08/27/04, 01:31 AM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: South Central Wisconsin
Posts: 14,801
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Cyngb', that would work as long as long as the forum is lightly used for regular questions. A thread might stay on the first page for a long time if there were a lot of replies. Once the offer had been exhausted, there would have to be a sort of honor system to no longer post on it. But there's always the 1% who will come back onto it with a question or comment. Next thing we'd know, there would be 25 "dead" swap threads on the first page! Either that or Tallpines would have to keep locking out individual terminated swap offers and allow them to cycle off the first page automatically. Deletion of such threads would be the simple way but also not the right way. Just knowing who may have been growing something and what they are growing could also be of future importance.
Hank, those great Red Cloud beets were the 2003 offer. We were lucky to have an ally in Jung's who saved a lot of those packets instead of destroying them under normal rules. Beet seed viability goes down rapidly with age so the company could not offer the leftovers for this season. I was lucky to get all of the leftovers from our local store and when I sent out the last packet this spring, that was the end. Ask me again for the 2006 season as I'm growing Egyptian Crosby beets this year and won't have seed from them until midsummer next year. Of course, you can always order a standard size packet of Red Cloud from Jung's!
Martin
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