2018 MMMM spoiler alert

[jtjmartin]

Go Nan!

I should have a few days off this coming week - looking forward to bagging some seeds up for MMMM and the nifty 50

[AlittleSalt]

Nan, I'm not sure if the UPS has a dump truck to deliver all those seeds.

[Nan_PA_6b]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Nan, I'm not sure if the UPS has a dump truck to deliver all those seeds.

I'm splitting it into 2 mailers; the dump trucks should be fine.

[Nan_PA_6b]

But I don't have anywhere near the variety of Salt!

[Raiquee]

Jeez Salt! Better put in my wishlist, you probably have everything on it!! 😂😂😂

[AlittleSalt]

Originally Posted by Raiquee

Jeez Salt! Better put in my wishlist, you probably have everything on it!! ������

One of the varieties I have ready to be mailed are from 2003 and is Alston's Everlasting. They germinated fine for me in 2015. There are also some seeds from Livingston's - 3 different varieties. (The seeds are not from the mid-1800s, but that's how long those varieties have been around.)

[habitat_gardener]

Planning to send these varieties from 2016-2018, plus whatever older ones I can pack by the deadline as bonuses...
Dragon's Eye
Pink Marmande
Tasmanian Chocolate
George Detsikas
Pink Vernissage
Green Gables
Jersey Devil
Matsu Express
Aztek
Rebel Yell
Girl Girl's Weird Thing
Iva's Red Berry
Cole
Daniel Burson

[HudsonValley]

Nan, you've got me beat! My final tally is 590 packets; going out this week.



It doesn't seem that many people are using the Google doc wishlist yet. Of the varieties listed there and the ones I noticed in earlier posts in this thread, I'm sending: ISPL, Livingston's Honor Bright (a.k.a. Lutescent), Jaune Flamme, Maglia Rosa, and Silvery Fir Tree. Glacier, too, although I'm not sure if it's still wanted...



I wish I could have done the Nifty Fifty, but since I bag/tag blossoms (bees!) I seldom get more than 30 or so packets per variety.

[Tormato]

Originally Posted by HudsonValley

Nan, you've got me beat! My final tally is 590 packets; going out this week.



It doesn't seem that many people are using the Google doc wishlist yet. Of the varieties listed there and the ones I noticed in earlier posts in this thread, I'm sending: ISPL, Livingston's Honor Bright (a.k.a. Lutescent), Jaune Flamme, Maglia Rosa, and Silvery Fir Tree. Glacier, too, although I'm not sure if it's still wanted...



I wish I could have done the Nifty Fifty, but since I bag/tag blossoms (bees!) I seldom get more than 30 or so packets per variety.

If you have two (rare) varieties, with ~25 packs each, I'll likely combine them into somewhat entering the NF.

[Tormato]

One more, and last of the year, variety harvested...


Pokoritel Serdets

[HudsonValley]

Originally Posted by Tormato

If you have two (rare) varieties, with ~25 packs each, I'll likely combine them into somewhat entering the NF.

Cool! See what you think; my package is going out next week... In addition to Green Mustang (30 packets), which I mentioned above, I'm sending in two early 20th-century pink varieties that aren't well-known anymore, but both are really good. There are 38 packets of one, and 20 packets of the other.



Thanks, Gary, for feeding our addictions!

[jtjmartin]

Ok, Nan got me motivated and I'm up to 280 seed packs including:

Aunt Lou's Underground Railroad
Austin's Black Cherry
Blue Chocolate Cherry
Isis Candy
Kapidag Red
Maglia Rosa
Mr. Snow
Northern Lights
Olive Hill
Orange Cream Dwarf
Pink Princess
Rebel Alliance
Rebel Yell
Red Barn
Ron's Carbon Copy
Wild Spudleaf

More to come . . . will go read the wanted list!

Jeff

[AlittleSalt]

I just mailed a 8.5 x 11" Bubble mailer stuffed with 9.70 Oz. tomato seed bags for $4.45. Some ask about mailing cost, so I'm sharing. Tormato, the receipt says you'll be getting the mailer on Tuesday the 9th.

I just thought about it - some participants avoid this thread, so I'll post the above on the other MMMM thread.

[Raiquee]

Man packing seeds and rubbing tomato seeds apart really can flare up the carpal tunnel! I’ve got about 80 packets of seeds packaged with a lot more still coming in from the garden.

[Nan_PA_6b]

Originally Posted by Raiquee

Man packing seeds and rubbing tomato seeds apart really can flare up the carpal tunnel! I’ve got about 80 packets of seeds packaged with a lot more still coming in from the garden.

Yes it can! I obsessively line up the wet seeds in rows of 10 so they're not touching. It eliminates the need to separate seeds once dried, plus I know how many packets there will be. But those little plastic bags make the hands ache.