March 24, 2020 | #16 |
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
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May 5, 2020 | #17 |
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Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: CO
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All my seeds from BC have been amazing. I have had over 95% germination, will continue to use them for along time to come.
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January 26, 2021 | #18 |
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania
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Just a heads up that Baker Creek invited Cliven Bundy to speak at their Spring Planting Festival a few years back, and when people understandably got upset, they doubled down, tried to claim they didn't understand that he was problematic, and then canceled his appearance while blaming the people who objected to him for making the atmosphere potentially unsafe.
In case you don't remember, Bundy not only engaged in illegal occupation of government land, but he's on record saying that Black people were better off as slaves and is actively engaged in anti-Indigenous activism in the name of "land rights". I know everyone is different when it comes to taking politics into account in consumer decisions, but I thought I'd put this out there so you can make your own decision. Personally, I was already hesitant about Baker Creek because of their insistence on perpetuating certain fake variety information (Carolyn had a lot to say about this when she was with us) although I like the convenience of ordering from their site when it comes to varieties I knew were legit, but the Cliven Bundy incident was the final straw for me. I haven't ordered from them since and have yet to encounter a variety of veg I want to grow that can't be sourced from someone else. https://www.rootsimple.com/2019/05/b...undy-to-speak/ |
April 12, 2021 | #19 |
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Joplin MO
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Even though I live within a 90 minute drive of Bakers Creek, I have never made the trip, though I will make the trip and check it out.
As far as the above controversy, I don't believe everything I hear or read in today's cancel culture and everyone who doesn't believe the same as others must be a racist. I plan on buying some stuff at Bakers Creek when I visit. |
April 13, 2021 | #20 |
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
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3 varieties of eggplants from BC refused to germinate this year, and now I see that they were darned slow last year too. Those seeds were from 2018 though, so I guess I really do need some new ones.
Apart from that, I love shopping at BC, their free shipping and bonus seed packets . Linda |
April 13, 2021 | #21 |
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brownville, Ne
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It has been many years since I vowed to stop purchasing from BC. It was a combination of wrong varieties problems, poor germination, sour taste from iDig and objectionable politics. Last I knew the catalog was nice to look at but have not seen one for quite a while. Good there are choices for everyone.
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April 17, 2021 | #22 | |
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Location: NY
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April 18, 2021 | #23 |
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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I never bought there because I'm from europe, but they introduced a ton of quality OP eggplant varieties, and still are, they are pretty much the only ones that are still struggling to make this great vegetable popular outside of Asia/East Europe. Not sure about other species, but for sure many other vendors just copy what they introduced and becomes popular there.
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April 18, 2021 | #24 |
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sunol, CA
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Some points about seed quality may legitimately describe how it was.
But my experience is that Baker Creek's seed quality/seed correctness and customer service has caught up with it's growth. I really think "I stopped ordering X years ago because of seed quality" comments are out of date and not particularly relevant.
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April 18, 2021 | #25 |
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However, because they use smaller growers for some of their varieties, particularly more unique ones, issues of seed quality will always be there to a small extent. I think it is the price you pay for variety.
And FYI, I get no royalties from Baker Creek, nor do I sell seed to them.
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April 18, 2021 | #26 |
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One thing I think is really great about Baker Creek is that they have very large numbers of people reviewing the varieties they sell. And the reviewers, in general, seem to take their reviews quite seriously.
I know of no other place to read such extensive and helpful reviews of the varieties that they sell. It is really my go-to place if I want to see reviews of OP vegetables.
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April 18, 2021 | #27 |
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Alberta, Canada
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I've only ordered peppers from BC. Great seed count, excellent germination & fair postage. All good for me.
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