Comments regarding Pepper Joe's Inc.

Order form on webpage does not appear to be secure. I'm heading elsewhere.

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We do have a secured ordering site. 100% guaranteed.
Fiery Regards,
Pepper Joe"

Delivery time was great, prices are reasonable and germination rate was 60-100%.

However, I ordered 6 varieties and only 2 actually came out as expected. Four varieties were completely different from description. The chickenheart came out probably twice as large as a poblano and turned from green to red and had little to no heat. Yellow jellybean was purple and looked like a small poblano also - no heat whatsoever. Charleston cayenne looked nothing like a cayenne of any type and had zero heat.

Basically nearly everything was cross-pollinated and a waste of garden space.

"On Jul 6, 2011 6:09 AM, Pepper Joe's Inc. responded with:

Hi GB...I hope this is still your email address...I haven't checked out these comments in years.
Send me your mailing address to my websites address....and let me send you 6 packs of Free Seeds to satisfy you as a previous customer. I'll send new and exciting varieties that should positively be true to form.
Thanks for giving us a chance.
Great Gardening, Pepper Joe"

The variety of peppers offered by Peppers Joes is great and his enthusiasm for peppers shows in the catalog and on the web site. My seeds arrived promptly. Unfortunately, 2 of the three varieties did not germinate. I emailed Pepper Joes who promptly sent me advice on what I was doing wrong and assurance that the company would send more seeds if the seeds didn't sprout. New seeds are on their way. Even though the germination rate has been an issue, the speedy package mailing and prompt answers via email regarding my concerns made this a pleasant experience. I'll chalk the low germination rate up to my inexperience with seed starting (in this case over watering), and will order from this company next year as well. Also of note, Pepper Joe's offers free seeds and surprise seeds with every order. I received Straight Eight Cucumbers (which are doing well under the grow lights) and a variety of surprise peppers which had a very high germination rate and are also doing well.

Pepper Joe has a good selection of varieties, excellent service, and a cool website that conveys a true sense of enjoyment in providing that service. His seeds germinate extremely well, are true to variety as advertised, and he provides some free seed as a bonus. I mostly ordered hot varieties, but I must comment on the one variety of sweet pepper that I tried. His Sweet Crimson is far and away the best tasting and best performing sweet pepper I have ever grown. It provided peppers all summer until frost in my central Texas garden, totally ignoring the heat. Thumbs up to Pepper Joe!

I ordered 6 different types of pepper seeds. All arrived in a very timely manner. Within a week or so. All types sprouted and are currently in the garden. Althought you don't get an abundance of seeds, they all germinated. Pepper Joe's also carries seeds that are hard to find elsewhere, such as the new Charleston Cayenne. I plan to order again next year. Thumbs up!

Excellent source of all kinds of unique peppers. Try the Peter Pepper (great conversation piece). Seeds were top quality and I experienced a 100% germination rate. I also like doing business with a small outfit that still cares about quality.

I had a very positive results with my order and the prices where unbeliveable. Pepper Joe's also has a wonderful free news letter. Check pepper Joe's out and become a chile head. All organic grown seeds and free seeds with every order. Robert