Your "My Wish List" is a listing that you make of all the
plants and seeds that you want to get from others. You can edit, delete,
and update this list at anytime, unless an item is currently involved
in an active swap that is not yet complete. Each "My Wish"
listing contains the following items: Match Status of the Item, Genus,
Species, Form, Cultivar or Variety, Common Name, Wish Type, Listed In,
My Zone, the State you live in, Edit link, Delete link, and a Half Matches
link.
Entering the Items you are Wishing For
1. Simply click on "My Wish List" and then on "ADD
a New Item to My Wish List".
2. Fill in as many of the following fields as possible: Genus, Species,
Form, Cultivar or Variety, and Common Name. If you don't know the Latin
name for a plant, enter at least it's Common Name. You can also check
the following webpage for additional tips: HELP-Plant
Identification
3. Choose from the drop down list what type of Item you are wishing
for: "Rooted", "Division", "Cutting",
or "Seed".
- A "Rooted" item is defined here as a plant with a stalk
or stem that has established roots.
- A "Division" would be a plant that has been divided from
a larger plant, creating 2+ separate mature plants from the 1 larger
one.
- A "Cutting" is defined here where you would take a cutting
implement, such as a knife, and literally cut a part of the plant
away from the mother plant to create a "cutting". Cuttings
usually have no roots and need to be placed in soil or some other
media to produce roots and develop into another plant. Some plants
root easily, while others do not.
- And finally, "Seed" is just that... seed that was collected
from the mother plant, that has not germinated yet.
4. Enter where you'd like to look for the item listed. (This will be
used in more detail in future upgrades to the system.) Currently the
choices are: "MyPlantSwap" for general plant listings, "MySeedSwap"
for general seed listings, and "MyOrchidSwap" for specific
Orchid Listings.
5 . Enter the Growing Zone that you live in. (Click
here for a USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map)
6 . Enter the 2 letter abbreviation of the State that you live within.
i.e.: FL for Florida.
7 . Click the Submit Button to place your listing online.
Editing an Item
Clicking on EDIT will allow you to change any aspect of your
Wish Listing.
1. Click on "Edit" next to the item you'd like to update or
change from within your "My Wish List".
2. Update or Change any of the information contained within your listing.
3. Click "Submit".
Deleting an Item Completely
Clicking on DELETE will allow you to delete this item completely
from the system, unless it is currently involved in an active swap.
1. Click on "Delete" next to the item you'd like to delete
from within your "My Wish List".
2. Confirm this Item's deletion by clicking on "Yes, Delete It!"
Half Matches
If you click on the Half Matches link, it will display all
Half Matches. In other words, one-way matches with people who have an
item similar to what you are looking for. From that window you can also
click on the Username to see that person's Profile, or you can also
click on "Their Wish Listings" to see all the items that this
person currently is looking for. From that subsequent window you can
then click on "Add to My Share List" to add one of their Wish
Items to your Share List, so that it will make a Full Match the next
time you click on "My Busy Bee". You could do this if you
have something that is in their Wish List, but you have not entered
it into your Share List yet.
1. Click on "Half Matches" next to the item you'd like to
view Half Matches for, from within your "My Wish List".
2. Optionally: Click on this person's "Username" to view their
Profile and Feedback.
3. Optionally: Click on "Their Wish Listings" to view the
items this person is looking for.
A) If you clicked on "Their Wish Listings" as explained
above, you now have the option of adding one of "Their Wish Listings"
to your "Share List". Simply click on "Add to My Share
List".
B) You now need to go back to that listing inside your "My Share
List" and click on "Edit", in order to add missing
information, like a photo, shipping weight, your state, etc.
