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Brandon's Have List - updated 4/8 - 7 years ago
You got it, Geni !by Brandon7 - Spring 2018 Have
Re: Brandon's Have List - updated 4/7 - 7 years ago
Valerie, if you have a place for them, I will bring you all the Sans that aren't already spoken for (probably around 4, but not sure at this point).by Brandon7 - Spring 2018 Have
Re: Brandon's Have List - updated 4/7 - 7 years ago
Jacie, Kim, and Frances I have your requests marked. When it stops raining, maybe I can find some more good stuff in need of a new home.by Brandon7 - Spring 2018 Have
Re: Brandon's Want List - 7 years ago
A typical trade-gallon thermoformed pot (the thin walled pots that are sometimes colored black inside but green or brown on the outside) measures 6.25"(top) x 5.75"(bottom) x 6.25"(height). Even though they are thin, these usually last a long time. Trade-gallon injection-molded pots (thick, usually smooth walled) vary quite a bit but would sometimes come with about the same measby Brandon7 - Spring 2018 Want
Brandon's Want List - 7 years ago
1-gallon (trade gallon) or about that size nursery pots. I prefer injection-molded pots or thermoformed/co-extruded/euro pots, but I could also use the old standard blow-mold type pots if they are in good condition (they deteriorate more quickly in sunlight, when left out).by Brandon7 - Spring 2018 Want
Re: Brandon's Have List - 7 years ago
As long as the transplants grow, I will probably have S. pinguicula, S. cylindrica v. patula, S. trifasciata 'Moonshine', S. trifasciata 'Futura Simplex', and maybe a couple of Sans species which I cannot positively ID. I also have some small Mammillaria elongata and cuttings from various named holiday cactuses. I do have a small Epiphyllum anguliger, but I'll have toby Brandon7 - Spring 2018 Have
Re: Kim C's List - 7 years ago
Kim, I'm interested in a Corn Iris. I don't have much posted yet, but if you see something you'd like (now, or when I get more posted), keep me in mind. I have multiple species of iris, but not that one.by Brandon7 - Spring 2018 Have
Brandon's Have List - updated 4/8 - 8 years ago
a bunch of "Tennessee Gardener" magazines - I would prefer they go as a group to one person. Traci a bunch of "Horticulture" magazines - I would prefer they go as a group to one person. a few other garden-related magazines like the "Tennessee Conservationist" - I might just throw them in with one of the other groups of magazines. various Sansevieria houseplants -by Brandon7 - Spring 2018 Have
Today's Swap - 8 years ago
We had a great time today. 27 swappers attended. The weather was great, although the wind kicked up a time or two to cool everyone off. I found homes for all of my plants and came home with some really nice stuff! Many of us enjoyed chatting while stuffing our faces with the pot-luck delicacies.by Brandon7 - Fall 2017 Results
Brandon's Have List - 8 years ago
I won't have much this time. We have moved into a new house and all our spare time has been consumed by that. I have some extra house plants and cuttings (mostly succulents) that could use a new home. I will only bring them (many of them anyways) if someone specifically asks for them. If anyone wanted to become a succulent-aholic, I could give them a good start. dwarf Itea virginicaby Brandon7 - Fall 2017 Have
Re: Activity - 8 years ago
It does seem like less people are using this forum each time. Attendance has been good at the swaps but the activity on here has been less. Don't let the response on here make you think no one is coming, because lower activity on here has not correlated with a lower attendance at previous swaps.by Brandon7 - Fall 2017 Discussion
Re: Activity - 8 years ago
I think we will have a decent turn out (for a fall swap). A number of people have said they are going. I have been less active because I was moving (just got my computer set back up a few minutes ago).by Brandon7 - Fall 2017 Discussion
Re: Kim's Wish List (Updated 5/11/17) - 8 years ago
Kim, your PM almost certainly went through. One reason it might look like it didn't work is that, unless you check to keep a copy of the reply, the email probably won't show up, to you, once you send it. However, when Frances logs on, the message should be waiting for her.by Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Want
Re: suggestion for next year - 8 years ago
In the past, this has been the weekend with the least amount of conflicts. We've been "fine-tuning" the dates for years. As I understand it, UT's Bloomsday is no longer happening, so that may free up or change up the calendar a little. More comments/opinions about this would be welcome. Is earlier or later better?by Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Discussion
Re: Today's swap - 8 years ago
I agree, the swap went off well. We had about 42 attendees, which is less than many other recent swaps but still a pretty good turnout. It was a little windier than I would have liked, but, other than that, the weather was great. I ended up finding homes for everything I brought and ended up taking home more new plants than I had planned. The food was great. I wish I had a few of the recipes.by Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Discussion
Re: BRANDON - 8 years ago
I changed your username. Let me know if everything worked out OK.by Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Discussion
Re: Brandon's Have List (updated 5/11/17) - 8 years ago
OK Grammy, I didn't see anything I need on the list, but I have you down for the iris you requested. Amy, the geranium I have left is not real pretty (it lost a lot of leaves before it stabilized, after transplant). I do believe it will be fine, though. Would you be interested in trading a strawberry mint for it? My strawberry mint died.by Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Have
Re: Brandon's Have List (updated 5/11/17) - 8 years ago
Valerie, I put you down for the iris you requested. I don't see anything from your list that I need at the moment. Grammy, I don't see your list! Are you registered under another name or something?by Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Have
Re: Brandon's Have List (updated 5/11/17) - 8 years ago
I dug a few irises this evening.by Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Have
Re: Brandon's Have List (updated 5/4/17) - 8 years ago
Ashley, I don't see anything on your list right now that I want, so I will put you down for the Helianthus maximiliani for now. Kim, got you down for a Christmas Cactus.by Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Have
Pot-luck - 8 years ago
I really, really hope people will plan on staying for the pot-luck lunch! That has been the highlight of the swap in previous years, but has had fewer participants recently. Please! plan on staying for the meal and bring something good to eat. Remember, you only need to bring about the same quantity of food that you plan to eat because everyone will be bringing stuff. Anyone know what they aby Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Discussion
Re: raffle ? - 8 years ago
Valerie, that would be fine. If you want to do a raffle, you'd have to bring "tickets" (or pieces of paper used to draw names/numbers). Last year, Martha used numbers on little pieces of paper from what I remember. Sorry for the delay, but, for some reason, I had overlooked this post, and it accidentally got marked as read.by Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Discussion
Re: Brandon's Have List (updated 5/1/17) - 8 years ago
Geni, the lamb's ear is yours. I will check your list later.by Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Have
Re: Mark's For Trade List - 8 years ago
Hey Mark, would you want to trade a Symplocos paniculata for the torreya?by Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Have
Brandon's Have List (updated 5/11/17) - 8 years ago
Iris - have at least 3 of each: 'E-00-18-1' - outstanding Jim Ennenga seedling (I don't remember colors) 'Sorbonne' - dark-topped plicata with black-red standards, creamy white and yellow centered falls speckled with red-brown streaks and dotting darken. (Grammy) 'Returning Rose' - reblooming, very fragrant, pinkish orchid plicata. 'Daughter of Starsby Brandon7 - Spring 2017 Have
Registration - 8 years ago
If you are new to our Swap Forum, you will need to sign up before you can post to the forums. The email system is not working yet, so please be patient and I will try to approve members as quickly as possible (hopefully, at least once per day during the busy times a month or so prior to each swap and maybe less frequently in between swaps). Your membership will not be approved immediately, becauby Brandon7 - Swap Forum Announcements - please read!
Donations to cover our costs - 8 years ago
The East Tennessee Plant Swap is an entirely free event, but it does cost the coordinators a little to reserve the park and pay for hosting services for this website. A donation of two or three dollars per person, with a maximum of five dollars per family, would help us cover these expenses. A donation jar can be found at each swap event. No money is required to attend the swap and nothing willby Brandon7 - Swap Forum Announcements - please read!
Invasive Plants - 8 years ago
The East Tennessee Plant Swap would like to strongly suggest that participants refrain from growing, planting, or swapping plants that are invasive (environmentally damaging) to our local ecosystem. Invasive plants are more than just fast growers and rapid reseeders...they are plants that cause significant displacement or harm to native populations of plants or animals. Not all weedy/aggressiveby Brandon7 - Swap Forum Announcements - please read!
Is there a direct link to the Plant Swap Forum? - 8 years ago
If you want to go directly to the Plant Swap Forum without going though the East Tennessee Plant Swap homepage, use this link: http://www.easttnplantswap.com/forumby Brandon7 - Swap Forum Announcements - please read!
What happened to all the previous discussions? - 8 years ago
Initially, it was decided that the East Tennessee Plant Swap's website would be hosted by GoDaddy. That turned out to be a HUGE mistake! GoDaddy was a horrible, terrible, awful company. They were rarely helpful, consistently difficult to deal with, and out to take advantage of their customers at every opportunity. In early 2017, it was determined that we absolutely had to change hosts.by Brandon7 - Swap Forum Announcements - please read!