Dear Members living in the EU,

The first EU seed exchange this year is now open for donations. Please
read this information carefully. We decided to split the spring
exchange into two parts: one for seed only and a second one for bulbs
and seed. This way we want to make sure that seed of summer growers is
distributed as early as possible. As the weather is unpredictable and
frost damage to bulbs may still occur at this time of the year, we do
a second part of the spring exchange with bulbs later. The donation
for bulbs will be announced separately and the entire donation period
will remain open until further notice. So if your seed will not make
it for the first part, it will be included in the second part. No need
to rush for seed which is not ripe. we will do an autumn exchange for
autumn sowing and planting.

Please send all seed donation to the following address:     Martin
Bohnet        his email address: garak@code-garak.de

Ludwigstr. 1

73035 Göppingen

Germany

Please send an email to Martin when you post seed so he will know that
your donation is on the way.

Please make sure that the seed is free of pests and disease, nobody
wants to introduce anything like that to fellow gardeners

Please label each bag with the precise name of the plant (scientific
name if possible) and your own name so that all donations are clearly
identified and can be referred to the donor.

We have asked you in the past to pre-pack your seed donations on a
voluntary basis. Thank you to all who did this, it has reduced the
workload for Martin tremendously. You can ask for an appropriate
number of free seed envelopes from Martin. We suggest to pack not more
than 5 portions of seed of each species, should there be more seed
available a larger number of seeds can be included as a reserve in a
separate envelope.

As a donor, you will get a bonus for your order equalling the postage
you paid for your donation.

Please remember that you will have to be a fully paid member of the
PBS in order to be entitled to order from our seed and bulb exchanges.
But you do not need to be a donor to order.

You will find the entire information on the EU Seed and Bulb Exchange
on the website of the PBS: https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/bxeu.html

So.. please think of the many fellow bulb enthusiasts when you dig up
bulbs or when you harvest seeds. As the EU covers very different
climates and many members will have a greenhouse: all bulb and seed
material is welcome. The success or failure of this scheme depends on
your participation and generosity.

Unfortunately we have bad news for our members living in the UK. We
can no longer send seed or bulbs or receive donations to/from the UK.
We keep our eyes open for solutions but there are none for the moment.
We are very sorry about this.

*Members living in the US and international members, please be aware
that this announcement is for the EU exchange only, the US based
exchange is continuing independently with a different time table.*

Please, do not hesitate to contact me in case of
questions:///johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de

Martin and Uli

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