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Kathy_T Santa Clara, CA(Zone 9a) Jun 20, 2003

We are going on a cruise next month (Washington, Canada to Alaska) and I know that I will come across seeds I'm going to want. Does anyone know if there will be a problem with seeds through customs? I would hate to have them taken away.

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farmgirl21 Hempstead, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 20, 2003

i've heard if you hide them in your dirty socks you will have no problems.

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Kathy_T Santa Clara, CA(Zone 9a) Jun 20, 2003

That maybe an idea, although in my DH's they might start growing, LOL

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Zanymuse Scotia, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 20, 2003

Kathy, a friend of mine brought back seeds from their cruise. She didn't hide them. she just put them in a ziplock bag in her pocket. They had a drug sniffing dog there but since her seeds were not drugs there was not a problem!

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Lavanda Mcallen, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 25, 2003

I put them in empty medicine (rx) bottles.

And a friend puts them in her Kotex package...she says those customs inspectors have no interest in looking in there ;-))

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Jun 27, 2003

Kathy, you can just declare them too, there should be a list online or from your USDA office of what you can and can't bring back. My friend brings seeds back all the time. Some must be cleaned and dried(like clivia seeds), but most she just has the name on the package and the inspectors just look at them and send them on thru.

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Kathy_T Santa Clara, CA(Zone 9a) Jun 27, 2003

Thanks everyone, I going to just declare them because I'm awful at lying. I don't think there will be too much of a problem.

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