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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: zone 6b, PA
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I've ordered from them a few times and never had an issue, but I'm often only interested in getting 1 or 2 plants to trial and didn't keep track of germination rates. I know that I've never had any that didn't germinate at all or that weren't true to type. My order went in on the evening of 12/2 and the seeds arrived 12/7!
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I have been ordering from them for 2 years and have had very good experience.
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Alberta, Canada
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I have placed one order with S&S since they carry a good number of Tokita Sun series tomatoes - SunCherry*2, SunGold, SunGreen, SunChocola, SunPeach, Tomatoberry - and their prices & shipping are reasonable. The order was handled promptly. When the order arrived there was an issue with one seed pack, and once contacted, S&S immediately rectified the issue. Varieties have all been true, and in typical Tokita fashion, germination rates have been good.
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Corinth, texas
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Lots of good seed sources on this forum. I don't know if it has been mentioned before, but I've placed some good sized orders on Seeds N Such the last couple of years with great success. I like them because they usually have most of the varieties I'm looking for which keeps me from having to shop many different web pages, plus they always ship quickly and accurately. Their shipping charges are very reasonable also.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hampton, Virginia
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I only use Tomatofest for seed to keep my Varieties pure for Historical Propose. I ordered Hot Peppers from Seeds and Such to grow beside the Native American Hot Peppers to see if they were the some we use here at Angel Field. They were Substituted without warning, each year. The one I farm with is a Native American secret that I cannot releases.
Are they really from South Carolina?
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Corinth, texas
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Apparently, the reputation of Tomatofest has improved over the years. For many years, some folks on this site and other sites claimed Tomatofest sometimes renamed some old varieties to indicate they were new varieties discovered by Tomatofest. It did create some confusion with growers who were not sure if they received and grew old or newly discovered varieties. I ordered from them a few times and never had a problem. I did receive some free seeds from them which I grew out. I believe they were called Daphnes Gold or something like that. I happened to be growing KBX that year and the free seeds produced fruit and plants absolutely identical to the KBX fruit and plants. Like the KBX, they produced great tomatoes abundantly and they were free so I had no complaint. Last edited by DonDuck; December 14, 2019 at 08:35 PM. |
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Join Date: Dec 2017
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I've grown both. I thought the Hawaiian Pineapple was a good variety and the Hillbilly was also good, but I don't remember it as well as the HP. I think my seed also came from Tomatofest. I did receive an email from them today giving me a heads up on a seed sale. I've pretty much reverted to growing hybrids due to improved disease resistance and overall fruit quality in my growing zone. Tomatofest doesn't sell hybrid seeds. I also seem to remember the Hawaiian Pineapple didn't store well after it ripened. Last edited by DonDuck; December 16, 2019 at 08:20 PM. |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hampton, Virginia
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I gave the Hillbillies to some neighbors each years and sell them. So this year I will be studying the difference between them to list both on my website. Since the neighbors loved them so much I must include them both. It do seem that the Hillbillies are bigger with more of a yellow color with pure red on the bottom. I sell out of my Hawaiian Tomatoes seeds each year and sell the Hillbillies at our market during summer. since we finally replaced our farming equipment lost in 2016 flooding; I want a B ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Join Date: Mar 2015
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Better Nutrients? OK, a certain nutrient quality can possibly be bred in by crossing and selective breeding to certain 'heirloom' strains ... but being a heirloom really doesn't mean better nutrients. Hybrids today are more geared toward high production, quick ripening, longer shelf life, etc, so credit given to the work behind development of an heirloom. There are many hybrids that don't fit this mold though and are bred for better flavor and nutrition. Just remember, today's heirlooms were all hybrids once. |
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Corinth, texas
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I think Mrs. Justice only means she believes her "heirlooms" are stable. They may be stable for seed saving.
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