Pansies and Violas

[maskedsonnet]

Oof, that would be upsetting, if it was affecting their sales!! Honestly the only suspicions I had about my flowers were "those are weirdly big" and "those are the wrong color". I love flowers, but I never learned much about them. I'm more likely to do intensive research on things I plan to put in my mouth or put out where the dogs might put them in their mouths, and flowers never really land in those categories for me (even knowing some of them are edible!)

 

In spite of this, I don't hold it against Baker's Creek. I might get annoyed if they don't get back to me, but I'm not there yet. They sell LOTS of seeds, understandable to get them mixed up every once and a while. I'm planning on buying more flower seeds from them soon for a "goth garden" on my front porch!! They have lots of neat "black" and lighter purple flower options, plus some really stunning shades of red

[lynnee]

Goodness! They have black tomatoes! I don't think I could eat one of those.

www.rareseeds.com/

[maskedsonnet]

The inside's a very tasty-looking red though! I'd be curious to see what color a sauce made out of those would turn out.

[lynnee]

Feb 21, 2023 20:02:54 GMT -5 maskedsonnet said:

The inside's a very tasty-looking red though! I'd be curious to see what color a sauce made out of those would turn out.

Husband was interested, so I may order some Black Beauty seeds. It's supposed to be a delicious tomato.

[maskedsonnet]

I hope they're as tasty as they look!!!

Baker's Creek got back to me this morning. This is what they said: Hello, thanks for reaching out. I'm not sure what the white flowers are but they do look like Petunias. We do apologize for the problem, and would be happy to send fresh replacements or else issue you a store credit or a refund, per warranty. Just let me know what would work best for you and I'll arrange it.

So I've requested a replacement!! They actually got back to me a lot faster than I thought they would, which was nice. I look forward to getting and growing the right flowers soon!

[Shawn]

Feb 22, 2023 19:18:38 GMT -5 maskedsonnet said:

I hope they're as tasty as they look!!!

Baker's Creek got back to me this morning. This is what they said: Hello, thanks for reaching out. I'm not sure what the white flowers are but they do look like Petunias. We do apologize for the problem, and would be happy to send fresh replacements or else issue you a store credit or a refund, per warranty. Just let me know what would work best for you and I'll arrange it.

So I've requested a replacement!! They actually got back to me a lot faster than I thought they would, which was nice. I look forward to getting and growing the right flowers soon!

YAY

[maskedsonnet]

The petunias are taking over!! They're very pretty, but I think I'll get these when it's time for the next feeding and restart the garden with seeds that will (hopefully) sprout some more size-appropriate flowers!!

[Shawn]

These are huge and pretty

[lynnee]

Have you received your replacement seeds for the Black Pansies from Baker Creek (Rare Seeds) yet?

I ordered several packets of seeds from them, and also bought their WHOLE SEED CATALOG. The catalog includes most of the seeds they offer, along with extra photos and articles about their heirloom varieties. Lots of eye candy for gardeners!  Thanks for letting me know about this seed source.

Personally, I'm a big fan of heirloom seeds, because the fruit usually has more flavor than modern fruit that has been developed to ship well. No Red Delicious apples or pale-skinned tomatoes ever make it into my grocery cart!

[maskedsonnet]

I did get my replacement seeds! They actually shipped them really fast, I had them less than a week after telling them about the problem

[maskedsonnet]

Ended and re-planted the garden with another batch of pansies and violas. Hopefully there are no surprise petunias this time!!