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Seed Exchange

26/10/2013

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WHAT IS A SEED EXCHANGE THEN?
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Click on the pic to go to the seed savers exchange
For centuries everyone saved and swapped their own seed, and many gardeners still do. "Heritage" varieties only survived because someone, somewhere, was keeping them going from year to year. Swapping seeds can keep heritage varieties going, and saving your own seed also saves money.
A seed exchange is just a way for gardeners to swap seeds. For instance, I've just harvested some old-fashioned sweet peas. I've got far more than I'll need, and I am happy to offer them to any allotmenteer who'd like some. But, apart from asking around my site, how do I find out who wants them.

Then again, you might have a really good heritage tomato which you save seed from every year. I might like to grow it. A seed exchange puts us in touch with each other.

The practicalities need to be considered, of course. Once, when I ran a Kent-wide seed exchange, it was all done by post. Now postage is much more expensive, and some veg seed are very bulky. Perhaps we could use the Seed Shed as a place for seed to be brought to or collected from? There are modest costs - mostly the envelopes, I suppose, but a tiny charge of, say, 10p per packet, might be enough to cover all costs. What do you think? Let us know . . .
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Shirley Puckett link
3/11/2013 09:56:09 am

This is such a good idea. I always hate it when I see pods ripening and no one caring enough to colelct them. Obviously one must be a little careful with some home-saved seed, but it looks as though the organisers of this site will be able to give advice on everything from sweet peas to runner beans.

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