Re: [CH] Seed Trading

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My wife starts our seeds in saved egg shells, transplanting the startling
right into the garden.

-----Original Message-----
From: Blyrock <blyrock@bellsouth.net>
To: Chile-heads@globalgarden.com <Chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Date: Friday, February 25, 2000 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] Seed Trading


>Ok,  you guys are really good for me.  I am going to get
>off my lethargic rear and go to the home center and buy
>my seeds.  I have these really odd looking seed starter
>things that are made from a material you can put right in
>the soil once a healthy plant has emerged. There are about
>24 lil containers in one box and it even has a lid that turns
>it into a lil mini green house.
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>I'll be looking for more seeds in the online catalogs and
>from other sources.  If I run across any really good or
>unusual deals I'll let you know.
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>You guys have given me a lot to think about and really lit
>a fire under my arse,  Thanks!
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>I can see now from more recent postings that the "bickering"
>was more like good natured prodding.  If I offended anyone
>with my prior postings I apologize.  It's a good thing in life
>weather it be online or in person to feel comfortable enough
>with your friends to be able to have that kind of banter.
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>Tim
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Oatmeal Jack <oat@intrepid.net>
>To: <Chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
>Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 9:56 PM
>Subject: Re: [CH] Seed Trading
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>> Thanks Hobby, but some of our peppers have been traveling around the
globe
>> for hundreds of years now, would you think they might pick up something
>> nasty on their long trip back to the USA?  I am not saying they
>do/have/are
>> carrying new foreign diseases or pests, just curious if anyone has had
any
>> problems.  The general consensus seems to be go for it and bring in new
>> seeds.  Considering how much controversy was generated over GM of pepper
>> plants I would have thought people would be more cautious about possibly
>> infecting the entire country with some new pepper disease that found a
>> naive host when peppers were introduced in a new land and then hitched a
>> ride back to America.  If my Indian friend goes back to India I will ask
>> them to bring back a couple of ounces of seeds and it will be my turn to
>> share seeds with the list.
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>> Jack
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>>  >Jack - peppers are all native to the Americas.
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>>  >Hobby Farmer
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