how many seeds for a swap?

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how many seeds for a swap?

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Hi there, I’m new :)

I saw you can do seed swaps on folia, and i was just wondering how many seeds to you send to someone for a swap?

I’m a newbie gardener so I don’t even really know how many seeds someone uses to plant something with really, so this is why I’m asking! And if I were to do a swap in the future, I want to make sure I wasn’t skimping someone.

So hypothetically, if I swapped jalapeno seeds for basil seeds, how many would I send to the other person? (Just picked random plants)

Thanks,
Lindsey

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renemarie wrote:
If it’s a prepackaged seed packet from a seed company, I would think swap the whole thing so the recipient will have the benefit of the plant information on the packet. If the seeds are some that you collected from your own plants, decide how many you are willing to swap and list that in your swap information. Every gardener is different. Some may only plant one pepper or basil. I personally would probably plant 20.

Posted on 03 Nov 09 (over 3 years ago)
Hypo_Mix wrote:
I don’t think there is a set answer, it just depends on how easy the seeds are to collect. for example something that profusely seeds a packet full is fine, but something that is very hard to collect i would even say 5 even down to one for some rear hard to collect seeds!

Posted on 03 Nov 09 (over 3 years ago)
Hypo_Mix wrote:
oh, and also, you have to ask them for a seed exchange first so you can organise that then if your worried about amount.

Posted on 03 Nov 09 (over 3 years ago)
LScully02 wrote:
thank you :) That gives me a place to start!!

Posted on 03 Nov 09 (over 3 years ago)
puu wrote:
seven seeds. or maybe seven and three quarters.

Posted on 05 Nov 09 (over 3 years ago)
Katxena wrote:
The easiest way is just to talk to your swap partner. I usually try to send enough for the other person to get a good sample of plants, even if germination is tricky. But some people really want to try a plant, so even if all I can send is 3 or 5 seeds, they would like to have them. It’s really up to you both to work out what’s fair.

Posted on 05 Nov 09 (over 3 years ago)
LScully02 wrote:
thanks everyone :)

Posted on 06 Nov 09 (over 3 years ago)
TropicanaRoses wrote:
Right on, Katxena, that is pretty much what I was going to say. I find that people many times don’t want more than 10 to 15 seeds. I say, if they don’t tell you how many, ask them, as they may not have thought about it themselves or at least forgotten to tell you. :)

Posted on 07 Nov 09 (over 3 years ago)