Baker Creek - some stray melon seeds...

Tania · January 28, 2007

just wondering if anybody else ever got any stray melon and watermelon seeds in cucumbers or melon seed packs from Baker Creek?

Last year, I ordered some cuke vars, and one pack had 1 stray melon seed inside - it was easy to spot and remove, so no problem.

This year, I ordered a few melon and watermelon varieties - and got a stray watermelon seed in 'Valencia Winter Melon' pack, and 3 straw watermelon seeds (wrong color) in the 'Klondike Blue Ribbon Striped' pack...

Not sure what to conclude...

This doesn't cause a problem for me, since the stray seeds were so easy to spot - wrong plant, or wrong color/size... but I am still wondering what this means...

ANyone had any similar experience?

Other than that, I love Baker Creek and will continue ordering from them every year, they have great selection, and great service, and a lot of seeds in the packs...

bcday · January 28, 2007

I haven't had any stray seeds from Baker Creek. I've had stray seeds show up from time to time in packets from other companies though. Last year a few stray flat-podded beans turned up among the round-podded ones I had planted.

Tania · January 28, 2007

yes Nancy, 'stray' is what I meant - not sure what I was thinking...

I'll edit my post above...

bcday · January 29, 2007

Edited my post too -- do you want to change the word "strawe" above to something?

Tania · January 29, 2007

done :-) - thank you Nancy!

January 28, 2007	#1
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Baker Creek - some stray melon seeds... just wondering if anybody else ever got any stray melon and watermelon seeds in cucumbers or melon seed packs from Baker Creek? Last year, I ordered some cuke vars, and one pack had 1 stray melon seed inside - it was easy to spot and remove, so no problem. This year, I ordered a few melon and watermelon varieties - and got a stray watermelon seed in 'Valencia Winter Melon' pack, and 3 straw watermelon seeds (wrong color) in the 'Klondike Blue Ribbon Striped' pack... Not sure what to conclude... This doesn't cause a problem for me, since the stray seeds were so easy to spot - wrong plant, or wrong color/size... but I am still wondering what this means... ANyone had any similar experience? Other than that, I love Baker Creek and will continue ordering from them every year, they have great selection, and great service, and a lot of seeds in the packs... __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

January 28, 2007	#3
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	yes Nancy, 'stray' is what I meant - not sure what I was thinking... I'll edit my post above... __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

January 29, 2007	#5
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	done :-) - thank you Nancy! __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

January 28, 2007	#2
bcday Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY z5 Posts: 1,205	I haven't had any stray seeds from Baker Creek. I've had stray seeds show up from time to time in packets from other companies though. Last year a few stray flat-podded beans turned up among the round-podded ones I had planted.