Seed order in...

[chris09]

Well I got most of my seed orders put in on Saturday (Feb-19th) and should have the better half of my seeds on or around Thursday (Feb-24th).
Here is a list of what I have ordered so far.

Stokes Seeds-
Bush Blue Lake 274 (Bean/bush)
Green Top Bunching (Beet)
Jade Cross E Brussels Sprout
Golden Acre (Cabbage/early)
Royal Chantenay (Carrot/early/processing)
Florida 683 (Celery pellets)
Head Start (corn)
Pioneer (Cucumber/pickling)
Epic (Eggplant)
Arkansas (Leek)
Infinity (Onion/late)
Hardy White Bunching (Onion/bunching)
Bolero (Garden peas)
Bell Boy (Pepper/sweet bell)
Super Shepherd (Pepper/Italian sweet)
Small Sugar (Pumpkin/medium)
Dill's Atlantic Giant (Pumpkin/large)
Champion (Radish)
Santorini Spinach
Eight Ball (Squash/summer)
Better Boy VFN (Tomato/staking)
Roma VF (Tomato/paste)
Spanish Brocade (Marigold/French)
Sundial Peppermint (multi-pelleted portulaca)
Summer Showers Burgundy (Geranium/ivy)

Reimer Seeds-
Campbell 33 (Tomato)
Premium Late Flat Dutch (Cabbage)
American Upland (Cotton)

R. H. Shumway
Bird Of Paradise
Bachelors Button
Rainbow Mixed (Coleus)
Fleuriste Mixed (Geranium)
Four O Clock
Venus Fly Trap


Chris

 

[HunkieDorie23]

Chris have you ordered from Reimers before. I ordered most of my seeds from there and then found that they have a terrible reputation for customer service and poor production. So far everything that I've started has grown OK so I am not as nervious but I was just wondering if you have experience with them.

 

[lesa]

That is quite a list! Can you grow Bird of Paradise in zone 6? Can't wait to hear your progress with all that planting! Happy Gardening!

 

[chris09]

Chris have you ordered from Reimers before. I ordered most of my seeds from there and then found that they have a terrible reputation for customer service and poor production. So far everything that I've started has grown OK so I am not as nervious but I was just wondering if you have experience with them.

About 5 years ago.
I know they take forever to ship out seed. If it wasn't for the Campbell seed I wouldn't have ordered with them. But I thought I would give them one more try.

Chris

 

[chris09]

That is quite a list! Can you grow Bird of Paradise in zone 6? Can't wait to hear your progress with all that planting! Happy Gardening!

That is quite a list!

I think we have another order or so to go in.

Can you grow Bird of Paradise in zone 6?

I'm going to grow it as a "houseplant".

Can't wait to hear your progress with all that planting! Happy Gardening!

I will keep you all posted.


Chris

 

[chris09]

Chris have you ordered from Reimers before. I ordered most of my seeds from there and then found that they have a terrible reputation for customer service and poor production. So far everything that I've started has grown OK so I am not as nervious but I was just wondering if you have experience with them.

About 5 years ago.
I know they take forever to ship out seed. If it wasn't for the Campbell seed I wouldn't have ordered with them. But I thought I would give them one more try.

Chris

Just a update,
Reimers must have improved on there shipping.
I just got a E-mail from them with the Tracking Number and so I went and checked it and USPS says that the Expected Delivery Date is February 24, 2011..

Chris

 

[HunkieDorie23]

Chris have you ordered from Reimers before. I ordered most of my seeds from there and then found that they have a terrible reputation for customer service and poor production. So far everything that I've started has grown OK so I am not as nervious but I was just wondering if you have experience with them.

About 5 years ago.
I know they take forever to ship out seed. If it wasn't for the Campbell seed I wouldn't have ordered with them. But I thought I would give them one more try.

Chris

Just a update,
Reimers must have improved on there shipping.
I just got a E-mail from them with the Tracking Number and so I went and checked it and USPS says that the Expected Delivery Date is February 24, 2011..

Chris

I had no trouble with shipping even though they had a notice saying they were really busy and it was taking longer. I have started onions ( they look really good), bush cucumbers in pots (5 out of 6 growing), and now principe borghese tomatoes (9 of 10 spouted after 10 days). I had read all these horror stories about them after I had order and I have been just sick because I ordered over $70 from them. But so far everything has been great. It was the only place that carried all the stuff I wanted.

 

[chris09]

About 5 years ago.
I know they take forever to ship out seed. If it wasn't for the Campbell seed I wouldn't have ordered with them. But I thought I would give them one more try.

Chris

Just a update,
Reimers must have improved on there shipping.
I just got a E-mail from them with the Tracking Number and so I went and checked it and USPS says that the Expected Delivery Date is February 24, 2011..

Chris

I had no trouble with shipping even though they had a notice saying they were really busy and it was taking longer. I have started onions ( they look really good), bush cucumbers in pots (5 out of 6 growing), and now principe borghese tomatoes (9 of 10 spouted after 10 days). I had read all these horror stories about them after I had order and I have been just sick because I ordered over $70 from them. But so far everything has been great. It was the only place that carried all the stuff I wanted.

Like I said about 5 years ago I ordered from them and it took around 2 week to get a pack of seeds.
Now with that being said I can order from Stokes and about 3 or 4 other seed companies and get my order in less than a week.

Chris

 

[digitS']

. . . I can order from Stokes and about 3 or 4 other seed companies and get my order in less than a week.

Chris

Oh shucks! I thought that Stokes just did that for me . . .

Five years ago, maybe a little longer, I waited over 3 weeks for a Stokes order. I think I sent them 3 emails -- I was getting desperate!

The 2nd & 3rd emails, I was telling them how their competition was doing. "Ordered on this date from Company X, received seeds on this date . . . Company Y did this . . . Company Z, that . . ."

The last few years , Stokes has been lightening fast!!

Here I thought that they were just giving me the VIP treatment because I got cranky with them that one year . .

Gotta say that I appreciate Stokes. They have probably been #1 or #2 for my seed orders for close to 20 years. Their history even seems rather admirable. But, it is mostly my own long relationship with Stokes where I have been able to look to them for much of what is useful in my garden.

Steve

 

[chris09]

Hey Steve,

I will say that I cant ever remember having a very long wait for Stokes to ship.
Back in the 80's when my Dad had the Greenhouse we would order a lot of seeds from them and I think only one time we had to wait longer than a week to get our seeds.

Like you said Stokes does have some lightening fast shipping

I like Stokes a lot and like the prices.
For example (for those who haven't used stokes)
Roma VF tomatoes -

Stokes - $2.15 for 200 seeds
Burpee - $3.25 for 125 seeds
Reimer - $2.50 for 20 seeds
R.H. Shumway's - $2.15 for 100 seed

Chris