We were chatting with Jean on Thursday, and she mused that it would be a good idea if there were somewhere she could go to either exchange seeds or get spare plants to fill in gaps where her beans had not succeeded. Behold, the birth of Seed and Plant Exchange! Actually, it is just a new message board on our forum [click on the Forum button on the top menu]. It is not a For Sale board, it is for people who genuinely want to find a good home for their surplus seeds or fruit and vegetable plants and are willing to give to another grower.
It is simple to use; just post a message on the board saying what you are offering or what you need and a rough idea of where you live (e.g. Holmfirth); do not post your email address, home address or telephone number - it will be available to everyone on the Internet and you don't want spam or worse in your inbox! If you see something listed that you would like, you can either post a reply to the message or (better still) send a Private Message to the original poster - they will receive an email from the Forum Manager telling them to look in their Private Messages Inbox. From then on you can decide between yourselves how you effect the exchange.
If the original poster could post a reply to their own message saying whether the seeds/plants are still available or that they have been taken, then that would be great.
Please let me know if you have any problems using this facility.
