We are announcing the Society’s Annual Seed Exchange for 2025
Eligibility:
- To participate, you will need to be a NPSNJ member in good standing.
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- The seed exchange will be carried out by email.
Seed Collection:
- Please use the straight species seeds native to NJ: see the native plant lists on our website.
Seed Donations:
- Clean seeds (remove stems and leaves and fruit cases. Please be careful in cleaning milkweed seeds to free them from the fluff).
- Bag and labeled with scientific and common names.
- At least one packet of seeds needs to be submitted to participate. However, please be generous and send in several species of seeds if you can so we can have a robust exchange which is the whole idea. (a ¼ teaspoon or 20 seeds will make a single seed pkg.; 2 ½ teaspoons or 200 seeds or more total is enough for 10 people). You need not prepare individual seed packages; we are planning to do that Nov 13th 10-2 PM and 1-3 PM.
- Mail seeds labelled with scientific and common names to me, Dr. Hubert Ling from now until Nov. 7th. Please use UPS or USPS first class mail and email me a list of the seeds you are sending so a final list of what is available can be made. Also, please email your phone number so we can facilitate pick-ups. Mail seeds to: H. Ling, 1030 Rector Rd. Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Email: Dr. Hubert Ling at
- Please consider being a pick-up location. All you need is a spot in your driveway, yard, or porch and email participants in your county when the seeds will be available. We anticipate that you might have a total of 3-10 packages of seeds which can be placed in a plastic zip-lock bag with a rock on top of it. You need not be home for a pickup. If you are a pickup center for your county, you need not travel to get your seeds since I will mail them to you along with the seeds for your neighbors. I did not hear about any problems with this system last year! Please let me know by email if you can be a county coordinator for seed pick-up.
- Seed sorting and packaging will be done Nov. 13. Please consider volunteering for this project. Email me if you are free Sat.11/13/25 10 AM-12 Noon or/and 1-3+ PM. Volunteers have special seed selection privileges.
Seed Orders:
- A final list of available species will be sent out to all participants on Nov. 9th by 11:00 PM.
- Your choices will be filled, while supplies last. To protect our volunteers, you will be limited to 20 seed packs.
- A preliminary list of seed available now is included here below the flower pictures so you can start planning. Hopefully the final list will have over 130 species.
- All seed orders must be in by noon Nov 12th.
Seed Pickup:
- Seeds will be picked up Nov. 22-24 (to be determined by the designated site hosts)
- Seeds can be picked up at designated locations around the state.
- If you volunteer to be a pick-up site, we can ensure that every county will have a pick-up site. Email me for details. I will make an updated list of all pick-up sites ASAP and email this to all participants.