Hmmm. There's Risa G who is famous for her appearance on "Eat the Heat", Mark who lives under a bridge around 'Exit 109" and if you purchased your plants from Janie at Cross Country Nursery she's giving you the straight facts on Red Savina. A patented variety does not allow you to sell seeds. You can certainly keep them and grow your own plants from them. Trading seeds is somewhat problematical but I don't think you are going to make it onto the patent holder's radar > Hi all I just wanted to come in and introduce myself. My name is Rose > and I live here in Jersey. I was wondering if anyone else on the list > is also from here as well. I would love to meet others who have the > same interest. I was also wondering if anyone else grows chile's here > in the garden state to make their own sauces and salsa's. > > Today I planted 39 chile plants, I missed out on getting red savina > plants from the nursery, but they are on order for next year and I do > have an order in for fresh RS chile's for september. I noticed > someone had asked if the Garcia's had let their PVP run out. I wish I > could help on that, the only tidbit I can offer is the nursery I deal > with says they are licensed to sell red savinas and the seeds that I > get out of my savinas cannot be legally sold. I have been trying to > investigate this further as I would love to put a savina patch in here > for Jersey chileheads to have access to. Hopefully as long as > everything comes up and does well I should have soem things to share > by the end of the summer. We started out small this year, primarily > because hubby has no desire to eat anything even mildly hot and thinks > I am absolutely crazy to keep eating and pushing hot things. Also > trying to raise a junior chilehead who visits every other weekend. > This weekend he took a dallop of Blairs After Death Sauce and after > the flames went out said he would do it again and wanted to try other > hot stuff. This all while hubby sat rolling in tears from laughter. > > Well I guess I have rambled enough here. Hope to be able to meet some > of you in the area soon. > > Rosie > Central Jersey Might be a ChileHead > > > > > Dave Anderson TLCC http://www.tough-love.com