Comments regarding Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.
Click here to return to Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.'s listing.You are viewing only neutral comments
|
Comments:
Rating | Author | Content |
Neutral | mwilliams54 (6 reviews) | On Jan 15, 2024, mwilliams54 Lancing, TN wrote: I've had some good germination rates on some seed and horrible on others. Of those that grew properly, probably the melons were most problematic. Other melons not from Baker Creek were fine, the ones from Baker Creek (about 5 different kinds) were either tasteless or I question if any human actually tasted them to list the melons as "sweet", they were that bitter. (We wanted to experience other cultures through foods.......was not pleasant....we generally enjoy new things) Threw the nasty melons in compost pile and even the wildlife avoided them. Was alot of effort to be so disappointed. Otherwise have had awesome starts to things like beans and deer ate them to nubs. I've definitely noticed a trend in most mail order companies to send less seed for same or more money the last 5 or so years. The past couple years orders have been sent fast which I appreciate. I wish more companies had the heirloom variety that Baker Creek has, especially sorghum for example, so we could order more in a bulk fashion versus hobby garden that they are geared towards. |
Neutral | jjd5678 (4 reviews) | On Jan 12, 2024, jjd5678 wrote: I wish there was a "neutral-positive" rating on this website. I've had good luck with Baker Creek Seeds germinating, and I really appreciate the effort that they put into photographs for their catalog -- it's genuinely stunning. You won't be disappointed if all you care about is seeds at reasonable prices that germinate and grow. However, their customer service is a bit draconian; you engage on their terms or not at all. I've had no problems as a retail customer, but some of my friends have stories to tell. The company's orientation has also just gotten weirder over time. Their seed varieties skew heavily toward Asian, and especially Japanese, stock to a degree that is unusual, and their politics (which they are open about) are increasingly right-wing and anti-government. I expect that will be welcome news for some folks who themselves skew in that direction, but it's challenging for me when I can buy good seeds at similar prices from companies that don't openly support perspectives that are inconsistent with my values. |
Neutral | Spotty_dotty (7 reviews) | On Nov 28, 2021, Spotty_dotty Bellevue, WA wrote: I really want to like this company, but their website makes it hard. |
Neutral | MyGardenLife (1 review) | On Jan 16, 2021, MyGardenLife Ljubljana, Slovenia wrote: In ordered several times from Baker Creek. The whole experience was positive - from order processing and delivery to seed quality. I value wide range of seeds they carry. |
Neutral | hsnelgrove (1 review) | On Nov 23, 2020, hsnelgrove Ocala, FL wrote: I love Baker. Their catalog is wonderful. I look forward to purchasing the expanded catalog every year. I have always been pleased with their customer service and the quality of their seeds. This would be a great review, except for their website. On Nov 23, 2020, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: "On Nov 24, 2020 12:05 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: We're sorry to hear you had trouble with our website! Please email us and let us know what the issues are, so we can have a tech look into them. Our email is seeds@rareseeds.com" |
Neutral | Momofseven (1 review) | On Jan 29, 2020, Momofseven Saint Charles, MO wrote: I recently read that although this company makes grandiose claims of working with small farmers all around the world, it is fair to assume that most of their seed is sourced from China. I read this on a blog, the blogger stating that she called Baker Creek and this statement was made by a representative of the company. On Jan 29, 2020, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: "On Feb 7, 2020 4:53 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: We're sorry to hear that someone said this, as it is completely untrue. There are a couple of reputable companies in China that we deal with, but we also deal with companies all over the world. We do have a network of small growers that we contract to grow seed for us, and we get a great number of our varieties from them." |
Neutral | Basil989 (11 reviews) | On Jun 18, 2018, Basil989 Pueblo, CO (Zone 5b) wrote: I have no problems with the commerce part of this company. I think they have great photography, good prices, good shipping, and I have been at least somewhat successful with the seeds I have purchased. (Can't get the sweet peas to blossom . . .) |
Neutral | mjbivens (5 reviews) | On Apr 25, 2018, mjbivens Houston, TX wrote: Posted on April 23, 2018, updated April 25, 2018 On April 25th, 2018, mjbivens changed the rating from negative to neutral and added the following: Was explained to me that my poor results might have been caused by the postal service x-raying my package.Was offered replacement or refund. Chose refund and my account was credited the same day. Still would like to see better cultural information on their packaging! On Apr 25, 2018, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: "On Apr 24, 2018 2:19 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: We are so sorry you had this experience. All of our seeds are guaranteed for two years after the date of purchase to germinate and grow true to type or we will replace them or refund. |
Neutral | BostonBeans (2 reviews) | On Apr 16, 2018, BostonBeans Hanover, MA wrote: Really dissapointed with the shipping speed. On Apr 16, 2018, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: "On Apr 16, 2018 3:25 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: We're so sorry to hear you were disappointed in us! Was it the length of time until we shipped the order, or the length of time it took to arrive once it was shipped? We'd love to work with you on this so that you are satisfied in the future. Please email us at seeds@rareseeds.com with ATTN: Lisa O in the subject line." |
Neutral | weedweedplant (1 review) | On Feb 8, 2018, weedweedplant Avoca, NE wrote: I have ordered from and received what I ordered , over several years, from this company. One thing that just annoys me to no end it is the catalog. Amazing photography sells a lot of seeds and it is just too too bad that the focus of the description is on lore and stories that are interesting on one hand but useless in terms of understanding what specific zone a plant is suited for and what it’s cultural needs are On Feb 8, 2018, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: "On Feb 8, 2018 11:22 AM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: Customers often want to know days to maturity on a crop or what climate zone it's best suited for. We supply DTM information where it's available, but we don't place much stock in it. The reason is simply that there are too many variables for it to be reliable. A day's |
Neutral | chaderrader (1 review) | On Jan 31, 2015, chaderrader Lawrenceville, GA wrote: One of the seed packets I received was empty. I sent an email to the company requesting a replacement. I am waiting on their reply. On Jan 31, 2015, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: "On Feb 2, 2015 3:26 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: Thank you for emailing us! We have another packet headed your way!" |
Neutral | SquirrelRalph (1 review) | On Aug 13, 2014, SquirrelRalph Trussville, AL wrote: Posted on August 12, 2014, updated August 13, 2014 On August 13th, 2014, SquirrelRalph changed the rating from negative to neutral and added the following: After my post yesterday- i would like to update or amend it. In my email early today Leah with Baker Creek notified me and stated she would fix my order. I won't up grade to positive. Till my order is complete. Thank you SquirrelRalph On Aug 13, 2014, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: "On Aug 13, 2014 9:04 AM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: As we stated in our reply to your email, we apologize for the missing item, and it will be shipping out to you today." |
Neutral | elsutor (1 review) | On Jul 18, 2014, elsutor Penn Hills, PA wrote: I really want to love this company, because I've gotten many wonderful seeds from them over the years and their customer service was great the only time I ever had a problem. On another occasion, they answered an email with general questions about a variety quickly and helpfully. They seem like nice people who are trying to do things the right way, but I am sick of getting their glossy, wasteful catalog full of biblical quotes. I am not a Christian, but I am a Baker Creek customer. I see a very narrow slice of human society reflected in the quotes and philosophies endorsed in the catalog. I see a lot of support from Baker Creek for diversity in seeds, but not so much for diversity in people-- or at least that is the impression I have from the divisive quotes provided in the catalog. I throw issues of "Watchtower" in my worm bin because they will decompose quickly, and I hate to see such a beautiful, magazine-quality publication hit the garbage can-- but I can't even toss it in the worm bin because of the glossy nature of the pages and the toxicity of the inks. It just won't compost. On Jul 18, 2014, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: "On Jul 18, 2014 3:09 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: Thank you for your feedback! On the catalog, we used recycled paper and soy inks, so they can be re-purposed by our customers for anything from starter pots to worm bins :) We are working to include the species names and the days to maturity on the seed packets that we are making now, but a lot of our seed packet designs were made several years ago, and we are updating them as we can." |
Neutral | Tikaani (3 reviews) | On Mar 3, 2013, Tikaani Shelton, WA wrote: As a whole, I think that the company is better than any other at offering a huge variety of heirloom seeds with a big, beautiful glossy catalog. They do a good job marketing themselves on Facebook and providing interesting and informative information through that route. I have found them to be a bit on the pricey side. I have spent literally a couple hundred dollars in seeds over the past three years and really only harvested a few green beans and some cilantro that I could have purchased at the local nursery. I did get a lot a pleasure from reading the catalogue and planning out what I was going to grow, even though nothing much was produced, despite all the expense and work. I had the opportunity to visit their store in Petaluma on several occasions when I lived there, and it was a fun and interesting experience, though pricey (they are very busy there and don't have much time to give advice to customers). I spent even more money there, on seeds that again didn't produce. Maybe I'm choosing all the wrong plants? I followed the directions. I think next time I will use the catalogue for reference and buy the seeds from a store that is a little more economical. There is another vendor on Ebay, for example that sells seeds for about 1/3 the cost and provides little plastic seed cups instead of envelopes that tend to get soggy quickly as I work with them in my garden on the Olympic Peninsula. Don't be fooled, this company wants you to believe that they are a family-run small company (with cutesy photos of little girls and babies), when this is really big business, and I'm sure they are raking it in. |
Neutral | kevcarr59 (1 review) | On Feb 14, 2013, kevcarr59 BUda, TX (Zone 8b) wrote: Last year bought some Hill Country Heirloom Red Okra & Stewart's Zeebest Okra, but had bad luck with germination. Upon notifying Baker Creek, they replaced the seeds quickly and without any problems. The second batch of seeds hasn't been much better. I am pretty confident the problem is the seed, since I had given it to several people and they had the same results, and these people are experienced gardeners. |
Neutral | Pitcom (24 reviews) | On Apr 24, 2012, Pitcom Avondale, PA (Zone 6b) wrote: Posted on March 16, 2012, updated April 24, 2012 On March 14th, 2012, Pitcom changed the rating from positive to neutral and added the following: First off I want to say that I love the seed varieties that Baker Creek offers. They always ship fast and I think they are a fantastic seed company. I have purchased over 70 different varieties of seeds in the past year. I am changing my review to neutral this year because of the bad germination rates on about half a dozen seed packs. I have had some pepper, leeks, beets and cauliflower, germinate around 15%. I've also had a couple that were 50/50. On the other hand, I 've also had packs of the same type of veggie, just different variety, germinate at near 100%. Not sure what is going on but I was not too thrilled about the low rates. I sent Baker Creek an e-mail about the situation. I understand that they are probably busy this time of the year, but a reply would have been nice as I have not heard back. Hopefully I will be able to leave a positive update. On March 16th, 2012, Pitcom changed the rating from neutral to positive and added the following: Baker Creek sent a nice e-mail, asking if I would like replacements, substitutes or a refund. I selected some replacements and substitutes for the problem packs. I am very pleased with the customer service and the outcome concerning my problem packs. On April 24th, 2012, Pitcom changed the rating from positive to neutral and added the following: The more seeds I plant from Baker Creek, the more bad ones i find. The germination rates are pathetic on so many of the seeds they sent out this year that it is a disgrace. Perhaps instead of trying to get people to buy your magazines, books, and other items, you should concentrate on providing quality seed first. If Baker Creek is using satellite farms and other growers for their seed, then your company needs to institute a better system for quality control. I have lost count of how many different varieties I have planted of your seeds this year, but it is at least over 70, yes Seventy, different varieties. 15 of those seed packs either did not germinate, or have horrible germination rates. I just finished planting all of my melons and squash which is why I am writing this review today. Charentais Melon 0%, Sikkim Cucumber 0%, Mexican Sour Gherkin, Musquee de Provence, Spaghetti Squash, Blue Hubbard and the Thai Golden had lousy rates below 20%. Yet the other dozen melons I have from your company germinated at better than 90%. Thanks for the replacements you sent earlier, but seriously, how many times should a customer have to contact you about bad seed? I hate leaving a less than positive review, but bad seeds are a serious problem in my opinion. On Apr 24, 2012, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: "On Mar 15, 2012 8:28 AM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: We apologize for the delay in answering your email. We would be happy to work with you to either replace the low germination seed or refund you for those packets. An email has been sent to you at this time." |
Neutral | SPIDERPAPA (3 reviews) | On Mar 10, 2012, SPIDERPAPA Cambridge Springs, PA wrote: I ordered seeds from Baker Creek, their catalog and website promised that the seeds would be shipped in 4 to 5 days. I figured they meant after the check cleared the bank. 3 weeks after check cleared I still hadn't heard anything from them, so I called. First guy I talked with had trouble finding me in their system. When he did, he said he would look into the problem and call me back quickly. One and half hours later I called them again. Got a lady this time. She informed me that they had been having trouble with the Post Office delivering their products. She then said she would connect me with the first guy I spoke with. I ended up being sent to another lady. She was able to find me in their system immediately.? She told me they had been having trouble getting orders filled.? She then told me the first guy I spoke with had instructed that the order be re-picked and re-shipped. 20 minutes later the first guy finally called back. He said the order was being re-picked and a supervisor was having the order shipped by priorty mail. The end result of these confusing and conflicting excuses was, they were out of one item. On their website the out of stock notification wasn't this on this item at the time I placed the order or when the check cleared. They did include a refund with the order, as a result of this I'll try them one more time next year, but will monitor things much closer. Now I will need to find the missing seeds from one of their competors. |
Neutral | jimwatershed (7 reviews) | On Jan 5, 2012, jimwatershed Saint Augustine, FL (Zone 8b) wrote: Nice enough botano-erotic catalog (disclaimer: more and more propaganda every year for those politically averse), and I do look forward to getting it every year. But I don't get a harvest from that, so that's a neutral. Last year, seeds came quickly enough, with email updates along the way. So they get a positive for that. Germination rates were quite variable, some nearly 100%, some closer to 10%. So that's a neutral, trending negative, and yes, I get it that this is heirloom seed from all-natural and earth-friendly growers from around the world and that's the beauty of heirloom gardens (to the right beholder). As far as what I got, not everything fit the description in the catalog at maturity (squash and tomatoes particularly) and that makes me wonder if those varieties were just highly variable, or if they were the wrong seeds in the packet, or those varieties were not suited for a Florida climate, or if I just succumbed to the glitzy catalog. So I'll call that a neutral, or a negative that was my fault. Price is the main drawback for me, just very expensive and there are several other companies that have a good selection of heirloom/preservation seeds that are somewhat less expensive and which have given me better results. Overall, neutral review, or maybe positive if you've got plenty of budget for your garden and don't have high expectations or mind surprises, though I'd still recommend trying to look beyond the plant porn and glamorous descriptions when ordering. |
Neutral | delassus (1 review) | On Mar 18, 2011, delassus Lynchburg, VA wrote: Yes, a beautiful catalog, but how many trees were destroyed printing it? |
Neutral | StacyP9 (11 reviews) | On Mar 12, 2011, StacyP9 somewherein, IL (Zone 5b) wrote: Posted on March 12, 2011, updated March 12, 2011 On March 12th, 2011, StacyP9 added the following: Sorry, Black Cherry, not Chocolate Cherry. |
Neutral | mknatali (1 review) | On Jan 15, 2011, mknatali Richmond, UT wrote: I received some Baker Creek Heirloom seeds as a gift last year. I planted the lemon summer squash seeds in late July. Our growning season is short, but I harvested over a dozen squash in September before our first frost. The squash does look very much like a lemon but taste like any summer squash! Neighbors commented on how pretty the squash was. I plan to grow this one every year. |
Neutral | flowers4birds (12 reviews) | On Jan 11, 2011, flowers4birds Chilton, WI (Zone 5b) wrote: I tried ordering from Baker Creek last year for the first time because of all their positive ratings, but I found that their seeds don't work for everyone, especially me. I was all enthused over growing heirloom varieties in my garden, but found they are not always suitable. All my heirloom tomatoes died of assorted blights and we ended up going to the Farmer's Market to buy tomatoes last summer because we got none from our two dozen assorted varieties. I'm going back to raising disease resistant hybrid tomatoes for the most part. Also Bakers had sold out on many of the seeds I wanted and made substituions that were not suitable for my zone 5a and the produce did not mature. So if you shop this company and early production is critical, do not allow substitutions. One variety of squash seed did not germinate at all. Other than those complaints I found the seed selections very interesting and fun to grow, but in the future, I will look for hierloom seed sources closer to my own zone. |
Neutral | CelestialBurst (2 reviews) | On Sep 2, 2009, CelestialBurst Logan, WV wrote: I ordered for the first time this year from Baker Creek and I had mixed results. My squashes and radishes did well, but didn't have the same color quality as the photos in the catalog. I realize that the climate they are grown in can affect things, but... oh well. On Sep 2, 2009, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: "On Sep 12, 2009 11:09 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: Sorry to hear about your problems with the Garbanzo's. We test all seeds to state and federal standards and I have not heard of any other problems with this seed, so I am not sure what is the problem, every once in a while a type of seed just won't sprout... |
Neutral | brettl (4 reviews) | On Feb 19, 2009, brettl Montrose, NY wrote: The Baker catalog is great and I look forward every year to recieving it. My children gave me a hundred dollar gift certificate for Christmas. Being overwhelmed by all the choices I sent an email to Baker asking them for feedback about what kinds of corn and tomatoes to order. I never got a response. I emailed to find status of my order again no response. I ended up ordering eighteen different tomatoes so in retrospect the feedback didnt end up being so important because I used the shotgun effect. It would have been nice to get a response. I ended up ordering the corn from Seed Savers who was more than happy to give me the feedback I was looking for. I decided to call and find out status of my order and had difficulty getting anyone on the phone. Eventually I got a gentleman on the phone named Randall who was very patient with me and gave me feedback on my order even telling me how to prepare certain seed for germination and what strains he thought were good choices. I sent along an email to Baker complimenting Randalls professionalism and how cool I thought he was. I got no response. It is my thought and hope that when I see how the seeds perform that I can revisit this site and change my neutral to a positive. Let me make clear that in the grand scheme of things this is not way up on the importance scale but I think it is important the company knows what is up . The company should give their client base an opportuinity to be able to order on line with a gift certificate. In the present configuration they dont give you that option. I had to fax the order. I will continue to do business with Baker but hope on the next go around they are more responsive to my questions and concerns. I look forward in anticipation to see how the seeds perform and hope it sways my review to a positive. I confirmed the email address and know I had it correct. I hope we can improve on our business relationship. On Feb 19, 2009, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: "On Sep 12, 2009 11:39 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: So sorry for everything! |
Neutral | DaisyPA (1 review) | On Aug 8, 2008, DaisyPA wrote: I love their philosophy on seeds/growing, and I grew some veggies this year from their seed to great success. On Aug 8, 2008, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: " On Sep 16, 2008 10:02 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. added: Glad to hear our seeds did well for you, if you save seeds you should be able to have planty of your own seeds. |
Neutral | elkwc36 (24 reviews) | On Jan 27, 2007, elkwc36 Elkhart, KS wrote: First the variety I mainly ordered from them for showed available on their site. They shipped my seeds and I had to figure out which they didn't send as they didn't mark or sent a note explaining what variety they left out. They sent two varieties marked as only 60% germination. I would of preferred to not of paid good money for that low of germination. I have never experienced less than 80% from other sources. When I inquired about the variety they didn't send I was informed that it was temporalily out and wouldn't be available for a week or so. And they don't send when they become available. I would of preferred an email or phone call. Not sure why they ask for these if they are not going to use them. I would of cancelled the order if I had known this variety was unavailable. I will think hard before I ever order again. My emails was answered by someone other than the owner who didn't seem real interested in my business. So far I haven't sowed the seeds so don't know how the rest will germinate. On February 18th, 2007, elkwc36 added the following: Jere, I have thought about this before responding. Yes the packs were marked and said over packed. They contained 35 to 4o seeds as I recall. Not as many as some of the packs that wasn't marked low germination. The other problem is I have to start almost twice as many seeds to get the number of plants I want. If everyone vendor sent me seeds like that I would be starting a thousand seeds instead of 5 to 6 hundred. This requires additional room an equipment. I would of sent them back if the initial response had been different. I didn't feel I had that option till you posted it here. I had already took the seeds out of your packs and catalogged them and put them in mine so they would be easier for me to use and keep in order. Due to the fact you state you don't call due to the cost I won't call as I would hate to call on a toll free number and be the cause of you going broke. After having been in business it don't make sense to make that statement about a few dollar call at most compared to a fifty dollar or more order. And I ordered around $600.00 total this year from vendors so in the future your order may of been more if the service had been better. Also why after I received this order( shipping time to KS of 3 days) was the seeds available? And I understand others have experienced the same. I was told the seeds were available after I received my order and your site never showed they weren't. So makes me wonder if they were unavailable or if that is a way to get a customer to place a second order later so maybe he will order more? Not accusing just a thought that comes to mind when it seems to be happening to so many. And I had read you were a small company with no hired employees but the names that responded to me weren't yours. At least I say the bookkeeping must not be current. Thanks for your time answering this email. I would definately suggest to any possible customer to call and make sure all varieties is available before ordering. On Jan 27, 2007, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: " On Feb 7, 2007 5:05 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. added: I am sorry we did not have the variety that you ordered, also I re-addressed the issue of sending a note to let customers know what were out of stock on, which we have been doing but must have some how miss yours. On Feb 20, 2007 12:42 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. added: Until we have your name and order number and item your missing, I simply can't answer your questions, because I don't know who you are, or what you ordered, so please go ahead and call." |
Neutral | Zeppy (8 reviews) | On Nov 1, 2005, Zeppy Shenandoah Valley, VA (Zone 6b) wrote: Gorgeous photographs and delicious description in the catalog, but it doesn't hold a candle to Southern Exposure Seed Exchange for actually useful planting/culture information (and less slick presentation). I don't mind any preachiness, as I'm the choir, in this case. |
Neutral | ocimum_nate (8 reviews) | On Jun 30, 2005, ocimum_nate American Fork, UT (Zone 5a) wrote: I enjoy looking at all of the asian heirloom varieties in this catalog. I do however feel that there is too much preaching about gmo's. For his age, Gere acts like some sort of hippy freak. Some of the ideas espoused by this company are blatent exagerations in regard to GMO's. On Jun 30, 2005, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: " On Oct 24, 2005 11:03 PM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. added: Yep, thats me... :) |
Neutral | PurplePansies (11 reviews) | On Apr 11, 2005, PurplePansies Deal, NJ (Zone 7a) wrote: Baker creek offers a nice selection of seeds - primarily vegetable / fruit at "average" prices (not cheap but not more expensive than many online companies.....) ......Their seeds arrived in good condition I got a generous quantity of tomato seed and a good quantity of melon seed..... However the seeds took a little while longer than some companies to arrive and when I emailed asking if they had been shipped I received no response.... My biggest problem was my petunias though..... which were 2.00 a pack and I received a very small amount of tiny seeds.... I will have to sow VERY carefully so I don't waste any.... therefore I am giving this company a neutral.... Not the best, had a few complaints but it is generally safe to order from them... and i..e. not the worst..... On Apr 11, 2005, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. responded with: " On May 26, 2005 9:40 AM, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. added: Hmm... |
Neutral | eritchie (3 reviews) | On Jan 22, 2004, eritchie wrote: I telephoned to find out a shipping date on an internet order. I was told that they had started shipping this week but that there was no way they could check the status of a specific order. |
Neutral | madster (1 review) | On Oct 11, 2002, madster wrote: Although their catalog online is very attractive and well written, they are sold out of many varieties they list, and CUSTOMER SERVICE SUCKS! On October 21st, 2002, madster changed the rating from negative to neutral and added the following: Although it took a couple of weeks for a reply, I must commend Jere and BAKER CREEK SEED for taking the time and effort to give me a response regarding a seed ordering problem that prompted my previous Negative rating. Jere most graciously e-mailed me, and explained that part of the reason for the delay was that they were closed in September, because they were harvesting seeds. This is information that should be posted on their website to minimize confusion and dissatisfaction, but regardless, it was information that I was most appreciative to recieve, and also explained the large amount of "SOLD OUT" listings on their site. Because of the explanation given to me, and the professional and friendly manner in which it was done, I would like to add this message to my previous one, and change my rating to NEUTRAL, as I will reserve judgement at this time until I can complete an order with Baker Creek Seed in early 2003. Respectfully, Madster. |
Neutral | frosty (11 reviews) | On May 28, 2002, frosty wrote: I was pleased with the germination rates, everything is coming along quite well. Baker Creek had a good offering of reasonably priced hard to find seeds which was great. Plus they included a free pack of seeds with my order, which was nice, too. |