What: 2022 Fall Plant Swap
When: Saturday, October 8 (Weather alternate is 15, 2022)
Where: Damascus, MD

Registration Began: July 31, 2022 Register
Trading Begins: September 15, 2022
Trading Ends: October 7 or 15, 2022

The swap is being held in Damascus, MD

There are two threads set up for the Mid-Atlantic Gardeners 2022 Fall Plant Swap.

#1
This thread is for general chat about the swap. If you have any questions on the swap, how it is conducted, what it is, etc., please post in this thread.
2022 Fall Plant Swap - Chat

#2
This thread is for more detailed information about the swap.
2022 Fall Plant Swap - Details and Updates

If you've never been to an in-person swap, don't be shy! After all, where else can you go and hang out with a bunch of people talking about plants with enthusiasm? Of course, we can't forget about the food!


Swap Date: Saturday, October 8 or 15, 2022
Time: Noon until . . .
Who: NGA Members and their guests (scroll down thread for list of attendees)

As with past swaps, we will be using the Seed Swap tool here on the NGA site. To use the swap tool, you must first Register

Useful Links:
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What you've bought/dibbed
What you've sold

Swap Control Panel
Swap Events Log (Adds, Deletes and Dibs)
Complete Swap List

Last Updated: 05-Oct-2022 06:05AM

Attending (User ID, From):
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- Donner (Our hostess)
- Francine & Marilyn (TanteFrancine)
- Frenchy (Frenchy21)
- Lisa (5601Lisa)
- Jill (Critterologist)
- Pat (ecnalg)
- Rick (RickM)
- Robin & Joyce (RobinBunch5)
- Terri (Aspenhill)


Pot Luck Lunch... Who's Bringing What:
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- Donner: Brie and crackers, dumplings, coffee/tea/hot chocolate
- Francine: Chinese/Indonesian pork and Mustard green soup
- Jill: Pasta, Rice
- Lisa: Sangria
- Rick: Nacho bar (maybe stuffed grape leaves)


Gift Table:
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As in past swaps, we will be having a gift/door prize table. Please consider bringing something, new or gently used, for the table.

Misc Stuff... Who's Bringing What:
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- Donner: Paper plates
- Frenchy: 2 Chairs
- Jill: Cups, Folding table for plants
- Rick: Folding table (used to be called card or bridge table)

Notes:
Please remember to bring a chair for yourself and your companion or guest.

This thread is to be used for posting contributions to the swap such as potluck lunch items, chairs, tables, etc.

Any discussion regarding what you may need or are bringing should be done in the 2022 Fall Plant Swap - Chat thread.

I will bring 2 chairs.

The swap is only [b]7 days[/b[ away!

Rick is there a list of what food is being brought to the swap? Just trying to see what else is needed. Thanks

Put me down for Chicken Farfalla with Roasted Marinara. I'll bring a cooker but may need Francine or Donner to supply the jasmine rice, depending on how errands go this week. I'll also try to do a batch of tex-mex seasoned beans and bring some for Rick's Nacho Bar.

I'm going to bring a few small Apple strudels all Aldi, so that's one dessert.

I got the lamb last night for the grape leaves. Question: should I make the grape leaves or sleeveless shish kabob?

Rick, I am sure the lamb will be delicious how ever you cook it. Yum!

Jill, I do not have Jasmine rice. The long grain rice I have is some sort of fragrant Thai rice, but I do not remember if it is Jasmine rice. Do we have to use Jasmine rice?

I will bring some dessert and chicken nuggets with sauces. I can bring some homemade coleslaw if you would like?

I went to Weis yesterday to buy Brie but they didn't have it. No crackers with Brie tomorrow. I ended up making Panna Cotta instead. We are going to have a lot of desserts.

I have to hit Aldi and Lidl. I am pick up some brie.

Lidl didn't have brie, but Aldi had a few left on the shelf.

I have jasmine rice. Do we still need some?

Any rice from Thailand is Jasmine rice. I also have some if you do not have enough. I got the ribs and the pickle cabbages for tomorrow, and the garlic and the ginger. They (Great Wall) has different kinds of pickled mustard green and I picked the best looking ones, different from the ones I used before. I do not remember where I bought it.

Rick, you are such a dear ! If you bring the Brie, I can provide crackers. Brie goes well with apples too if somebody could bring a few - don't think we need more than just a couple of them. Otherwise I still have some grapes which will also go well with Brie.

Francine, in that case I will cook 3 cups of rice.

Oh Sally......

What time would you like people to start arriving?

Black beans are in the IP

I'm picking up chicken at Aldi's to throw into the pasta dish UNLESS SOMEBODY SAYS VEGETARIAN PLEASE.

I got long-grain jasmine rice (Mahatma) in my walmart pickup. @tantefrancine If that doesn't work, LMK. Otherwise I'll cook it ahead (simpler is better) and bring it in a microwavable container (or we can use it at room temp)

I don't think Chantell is coming. I know she wanted a PB shrub. Did anybody else want one? (Clerodendron trichno-something) If not, I'll wait to dig a couple toddlers until after leaf drop, since they seem to do better if potted when dormant.

I still need to snip some sedum cuttings, although a mid-height sedum volunteered to come along when it broke off yesterday while I was weeding around it.

Rick, given the short daylight now, we probably should start at 11:30am if that is not too early for people with longer drives.

Because of the low temperature expected for tomorrow, I am actually having trouble deciding where we should sit. Any chance you might be able to arrive at 11am to lend me a hand with the setup?

It'll be 60 degrees by midafternoon and sunny... If we layer up, we should be fine, although sitting for a while might get chilly.

Anybody have a firepit they could bring? I have (dry) wood!!

Missed your post earlier, Donner. I just picked up some nice apples at Aldi's. I'll bring a few.

I'm sure there's a stash of pinto beans in my pantry, but I found lima beans, split peas, red beans, and black beans this afternoon. So I made black beans!

11 should be doable.