PlantSwap

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Welcome to c/PlantSwap @ Mander.xyz!

Here, plant enthusiasts worldwide can swap plants and accessories.

Notice Board

This is a work in progress, please don't mind the mess.

Guidance

Items to Permitted Swap: Plants, crafts, seeds, and garden and plant accessories of all kinds.
Sales Posts: Limited sales posts allowed; no shop spam.
Gratitude: Use the review thread for thanks, no separate posts.

How to Post

Specify your country in your post title in brackets: ex. [Canada].
[Have]: What you're offering.
[Want]: What you're seeking.
Details: Include clear descriptions and images.
Plant Health: Check for pests before swapping.
Legality: No illegal plants.

Propagation Advice

Shipping Advice

Pay attention to the weather. Make sure to prepare for cold or heat waves. Ice packs and hand warmer packets can be used when packaged appropriately.
Old Tupperware is very versatile and useful for shipping with wet paper towels.

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Keep it rooted (on topic).

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Plant swap platform (pflaenz.li)

submitted 1 year ago by thisfro@slrpnk.net to c/plantswap@mander.xyz

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I love the new community!

I created a website to swap plants, however it currently only works in Switzerland really (due to zipcode locaiton lookup). But I would like to extend it to more countries, at least in Europe. Feel free to have a look at https://pflaenz.li/ and test/use it for yourself!

It is open source and you can contribute and look at the code on https://git.thisfro.ch/pflaenz.li/pflaenz.li

Also any feedback is very welcome! <3

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[–] OBXDadLife@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I'm here for the swap, but East Coast US. Zone 8b

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

This is an excellent idea, much needed and long overdue! If this takes off, then it'll be an important part of a sustainable future (along with the transportation technology to make the swaps possible, of course.)

It's not clear from looking at the site whether this is for exchanging seeds too. Seeds are much easier to transport, so it makes sense to also include listings for seeds. I recommend asking people to indicate what time year their seeds are available, as many seeds have a short viability.

Another important inclusion would be information about transporting seeds and plants long distances. That could include guides on how to prepare and pack them as well as information about seed-/plant-friendly transportation services in various parts of the world. I think that people who offer such a service (and can provide proof of it) should be allowed to make a listing for their service as well.

There's a lot of potential here! If you like these ideas, I'll gladly discuss further over DMs. :)