First, thank you to Albert for running the BX and SX. I value the PBS BX for varied reasons. First, I feel it connects us as a Society, as I am a firmly rooted plant person who does not travel myself but I like to connect with other plant people all over the globe. I put the seed or bulb donor's initials on the labels. Thank you all of you who have donated to the BX and SX. Secondly, I cannot bear to throw out seeds or cormels and my neighbors have no interest in waiting years to see a bloom. Thank you all who have given the little I sent to the BX a new home. I cannot imagine how much work it must be to run a BX! I can barely keep track of my own repotting and seed cleaning, record keeping and labeling. 1.1. Do you participate in the BX frequently, occasionally, or never? Occasionally 2.2. If you never participate, why not? 3.3. If you do participate, what problems, if any, have you had with the BX? I was discouraged how much longer it took for bulblets to arrive, in one case at the end of its growing season. The turn-around time to see donations appear in a BX seems long. But this is in comparison to the Dell era, so my expectations were skewed. 4.4. Do you obtain bulbs, seeds, or both from the BX? Both. More seeds than bulbs. 5.5. Do you pay your BX shipping charges promptly upon receiving the material? Promptly, same or next day usually. 6.6. If you donate to the BX, at what time(s) of year do you send items? I seldom donate, only once in 2019, bulbs and seed. The time was determined by dormancy of that bulb species, which has not yet appeared on a BX. 7.7. If the BX occurred at a few specific times of year, what times would best suit your needs? July/Aug/Sep or late summer early autumn in N. hemisphere in time for fall planting of the winter rainfall growers here. I do not grow summer-rain species. November at the latest. For non-perishable seeds of course timing is more flexible. But for short-lived seeds I appreciated the freshness of frequent SX in the past. 8.8. Do you donate plant material to the BX that cannot be held in storage for more than a week or two? If so, what kind of material? Never before, but had planned to send some Nerine filifolia seeds ripening now. These are easy growers for me so I can sow here and send next year's crop. I also considered sending some seed of my white Amaryllis belladonna mystery cross because of the recent discussion. 9.9. If you specialize in plants that cannot be held in storage, are you willing to exchange them directly with other members rather than going through the BX? No. I do not expect I could handle the logistics. And I do not specialize in those. 10.10. Do you think that donors should have priority in having their orders filled? If not, why not? I do not expect that would push me to donate more. The limiting factor is seed-cleaning patience and time, not motivation. And others made a good point about first-timers needing some early success. I think one of the other societies does give donors priority so perhaps that helps encourage donations. I agree as others mentioned that transparency and accountability will increase trust in the BX program. That would encourage me to donate more than priority or postage credit. Perhaps the new system could include a Wish List feature. If I saw folks were eager to receive my material that would motivate me. Perhaps not person-specific, but an aggregated list. If I saw 10 people wished for a species with hard-to-clean seed but 0 people wished for yet more Dierama, I would prioritize accordingly. Of course a Wish List feature is of lower priority than turning over donations rapidly. If there were a place to send un-cleaned seed pods instead of clean seed, I would send more. I do suggest the BX/SX should still require PBS membership. Gastil _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…