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mousme ([personal profile] mousme) wrote2009-02-06 11:57 am
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Seed Exchange!

I'm going to the seed exchange on Sunday with [livejournal.com profile] ai731! Whee!

The problem is that I have WAY more garden ideas than I actually have room in the garden. Uh, oops?

Part of me is squeeing and declaring "I want lettuce and carrots and tomatoes and peppers and onions and ooh! maybe I should try broccoli again, and what about chives and leeks and potatoes and of course I'll need several varieties of squash and zucchini and I wonder if cucumbers can grow in this climate and..."

The other part of me is trying desperately to put on the brakes: "Uh, yeah. Where exactly were you planning to plant all that?"

Eesh.
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[identity profile] mousme.livejournal.com 2009-02-06 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never been before, and now that I'm at work I don't have the link or anything useful to show you.

It's basically an agricultural/horticultural event that goes on for several weeks. This Sunday there's a seed exchange, which is a bit of a misnomer, as I believe one can simply purchase seeds as well as exchange them. It's taking place in Montreal, where I live, this coming Sunday.

[identity profile] talkingmute12.livejournal.com 2009-02-06 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
If I get my seed list online would you be interested in swapping? I'd have to make a "Wanted" list if I do that...

[identity profile] mousme.livejournal.com 2009-02-06 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure! That being said, I have no seeds right now. This is my first year starting a garden. :)
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[identity profile] zercool.livejournal.com 2009-02-06 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
At risk of raining on your parade, what are the legalities of shipping seeds across international lines?

[identity profile] mousme.livejournal.com 2009-02-06 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
No idea. Will have to look into it.

[identity profile] mousme.livejournal.com 2009-02-06 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Looks like we're okay for small quantities of seeds. Nothing above 500g for small-seeded crops, and nothing above 5kg for large-seeded crops. In other words, swapping seeds for private use is okay.

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[identity profile] ai731.livejournal.com 2009-02-06 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh good. I mailed 50 purple-podded pole bean seeds to New York State last month, and figured that so long as the postmistress didn't ask me what was in the envelope, I wasn't going to worry about it, since I know I wasn't exporting any nasty bugs or diseases. Nice to know that it was actually legal and all.
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