Heritage Seed Market

schill93 · July 7, 2016

Just wanted to let you all know how terrific Ellie and Steve from Heritage Seed Market are. I placed a small order of about $18.70 (which included a reasonable shipping cost) with them, and Ellie e-mailed me to let me know that my order was shipped out that morning. However two weeks past and I never received it, so I e-mailed her. We both knew something happened to the order.

So she put together another package and sent it out to me Priority Mail, which cost $7.35 to send. I got the package in a few days. She had included several nice gift packages as well. The following day when I went to my mail box, there was the original envelope looking tattered and dirty from being who knows where.

I emailed Ellie to let her know that now I have two packages, and that I just as soon keep both, and wanted to send her the money for the second order and reimburse her the $7.35 shipping cost for the Priority Mail. She wrote me back today, and said she talked with Steve and he said just to keep them and share some with friends.

I did reimburse them the Priority shipping charges though.

Now that is what I call great service and caring people who want to please.
So if any of you haven't tried them yet, I urge you to do so.

Gerardo · July 7, 2016

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Originally Posted by schill93

Now that is what I call great service and caring people who want to please.
So if any of you haven't tried them yet, I urge you to do so.

+1

ginger2778 · July 7, 2016

Ellie is a personal friend, and I want to say that what you wrote about her doesn't surprise me at all. She has so much integrity. I also know that all her seeds are heat treated to get very close to complete sterile so that she never passes on a seed borne virus or bacterium. Germination rates continue to be tested and are very high.
She, Steve, and Ted never sell anything that isn't verified OP either.

jmsieglaff · July 7, 2016

I couldn't give them a higher recommendation as well. The micro dwarf tomatoes were delicious and Ellie also included a number of bonus seeds I look forward to trying in the coming years! Buy with confidence folks!

Heritage · July 8, 2016

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Originally Posted by schill93

Just wanted to let you all know how terrific Ellie and Steve from Heritage Seed Market are. ......

schill93,

Thank you for the feedback, I'm glad things worked out! I'll be sure to forward your kind comments to Ellie.

Have a great summer,
Steve

Heritage · July 8, 2016

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Ellie is a personal friend, and I want to say that what you wrote about her doesn't surprise me at all. She has so much integrity. I also know that all her seeds are heat treated to get very close to complete sterile so that she never passes on a seed borne virus or bacterium. Germination rates continue to be tested and are very high.
She, Steve, and Ted never sell anything that isn't verified OP either.

Marsha,

Thanks for the comments

Ellie is a perfectionist (I'm sure you know) and does everything possible to distribute disease-free seed. However,I think she would want me to add that heat treatment does not guarantee 100% elimination of viroids or bacterium. The only seed treatment that will eliminate embryo and endosperm disease is the dry heat method, and, as far as I know, no small vendor uses this method.

Steve

Heritage · July 8, 2016

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Originally Posted by jmsieglaff

I couldn't give them a higher recommendation as well. The micro dwarf tomatoes were delicious and Ellie also included a number of bonus seeds I look forward to trying in the coming years! Buy with confidence folks!

jmsieglaff,

Thank you

One of ellie's specialties will be micro dwarfs, I look forward to following her progress with this relatively new specialty.

Steve

Hulamom · July 8, 2016

Aloha!
I agree that Steve and Ellie are incredible! What Gems!

Heritage · July 8, 2016

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Originally Posted by Hulamom

Aloha!
I agree that Steve and Ellie are incredible! What Gems!

Mahalo, Hulamom! Ellie and Ted are Gems, not so sure about Steve

Steve

Heritage · July 8, 2016

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

She, Steve, and Ted never sell anything that isn't verified OP either.

Also, I should clarify - although the seeds we currently sell are all OP/heirlooms (not "verified", I don't know what that means), none of us at HSM (I think I am speaking for Ted here, also) are adverse to F1 seeds. One, or more, of us might offer some of our favorite F1 seeds in the future.

Steve

ginger2778 · July 8, 2016

Geeze Steve! I'm gonna stay out of this thread from now on.

Heritage · July 8, 2016

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Geeze Steve! I'm gonna stay out of this thread from now on.

No way, I appreciate your chiming in, especially this time of year when I have so little time to post. It's just that I will have to correct anything that is presented as our policy when it isn't our policy.

Thanks

Steve

Heritage · July 8, 2016

Hi all,

Ellie (Bunny Hop Seeds) has just listed the first 9 peppers we are offering:
Ellies first pepper offerings

Steve

gardeninglee · July 10, 2016

Those peppers look amazing! I'm waiting for her micros to list. Can we get an update?

kayrobbins · July 10, 2016

I have been waiting for Ellie to list her micro tomato seeds and ordered mine this morning to make sure I got the ones I wanted. I give all my gardening friends micro tomato plants for an early Christmas gift. Even though we have two growing seasons it does get too cold in this area for tomatoes. Everyone seems to enjoy having house tomatoes in the winter.

July 7, 2016	#1
schill93 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nevada Posts: 275	Heritage Seed Market Just wanted to let you all know how terrific Ellie and Steve from Heritage Seed Market are. I placed a small order of about $18.70 (which included a reasonable shipping cost) with them, and Ellie e-mailed me to let me know that my order was shipped out that morning. However two weeks past and I never received it, so I e-mailed her. We both knew something happened to the order. So she put together another package and sent it out to me Priority Mail, which cost $7.35 to send. I got the package in a few days. She had included several nice gift packages as well. The following day when I went to my mail box, there was the original envelope looking tattered and dirty from being who knows where. I emailed Ellie to let her know that now I have two packages, and that I just as soon keep both, and wanted to send her the money for the second order and reimburse her the $7.35 shipping cost for the Priority Mail. She wrote me back today, and said she talked with Steve and he said just to keep them and share some with friends. I did reimburse them the Priority shipping charges though. Now that is what I call great service and caring people who want to please. So if any of you haven't tried them yet, I urge you to do so.

July 7, 2016	#3
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Ellie is a personal friend, and I want to say that what you wrote about her doesn't surprise me at all. She has so much integrity. I also know that all her seeds are heat treated to get very close to complete sterile so that she never passes on a seed borne virus or bacterium. Germination rates continue to be tested and are very high. She, Steve, and Ted never sell anything that isn't verified OP either.

July 7, 2016	#4
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	I couldn't give them a higher recommendation as well. The micro dwarf tomatoes were delicious and Ellie also included a number of bonus seeds I look forward to trying in the coming years! Buy with confidence folks!

July 8, 2016	#8
Hulamom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hawaii Posts: 53	Aloha! I agree that Steve and Ellie are incredible! What Gems!

July 8, 2016	#13
Heritage Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,255	Hi all, Ellie (Bunny Hop Seeds) has just listed the first 9 peppers we are offering: Ellies first pepper offerings Steve

July 10, 2016	#14
gardeninglee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 203	Those peppers look amazing! I'm waiting for her micros to list. Can we get an update?

July 10, 2016	#15
kayrobbins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 820	I have been waiting for Ellie to list her micro tomato seeds and ordered mine this morning to make sure I got the ones I wanted. I give all my gardening friends micro tomato plants for an early Christmas gift. Even though we have two growing seasons it does get too cold in this area for tomatoes. Everyone seems to enjoy having house tomatoes in the winter.