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Re: seeds list

Tim & Diane Burns wrote:
> 
> hi duncan,
> 
> i joined your mailing list this month..  my intent was to expand my
> knowledge on plant propagation, have some questions answered. and maybe,
> share some of my personal experiences with propagation.  disappointedly i
> find my mailbox full of  undesirable and unsolicited personal issues and
> comments with only a sprinkling of propagation information.  although, i
> have collected a few good tips.
> 
> the individuals who are submitting information on personal issues and their
> ill supported personality judgments concerning your management of this
> list, clearly are out of line. they may find more satisfaction conversing
> on mailing lists dealing with psychotherapy (esp. the passive aggressive
> and bereaved), psychology and maybe sociology.  this is not the proper
> forum to whine about being treated like a child and complain about feeling
> intimidated.  please….
> they are behaving like children and therefore someone must act as the
> parent or we would have total chaos and no clear focus.


I believe you are doing the exact same thing you are complaining about
others doing. Perhaps because you side with the listr owner that makes
you feel as if you are justified in doing this?

> concerning those who wish to "seed swap," i totally agree with you that
> this is personal and they should contact each other privately.  "seed
> swapping" is something i may wish to get involved with once i have some of
> my own to swap.  some of the postings sound as though these individuals
> also desire socialization.  well, they should go for it, but on another
> forum, there are plenty tailored to meet each and every need.

Personally I would enjoy a seed swap forum. Hard to find out who has
seeds you might like to trade for if it's all done privately! 

> mr. martinson, do not assume everyone here wishes to receive information on
> other topics.  as i mentioned before, off-topics should either be kept
> private or aired at other locations.  there is a time and place for
> everything under the sun (not to be trite)

And maybve you should not assume that others don;t wish to receive this
info. I consider this post to be off-topic to Duncans previously aired
wishes, but you obviously don't. 

> i do have a suggestion for you though duncan,
> 
> how about providing us with a clear format to follow, like an outline i.e.
> zone, micro-climate,  experience level, greenhouse or windowsill, and your
> excellent proposal of starting with our favorites whose botanical name
> start with "a" and so on through the alphabet. maybe someone else reading
> this has another category suggestion or suggestions they would like to see
> included.

A suggestion for Duncan? Isn't this something which should go private?
 
> ok now, me,
> i am new to starting my own long-lived plants from seed and for the most
> part. full-time gardening.  home gardening that is.  i am in u.s.d.a. zone
> 8 or 9, sunset 15.   my past experience with seeds was strictly  vegetable
> gardens.  they literally pop out of the ground (and back in if you have a
> gopher).  i always had produce to share.
> 
> my fascination is currently with perennials.  i have found them to be very
> temperamental and therefore deliciously challenging.  i've found sources
> for seed over the internet.  since my tastes lead toward the cottage type
> garden,  i have procured many  old-fashioned or heritage type flower and
> herb seeds.  so far so good.  but i am only beginning and hungry for
> information.

The above info is interesting, but seems quite like a lot of personal
info to me! Not much there as far as seed propogation goes!
 
> i also have one question right now.  that is,
>         why will a new seedling or maybe one with four leaves or so, suddenly
> shrivel overnight leaving only green nubs above the ground which eventually
> turn brown and the whole thing pretty much disappears?
> 
> thank-you for your time and attention.
> best regards,
> diane burns
> pss1@ix.netcom.com

nancy
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