The Newbie Mentor Match up is closed for now. It will reopen again in March.
This idea comes from the Newbie Welcome Wagon Seed thread. I though it would be nice for those new to gardening and growing plants from seeds to have a mentor.
What I will do is match up zones. Say a Newbie who lives in zone 8 with a mentor who lives in zone 8. Once they are matched up, the partners get in touch with each other. The mentor sends seeds to their partner and explains how to grow them.
The main thing for mentors to remember is stay away from information overload and send seeds that are essentially no fail and easy to grow. Stick to annuals and something that makes seeds freely so they will have something to trade with. It probably wouldn’t be a good idea to send a newbie hard coat seeds that need to be nicked and soaked.
Because of a better response than I thought .. I'll just keep adding names to zones so let me know if you want to be added. Reply to this thread (please don’t d-mail me) and indicate your Zone and if you are a Newbie or a Mentor.
If you don't know what your zone is, check the picture below.
Zone 3 (1 is the mentor 2 is the newbie)
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Zone 4 (1 is the mentor 2 is the newbie)
1. Soferdig
2. kd2000
1. distantkin
2.
Zone 5 (1 is the mentor 2 is the newbie)
1. tcs1366
2. Fairy1004
1. Beebe54
2. cabrlamo
1. mittsy
2. lcosden
Zone 6 (1 is the mentor 2 is the newbie)
1. Robynznest
2. mistygardener
1. Seandor
2. rosewynd
1. maccionoadha
2. michaeljo
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2. mellymass
Zone 7 (1 is the mentor 2 is the newbie)
1. doccat5
2. tggfisk
1. CapeCodGardener
2. jsxtiger
1. Shirley1md
2.
Zone 8 (1 is the mentor 2 is the newbie)
1. Xeramtheum
2. jmcdowell
1. jordankittyjo
2. Lindagm
1. doccat5
2. MollyMc
1. LazLo
2. LorraineR
1. Syrumani
2. truest
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2. Smegtone
Zone 9 (1 is the mentor 2 is the newbie)
1. naplesgirl
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2.
Zone 10 (1 is the mentor 2 is the newbie)
1.mittsy
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2.
Jump right in once you have a match .. don't wait.
This message was edited Jan 2, 2008 5:30 PM
This message was edited Feb 2, 2008 3:34 PM
