic ? some seeds need sun light .
I planted many of mine right out side where i want them to grow I used Plant tags to mark where i planted them & Now My fingers crossed they will grow :) will let you know in the spring time :)
Kelley,
We have a similar screened porch but no longer enclose in plastic as my hubby gets older, we've just let it go "natural". I'm not sure why you want to plant your wintersown containers in the porch area vs. outside. Outside, your pots will get buried in snow, which when it melts will water your seeds naturally, as well as rain in the spring time.
So my input would be that you dont need a "cold frame" type setting for wintersowing. However, I've never used one so might be missing the advantages. I started a wintersowing thread, but now we're going into 2015-2016 season, i think I'll start a new one. PLEASE feel free to come on over and ask ANY questions you might have.
it's really simple, and yes, you can overthink it, but I DO understand you want to make sure you have the steps right and so you are successful :)
Like Susie, alot of my containers are dollar store roaster (tin) pans with clear tops that I bought at the dollar store. I found that those really were so much easier to deal with and fit more seeds and liked them better than the milk jugs which were harder to prop open in springtime. I plan to use more; We have a deck off our screened porch, and this is where I put all my WS containers last winter
Here's the new thread: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1410412/
WHAT FUN!!! ...my husband thinks I'm crazy and keeps asking where I am putting all these plants.
I was only up till 11 with the (very full) box ...and back at it for another 2 hrs today. Very glad I was off today ;) ...don't worry I did not take off just to play with seeds.
TIMMJO you ready? I can send it your way tomorrow.
Thank you all for your generosity. I already can't wait for the second time.
Marta
KelleyBee-
I agree with valal about the wintersowing- outside is good, the things we wintersow generally like a cold winter, so why warm them up, and the watering is automatic if you leave the cap off the milkjug so rain and snow get in.
However, the porch sounds just perfect for early seed starting of you spring seeds, the ones that like warmth!
Also-about the second go-round in the Robin, you are fairly early in the Robin, so a second go-round for you would get you a look at a lot more seeds, and for the second flight you don't have to put more seeds in.
This is so much fun.
Thanks Pistil, I will consider your advice on both counts. :-) -Kel