The SRGC Seed Exchange
Changes are being made to the operation of SRGC Seed Exchange No.72 2018-2019
please click here to see Seed Ex. 72 Notes for members.
All seed correspondence and queries by email can be sent to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
About the SRGC Seed Exchange
Seeds of over 5000 species and varieties of alpine and rock plants and bulbs suitable for rock, peat and woodland gardens are listed annually in the Seed List of the SRGC Seed Exchange.
A great many of these seeds are not available commercially.
The SRGC Seed List is prepared each year from donations by Members and is issued in late November/early December : only current SRGC members may request seed - subscriptions are due in October. Holders of electronic subscriptions who access SRGC information online are asked to check the status of their subscriptions and fill in all their profile details to ensure they are valid members in order to take part in the Seed Exchange.
Seed is distributed during January and February, so members receive their seed in time for spring sowing.
In the opinion of many, the SRGC Seed Exchange is the world's best.
Thanks to all the Members who have donated seed and to all the volunteers working to collate the list, packet the seed and organise the distribution of the seed to SRGC Members worldwide, we hope you all enjoy the process and have great success in growing your SRGC Seed.
All seed correspondence, lists and queries can be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Â">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - we will ensure the emails reach the relevant manager.
Seed Lists and ordering:
All members (except those with a paperless e-subscription) will receive a seedlist automatically by post - this is expected to be in early December. Ensure your membership is renewed promptly to be sure of receiving the seed list.
The request system will be live until 15th January 2019, which is the closing date for the receipt of all seed orders.
All queries re passwords and membership numbers can be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.%C3%82%C2%A0">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For E-subscription members, your membership number and the access password can be found on your online profile page (where you access the Journal etc.).
COLLECTING AND CLEANING SEED
It is great fun to grow plants from seed and there is additional satisfaction in growing plants from seed you have collected yourself. The SRGC welcomes donations of seed to the annual Seed Exchange.
Please send fresh clean seed as early as possible - but no later than 31st October 2018 - to Ian and Carole Bainbridge, Luckie Harg’s, Anwoth Road, Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas, DG7 2EF, Scotland.
Links which may be of interest:
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=4426.0 Seed photos with scale to help identification and
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1010.0 for Seed discussion and links to other websites etc of use in seed ID etc.
For good practical information on seed sowing and care of the seedlings, click here for a superb Seed Sowing Tutorial by Ian Christie, nurseryman and former President of the SRGC.
Notice of a Seed Information Database
The SRGC now has a member-contributed seed/plant information database.
If you have made a donation to the SRGC Seed Exchange, please take a moment to share information about the species you've donated. And whether or not you've donated seed, share information about any worthy garden plant you grow or have grown, no matter how it was propagated.
Meantime this facility is only open to registered forum members. You can read about it and take part here
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=13727.0
The SRGC is grateful to Erik Fleischer in Canada for developing this system.
The Archived Files: lists from previous years
Follow the links below for previous Seed Exchange lists which are available in the form of downloadable PDF files. These lists are now closed, but the lists remain on the website as a reference and an information source.
We will keep old seed lists here for reference purposes only.
Seed can no longer be requested from these lists.
If checking seed numbers from previous lists, please check that you are consulting the correct year’s list.
Remember, the numbering for all species changes each year as different seeds are donated.
Click Here for the SRGC 2017-2018 Seedlist No. 71
Click Here for the SRGC 2016/2017 Seedlist No. 70
Click Here for the SRGC 2015 / 2016 Seed List No. 69
Click Here for the SRGC 2014 / 2015 Seed List No. 68
Click Here for the SRGC 2013 /2014 Seed List No. 67
Click Here for the SRGC 2012/2013 Seed List No. 66
Click Here for the SRGC 2011/2012 Seed List No.65
Click Here for the SRGC 2010/2011 Seed List No.64
Click Here for the SRGC 2009/2010 Seed List No.63
Click Here for the SRGC 2008/2009 Seed List No.62
Click Here for the SRGC 2007/2008 Seed List No.61
Thanks to all the Members who have donated seed and to all the volunteers working to collate the list, packet the seed and organise the distribution of the seed to SRGC Members worldwide, we hope you all enjoy the process and have great success in growing your SRGC Seed.
In addition to the articles on this website, which includes over a hundred of our Journals, the SRGC has a huge resource of thousands of plant photos and information in the pages of the interactive Forum. The Forum is fully searchable and you may well find there all you need to know about a particular plant.
