That could be a cool feature. Will you start a separate thread about it? Maybe someone who knows how to build stuff like that will enjoy the idea and decide to start making it.
Something with a map you could browse for forum members nearby you would be particularly cool. iNaturalist and Falling Fruit have maps like that to browse for plant sightings near you. For privacy reasons, it would probably need to be opt-in, of course.
Go to Topics (the top button on the side menu) and hit the button that says “+ New Topic.” Then you can start a new thread. You can do that anytime you want.
Super Cornnuts Mix (6 Types Maiz Morado, Chulpe, Cuzco/Peruvian Giant, Carguay & Cancha). All double as flour/grain Corn.
Sweet Melon High Diversity mix (Ice Cream/Dino Egg, Sugar Kiss, Jumbo Golden Honeydew, Green Honeydew, Orangedew, Galia, Canary, Cantalopes (Jumbo & Golden Lure), Peil de Sapi, Hami Melons).
Non-Sweet Vegetable Small Melons (Indian Dosakai, Korean Melon, Green & White Apple Melons)
Big Red Watermelon (Very Delicious)
Every Hot (But not Super Hot) Pepper Mix Mexican/Indian/Asian (Poblano, Guajillo, New Mexico, Indian Kashmiri, Indian Round Casabel, California, Green Korean Long, Red Jalapeno, Red Costeno, Shishito, Serano.)
Aji amarillo (C. baccantum)
Aji panca (C. baccantum)
Ajwain
Radhuni
Added & Merged for a Dill Diversity Mix
Lucknowi Fennel
True Black Cumin (Elwendia persica)
Earthnut Black Cumin (Bunium bulbocastanum)
American Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza longistylis)
Anise Seed
Celery Seed
Caraway Seed
Tukmaria Indian Basil
Nigella sativa (Kalonji, White Flower in Mist that makes edible seeds)
Golden Kiwi
Kiwiberry (Green)
Muscadine Grapes (Bronze & Black) Mix
Yellow Mayapple
Guava Diversity Mix
Yellow Pear Cactus (Taste like Yellow Watermelon)
I was gonna take photos but I already put everything in (Unless Y’all don’t mind waiting a lil longer for me to take everything out & put it back in for a photo). Who am I sending it too?
(That was what I should have written when I said “send it to him,” and I only just realized that the pronouns didn’t actually specify what I meant . . . )
Lol…i know what you had in mind, I’ve followed the thread since it had started…thanks for the clarification. PM sent to @VeggieSavage and we have messaged about sending the box. I van hardly wait for it to arrive.
I forgot to update everyone. Serendipity box has already been sent out. I managed to take a photo of everything it comes with before I sent it on it’s way.
Crawling out of the void to check in. I’m glad to see that some form of the seed train is still going, although it looks like there was another hiccup or two. I’m sorry I never saw your message @Lauren. The backup box I had was used to replace the box that never made it to Mark. The original never did show back up.
Last year ended up being probably the worst mental health year I’ve had in my life, but after finally getting the right diagnosis and starting to change a few things around, I’m improving. And I find myself getting excited about the possibility of growing things again. I don’t think I’m in any position to be added back to the list just yet, but do you all mind if I hang around?
Also… after inventorying my stash, I have a few things that I’d picked up out of the original box and then didn’t plant last year for obvious reasons. I know there’s a few Alaskan crabapple seeds, rhubarb, diverse pole beans. If y’all want, I can put them in a bubble mailer for whoever has the box next (or @UnicornEmily to put in the spare?)
I am growing many kinds of cole crops, root vegetables, and leafy green this year; this alongside a Three Sisters stand and tomatoes, ground cherries, and more. I’m excited about developing a hominy corn landrace here in my little Blue Ridge mountain hollow; I’ve brought together a handful of Virginia heirlooms as well as some of Joseph’s flour corn seed + seed from this year’s seed share. Working on gathering more squash and especially bean seeds to match the corn.
My goal with the land I’m on is to plant as intensively as possible and raise up a forest garden with fruit trees, perennial vegetables, and self-seeding annuals among more carefully tended crops. This will be my first year growing after many years of dreaming and wishing for an opportunity
Corn-sweet and flint
Peas-shelling and snap mixes
Moringa
Okra- huge mix of over ten varieties
Greens
Sorghum- huge mix over fifteen varieties
Guaje
Kale
Some commercial seeds
Hollyhocks- red, white, pink, peach, dark red and doubled petals
But I have to get a bigger box tomorrow to fit everything.
Thanks! @VeggieSavage for all the nifty herb seeds and those round bead looking legume seeds from Africa, hoping they grow! And the ferral seed too, mullian and cherry tomatoes.
Thanks for moshata and maxima squash, kiwi fruits, guava, grapes…so much to choose from the box. Would have been happy to try the stone fruits but I’m thinking its too hot here for them, zone 10 Arizona.
Please, I will message the next person on the list for an address.
Please add me again to the list to receive the box.
@VeggieSavage, do you want me to add you to the bottom of the list again, too?
@NotFaeGardener, thank you for checking in and letting us know what’s up. It sounds like you’ve had a really hard year. Mental illnesses are tough. I offer a virtual hug. You’re definitely welcome to hang around; you’re a wonderful part of this community.
If you have seeds you’d like to contribute, you’re welcome to mail them either to the next person to receive the box or to me. Whatever everyone wants.
@LarimarHomestead asked me a very interesting question, so I’m going to bring it up here.
What do we want to do about seeds that have to be kept moist?
I think it would be really nifty to be able to share these just like other seeds – goodness knows there are some amazing tropical species that a lot of us are salivating to grow (or at least I am ), and there are also temperate or semi-temperate species like pawpaws, citrus, and loquats that even more people probably want to grow.
My instinct is to say that they should only be included if the next person to get the box wants them (or the person after them if the next person to get the box is willing to pull them out and keep them in the fridge until it’s time to send the box on).
I also think it would be appropriate to include non-seed items (such as cuttings or bulbs) under the same circumstance. (Because if the next person to receive the box really wants something you have, why not put it in the box and save on postage mailing it to them?)
My thinking is that they can’t really be included for long-term sharing, unlike most seeds, because their lifespan in the box would be so short. But they could be included as long as you know there’s a home they’re going to arrive at soon.
Yes, was asking because I have pink lady apples seeds (3 pounds worth of apples) and a bunch of sour orange seeds (ethnic grocery store, wild found, and garden cultivated) in the fridge right now.
I don’t know if should be doing anything with them further? I put them directly inside a jar with a lid and put them into the fridge. The fridge might have dried them out a bit.
I’m thinking wet seed or scion should be sent directly to the person who wants them, two day delivery or overnight. I personally do not want fermenting, wet seeds in amongst the dry seeds. It’s really warm in some states and anything wet in the mail would get stinky.
Apple seeds are good for years in the fridge. I just put them in with the other fruit seeds. Citrus in my experience doesn’t need to be kept wet but is viable dried for a while–I can’t say precisely how long, I’ve never tested the limits. I have lemon seeds right now that are being stored in the fridge until the box gets to me. I have grown citrus seeds years old, low viability but they still grew. I have never tried to grow citrus fresh.
Scion shouldn’t be an issue assuming they’re packed well or packed dormant.
If someone wants a particular “wet” seed and is willing to take the chance, why not send them in the box? I’d limit that to the next person on the list, though. If they’re put in right before they’re shipped it shouldn’t be a problem.