Comments regarding Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

I’ve been dealing with Baker Creek for over 5 years now. In those 5 years, I only had one problem which was quickly and professionally resolved (they mailed me someone else’s order. Just a mail room mix up). Their seeds have wonderful germination rate and produce plants true to the variety. Plus, their yearly seed catalog is “plant porn” in the truest sense. It’s a beautiful catalog!!! Keep up the great work guys!!

This is our second year with all heirloom seeds from Baker Creek. We appreciated the variety and unique selection of seeds. We now have vegetables in our garden that we had never heard of until Baker Creek. Great quality seeds and amazing customer service. They ship quickly and usually have free gifts with each shipment. We definitely recommend them to all of our friends and will continue to share their catalog. Our favorite!!

Amazing company. Selection is fantastic, prices are great, as of this writing shipping is still affordable, and the seeds I've started had germinated well and the seedlings have been strong and healthy. And who wouldn't love the freebie seed packet?

This is my second year ordering from Baker Creek. Most of my seeds germinated and grew into healthy plants. The only ones that didn't were the Vietnamese Corriander or Culantro seeds. Asides from that, I am very pleased with the company's product and customer service. I also like that the company sends you a free packet of seeds with your order...I just wished the free seeds were something more useful for the home gardener with limited space.

The order arrived way before I expected and was correct! Thank you Jandi.

I have ordered multiple times over the years and have always had the correct order or when items were no longer available received a prompt refund. It also taught me to order EARLY!

Thanks again,
Maggie

We've found the reviews on their website very useful.

just received my first order so i can't comment on seed quality yet. but the comments i do have so far:
their catalog alone is worth having, every page is a work of art. there is a lot of information in it and their variety is exceptional.
customer service over internet was very good. navigating their site is simple and straightforward. although i did not receive notice that my order had been shipped, it arrived ahead of several other orders i had placed a couple days previous to this order. i did receive online acknowledgement of my order, and it was filled correctly. seed packets are beautiful and cultural information is straightforward. i also received a free packet of melon seed with my order. will post more when i begin working with the seed itself.

This year 2013 will be my second year for gardening. I decided that this year I was going to take the plunge and get my garden started from seeds. I decided to buy all my veggie and chili pepper seeds from the great folks at Baker Creek. I ordered my seeds on Monday night 1/21/13 and this afternoon 1/25/13 I got my order in the mail. Opened it up and everything looks excellent!! No problems at all and I can't wait to get these seeds started tomorrow. Great catalog, great selection, great service and quick delivery. I feel you can't go wrong with these folks.

It is fitting that my seeds arrived today we are getting a sleet and freezing rain storm today. I can't wait to get these started indoors tomorrow!!

Thanks Baker Creek!!

This is my 4th year in ordering from Bakers Creek and I keep coming back because of their quality seeds and excellent service. I love their beautiful catalogs. Each year I expand my home garden just alittle and am excited about new vegetables/fruits I order from Bakers.
My sister was never a gardener but because of my experience with Baker's started a garden last year and we like to go thru the catalog together picking just the right crops for the new growing season. The Lemon Squash grows especially good for me and I highly recommend it. I love their book, "The Heirloom Life Gardener", and refer to it many times.

I just received my large order from Baker Creek. I am well-pleased for the third year in a row. I ordered... and received my order inside of 2 weeks. I just can't get enough of their awesome selection of juicy and delicious watermelons. You are the best Jere and [Baker Creek] family.

I placed my order online on Jan 12 and received my seeds on Jan 18. I was pleased with the fast shipping and personal service.

This was my first time to order seeds from them. They were delivered quickly, and included a bonus pack of parisienne carrots seeds! I will be ordering from them again very soon...

I continue to be pleased with Baker Creek. I chose this company because they had a good reputation, and I love what they stand for. In the last few years, I have gotten great seeds and great service. Never a problem. Just today, I emailed a question and had a response back within two hours! Thanks Baker Creek.

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This was my first time to order seeds from them. They were delivered quickly, and included a bonus pack of lemon cucumber seeds! So far, everything I've planted has come up. Also enjoyed looking through the catalog. Really like the quotes and comments!

"On Apr 6, 2011 1:35 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with:

Tomkitty, Checking we found an order that we believe is yours. We're basing that on your handle on this forum, since we don't have your real name. (Didn't see any emails from you regarding this.) Anyhow, you'll be happy to know that your order was received, it was inputtes April 4, which might be a bit longer than a week from the time you sent it, and it shipped yesterday. Hopefully you'll see it in a day or two.

Thanks so much!

This is the second or third time ordering from this company. The quality of seeds has been great, but the two times I had to contact customer service, I had an outstanding experience. The first time I was trying to figure out what particular type of squash my dad was looking for. The representative was very kind and helpful, we found the squash and once grown, it was very abundant! The second time was this year. I messed up my order online, I called and talked to "Louis", he was very kind and went far and beyond to help me correct it and save me some money! When I told him about the few things I wanted to order, but they did not carry, he did a little digging and sent me a list of some sites that I could find them at! It's extremely rare these days to find customer service people who speak English, let alone that actually care and go that extra mile! My seeds arrived within the week that I ordered them and I was left extremely happy. Can not stop raving about this company. Job well done Baker Seed Company!

I love this co. their catalog is a winter treat!!! Kind of like being a kid with the sears catalog,(wish book). some of you will recall those day!! They have great service. when not right they fixed it !!! And I don"t see how any one could give these people any thing other than A positive rateing in my exp., Only thing I would like to see is volume size packs for those of us who plant large areas, and saveing some kin of seeds is not possible,(corn soy beans ect.) becouse of gmos planted all around us. Once again love these people!!!

1/18/13 - I received my third order of seeds today. It took a total of nine days to reach me. Considering most of the other seed companies I work with take months (not joking) this is a great return time. So fast shipping!

On my two previous orders I have found that your seeds either do absolutely fantastic or not so great. Again, you have an almost all or nothing ratio, with MOST of the seed packets being an all. For the record, I will state that, I do not believe it is the fault of the seed, but the gardener that chooses the wrong seed for his growing region. I know for a fact that some plants do not grow well in certain areas. So, I chuck my 0% germination rates up to my own failure.

That said, your lemon squash was nearly 100% germination and maturation. They produced so many little squashes that we had them out our ears. Mind you, this was in the middle of a drought and we did not water once.

Also, your lemon cucumbers provided dandy little cucumbers that struggled through the worst drought and we did not water them. I was very impressed.

My beans were all eaten by rabbits before they could put on much leaves. That was a true disappointment, but not in you, just myself again. I could have put a little fence up to keep them out. I didn't think of it until after though.

I didn't like how your one rutabaga did, I forget the name. It was a more primitive version anyway. I found it hard to determine when they were finished. They also seemed to take a long time to mature. Then again, I wasn't familiar with this variety, so it could just be the nature of this one variety. The germination rate for it was almost 100% also. So, not a failure of the seed itself.

I do have a suggestion for your catalog though. Please, put days to maturation next to every listing. Also, please put all the scientific names next to every listing. It is so hard when you are trying to grow something new that you have never seen before, to know when it is "done". It is also so hard to know what you can plant and not cross. I know you do this with "most" of your listings in the catalog, but every one would be a real blessing. Please keep the pictures of your beautiful family coming. I have my own family and it's so nice to see other people that value their family above most else.

As far as what other posters have said about your politics, I don't care. I know forums are very hard to moderate. I'm a moderator myself. I also know everyone is entitled to their beliefs. I know that the owners are devout Christians. I am not. I am a Pagan, but I support their beliefs. Our beliefs aren't so different once you get right down to it. I don't mind the Bible verses I have seen in some catalogs. They make me smile. Please don't close your forums down because of one persons opinion. I have never been on the forums, didn't even know they existed, but I believe in the freedom of speech.

Thank you for taking a stand against GMO's. Because of your stance against GMO's, your testing of your corn, and signing the safe seed pledge, I only get my seeds from you if I can help it. If not, I will pair it down to the items I know have been tainted by GMO. So you will always get a corn, squash, beet, onion, and grain order from me. Knowing that you have the same beliefs as me, your customer, that you have a dog in the fight so to speak, makes me feel much safer ordering from you.

Posted on September 20, 2012, updated January 13, 2013
Why anyone would trust any other seed company besides Baker's is beyond me. Least I know what I am getting and they are not GMO. With that said I have been a long time customer of Baker's, ave. order is $180. my order gets here in less than a week. Even with the drought we had, I still had a very high germination. I started 98 tomato seeds and only put 96 in the ground, the other 2 actually grew, I ran out of room.
Just received my order of seeds for next spring planting. Order early they run out.....

I love Baker's Creek Heirloom Seed! Fabulous seed, practical, down to earth! I love that they have small farm growers. I called with a question about my own bean seed and they had a master gardener call me to help me:). I just can't say enough. The seeds have been great - radishes the size of golf balls (and still tender), tomatoes that were gorgeous and kept going all summer, okra taller than me! Great people, great company!

I ordered over 50 seed packets from Baker's Creek. All arrived very quickly, and there wasn't a single omission (unlike other places I've ordered from).

I've also ordered from their CT location - Comstock Ferre, and have been very happy with the results. The seeds and resulting produce were wonderful.

I am amazed at the variety that Baker's Creek offers, and really have a hard time deciding what to get. Great company!

Love Bakercreek Comapany and their seeds. Don't know how they can afford to send out the beautiful catalog they do tho. But check them out. They are great!

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I got to know Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. because of my neighbor who gave me their 2011 catalog. I loved the catalog and what this company stands for. So I decided to call to place an order. I placed the order on the2nd of march, and I recieved my order on the 8th! That's fast shipping! I am very satisfied with everything. Customer service is awsome (Thank you Eric B.).
I love the great selection of seeds and rare seeds. I love the catalog and the website. I will definitly order again in the future.
Thank you so much Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co..
Isa
DB, Florida

Posted on February 12, 2011, updated December 27, 2012
Everything about my 2010 order was great. Everything was in stock and shipped early, germination rates were near 100% and all seeds grew true. Looking forward to gardening with BC again this year. I'll be a customer of theirs forever.

Great selection. Ordered tomato, pepper, lettuce. Received seeds fast. Will order next year too.

I've ordered from BCH for several years now and I've always had a positive experience. Fast shipping but more importantly, a great selection of heirloom seeds. If you question this just take a look at their catalog!
I've always had good germination rates with all their seeds and I look forward to ordering from them in the future.
My two favorite seed companies, BCH and Seed Savers Exchange.

I've ordered from Baker Creek a few times...I guess it's time for me to review them :) I've never had a problem with seed germination or shipping times. I live in Georgia, and it usually takes 7-8 days to receive an order, which is reasonable to me. I also enjoy their forum. I will keep ordering in the future.

I received my first order from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds today & I have no complaints. I received exactly what I ordered in a timely manner. And I was given a free pack of melon seeds--a pleasant surprise. Thank you! I will add additional comments when I plant the seeds this spring & summer.

I have ordered many many times from Baker Creek and every time has been a pleasant experience. After looking through these comments I decided to take a look through the "politics of food" forum, having never looked into that particular forum before ( but been part of the forums for a while). As for racist comments or offensive content, I haven't come across any yet, there are far too many topics to search through. As for seed quality, I have only had problems with one package of peppers out of the many I have ordered and was promptly compensated at no charge with seeds of my choosing but over all the seeds are all viable and of great quality and variety.
Perhaps Baker Creek has taken to closer monitoring of their forums and the comments posted? I hope so, for it would be discouraging to trust and appreciate a company with little moral standing, although I have faith that the negative practices described in this review would cease if only due to good business practices but I hope they would put a stop to any hurtful or offensive content because they are truly good people.

Baker Creek has been dependable for me and I have no negative experiences with them. I recommend them to friends and family as well as anyone looking for heirloom seed.

I am 70 years "young" so you know that I've eaten a lot of veggies in my lifetime and to me these new hybrids just don't measure up to heirloom varieties when it comes to taste, especially tomatoes. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds has everything you could ever want and they provide a quick turn around on your order with seeds that will produce quality plants. Take it from me and I've "been around the block" a few times, you cannot beat this company for service and seeds no matter how hard you try. I also recommend their books and magazines.

I think it’s probably just human nature that we tend to post comments about vendors when we have a problem with them. I certainly have done so here in the past. But when I put together my list of recommended seed suppliers for a Senior Gardening posting this year, I realized that I should make a positive comment here about each of our suppliers that have performed so well over the years.

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds was a fairly recent “discovery” for us from Senior Gardening reader comments and Dave’s “Top 5” Garden Watchdog ratings. Their catalog is a work of art, and I especially enjoy the comments in it about their personal favorites...often based on their experience and flavor of the variety (See catalog listings for Tam Dew and Boule D'or.). I also appreciate that they continue to carry older varieties such as the original Sugar Snap pea.

I’ve not had reason to file a claim with Baker Creek, but when I wrote them offering a comment, I received a timely and informative response from them. They appear to be a class act.

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First time ordering seeds from this company and received order quickly- only 1 minor hiccup in receiving henderson's valentine pole bean instead of henderson's bush lima- an easy mistake to make which was promptly corrected. The value of Baker Creek's products of course reside in how they perform. I will amend my rating if seed germination, etc disappoint.

Baker Creek is one of my most preferred vendors for heirloom vegetable seed. I love the amazing amount of diversity in varieties that they offer and have never been disappointed with any of my orders. My only problem has been that my garden is not large enough to try all of the wonderful varieties they offer that I find interesting.

I have been purchasing seeds from Baker Creek for 4 years now. I have been to their garden show the first week in June for the past 3 years. And even got to speak with the owner Jere last year. Everyone I met there was very personable and professional. It is well worth your time to stop in and check them out if your in the area. You wont be disapointed!

I am very impressed with the seeds I have purchased, their commitment to heirloom and non GMO, and the company overall !

Just a few examples of the quality of the seeds purchased:

The True Gold corn seeds I planted ALWAYS come up strong and tall. The stalks are thick and sprout multiple thick roots, and the corn itself is the biggest, most filling and truely sweet corn I have ever tasted! It puts ALL the corn available in my area to shame!

The Chantenay Red Core Carrot is truely the best tasting carrot I have ever had! Great for juicing and stews! They grow quick and fat, and even the 3 weeks of 100 degree heat didnt affect them this year. Highly recommended carrot!

Im looking forward to planting their tomatoes and broccoli next year, and to the next garden show in June!

I hope this review helps out someone looking for quality, reasonably priced seeds. I believe we all must support a local American company such as this, that has quality and non GMO as top priorities!!!

And no I am not paid in any way for this review! I just believe when you find the best, you had better support it for your own healths sake, and the sake of future generations. DOWN WITH MONSANTO GMO!!!!

GO BAKER CREEK!!! THANKYOU FOR ALL YOU DO!!!

Love this company! I bought 10 packets of seeds, they arrived in exactly one week, and they even put in a free gift! Very pleased with the service. Prices are great, and they have an enormous selection of heirloom varieties to choose from. I have not grown them yet, so I can't attest to the quality of seed yet.

I love ordering here, the seeds are always great, the service is fast, well packaged & I got a well thought out sample with my order.

The catalog is a work of art, it really makes garden planning fun.

Visited the seed company and found it amazing, even purchasing seeds as Christmas gifts for family members, and then coming home to share experience with family, and we sent in an order from the catalog shortly after our visit. I shared catalog with family. I tore pictures from catalog and framed them in barnboard frames for kitchen wall. I quess you could give them an "excellent" rating from my husband and I.

I've bought seeds from Baker Creek three times now, each time the package has arrived earlier than expected. I've had excellent germination from all of the seeds I've planted as well and I've even ended up with quite often more seeds than were advertised in each packet. Their site has been excessively useful to me, as there are lots of comments on most varieties of plants, and most people tend to mention where they tried to grow each plant and under what conditions. Thanks to those comments and Baker Creek's wide selection, the result of my first attempt at gardening was a successful, productive lush oasis that was worth tending even in 115 degree Phoenix weather. I might also mention that Baker Creek always sends a free seed packet along with your purchase. I made a note asking for something that would grow well in hot climates, and they sent me a cherry tomato that is said to be heat tolerant, so I think they took my request into account. Lastly, I should add that I made a mistake on my last order, and immediately emailed the company to see if they would change my order. I received a prompt reply that they had me covered, and a few days later I received the seeds I asked for. I will definitely use Baker Creek for all of my seed purchases in the future.

Have ordered seeds twice this year and never had any problems with mail delivery. Order arrived within 7 days. Most seeds germinated, as expected. I'll be ordering from them again, as their shipping rates are much lower than other seed companies.

I will be buying all my seeds from this company. They are very nice people with great attitudes. Fast service. I recommend them with the highest regards