You are all quite welcome, and thank you for coming to the swap. It was quite a large crowd, larger than the past 4 years, but the more the merrier. The swap keeps growing in size every year and that is so much fun. More people, new people, new garden friends to meet and always new and more variety of plants, seedlings, divisions to share. Blake, my hubby said the same thing, gardeners are always smiling, especially at a swap. So here are some questions for all of us. Why all the smiles yesterday? 1. Because all the plants, seedlings, divisions where finding new homes because we had no place for them in our gardens? 2. Because of all the new plants and seedlings we where bringing home to replace the ones we where giving away? 3. Because we where all with a group of people just like ourselves, crazy, plant loving, gardeners and no one at the swap thought we where crazy, but rather, we where al the sane ones? 4. Because we where with a group of people with common interests and could just let ourselves be ourselves and not think twice about it? 5. Because it is all of the above? Now I'll answer first, it's because of all of the above. Can't get any better than a bunch of like minded gardeners, all together in one location with tons and tons of plants and seedlings being offered for free and adding to the garden beds, talking with people about our love of gardening and having good food and drinks and perfect weather to boot. So I'll see all of you again, around the same time of year next year. And again for what will be the 5th year in a row, I'll be praying that I will have no more back problems and not facing another spine surgery after the swap. Thank you all for coming, glad everyone had such a good time, brought home "new babies" for the beds and as always, everyone is welcome to come, with or without plants, seedlings, divisions. Just come and take home our extras and give them good homes. NOW, all that wonderful home made food; I posted a thread to collect all those recipes. Everyone was saying things like I've got to get that recipe, so folks start posting the recipes for them. Michael, wintersowing is the best. Go onto the Winter sowing forum and read the FAQ's to start with. Have a question post on the forum. We are the friendliest and most welcoming forum on GW. No question is ignored, and we will welcome you with open arms and get you addicted real quick. And you can always e-mail me any time with questions. Kathy, they will grow up perfectly in their new home, on the other end of town. I will have to come and see them. It's not like we are that far away from each other. OK, time for me to start killing my back and get my beds planted. Count down time for me, before I'm not able to garden again till the fall. You all saw what is in my fenced in yard to get in the ground. POST THOSE RECIPES FOR ALL OF US. AGNES THOSE STUFFED PHYLLO...

Beth, you probably have Passiflora incarnata which is a native vine in Oklahoma (as well as many other states). There is probably some info on the Internet about sowing the seeds, but I would winter sow it - does need some stratification in order to germinate, but some say that a GA3 treatment is necessary. You can buy it at gardening centers. Some say it is difficult to grow from seed because it contains a natural growth inhibitor, and others say it is easy. When someone tells me it is difficult, then I gotta take up the challenge. I just ordered seeds so we can compare notes on our progess! I also ordered P. ceurulea, common name of Blue Crown passion flower, and will try them, too. Years ago, I bought a vine labeled "Purple Flowering Passion Vine" at Warren's (now defunct) in Midwest City. I later ID'd it 'Lavendar Lady'. It is gorgeous. Comes up late spring, but grows very fast, and produces beautiful, fragrant, purple flowers until frost. It bloomed this year until late November. Anyway, one of the parents is P. incarnata. Cuttings are extremely difficult to root, so propagation from seed is virtually the only way to reproduce this vine unless you buy one off the internet, or from a local nursery (good luck!). Prepare to be inundated by Gulf Fritillary butterflies when growing this vine, because it is their host plant. They will eat it to pieces, but they will not kill it. The ultimate reward is beautiful long winged orange butterflies with silver spots on the underwings that glisten in the sunlight. They will stay in your garden daily. Variegated Fritillaries also use this vine as a host, but are not nearly as prolific as the Gulf Frit. Try soaking your seeds a couple of days before planting them. I have also heard that this helps. Susan Here is a link that might be useful: Growing Passion Flower From Seed

Hi Everyone, I am so glad I've found this forum. I am in WNY Z6 and I would love to participate in plant exchange! My apologies for being late to post. Garden_frog, could you please add me to the invite list for Annual WNY plant swap next year (adrijanar@yahoo.com)? I have for sharing: ( Garden and house plants) : Garden: Shasta Daisies,( Lots) Lilly of the Valley ( Lots) Day Lilly ( red and yellow) Hostas - These will be dug up and divided next spring ready for the annual plant exchange Greek oregano Milk weed (Asclepias Incarnata) - seeds and plants Lavander - few small plants Echinacea purpurea - coneflower Ajuga Reptans Vinca Minor ( Dwarf Periwinkle) Hens and chicks two varieties. House Plants: different types of African VIolets ( White multi petal, red, purple, Bob Serbin, Mini pink with purple specks, Please ask for pics as they're all in bloom is you want me to root some for you. ) Spider plant - verigated Pothos ( verigated, green) Jade ( small and large leaf variety) Wants: Bergenia (Lily - the picture of your bergenia is beautiful, Do you have any more to spare? I am willing to wait!) Bee balm Japanese Painted fern Ostrich Fern, ( any fern will do) Annual WNY plant swap Sedum spectablie ( any sedum is welcome) Centaurea Cyanus (Corn flower) Salvias ( any) Liatris Spicata - praire gayfeathers ( white, purple, pink - I'll take any) Dephinium - Blue, purple, white Heuchera Hostas ( looking for any variable color ones, light green, multicolored, white, anything out of the ordinary and blue ones.) Bleeding heart Oxalis ( purple, red, versicolor, any will do!) Thank you! Adrijana

Thanks, Martha. Glad to know I made the right call. I take it that you don't get the little pie pumpkins? I usually use them for pumpkin lasagna, but haven't had the stand around cooking ability to make one this year. The cobbler was really good, really easy and is a definite keeper. Thank-you! Jakkom, thanks for the bird info. I wonder who makes up those yields? Colleen, our Boxing Day tradition is fruitlessly trying to catch the mailman. :) I didn't even try this year. He has enough seniority now to have the week off, and I don't want one of the subs getting his gift. Is seeing koalas on Boxing Day a thing, or is it an idea of a nice outing for the tourists? When I was there fifteen years ago, I did see some sleepy baby koalas at a preserve, as well as some in the bush in trees, and also visited a bat sanctuary, or some such thing, where they drape you with sleepy bats. They probably think we're crazy for wandering around in the sunlight. Mad dogs and Englishmen, and all that. :)