I have had what seemed like EPIC labeling failure this year, and I really didn't understand some of the problems. I was
supposed to be growing out Caspian Pink for MMMM, but I got paste tomatoes instead of beefsteak/slicers. I kept looking at the others trying to find which one I had gotten swapped, and finally contacted the seed seller. They told me they had had another complaint about those seeds, so they sent a refund. Sorry, Tormato. I'll have to try again next year.
Re: Well, no wonder I have been so confused.
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 1:18 am
by MissS
This happens frequently, even from respected vendors. It is frustrating to say the least but at least you got a refund.
Re: Well, no wonder I have been so confused.
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:38 pm
by JRinPA
Stitchingmom wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 12:33 am
I have had what seemed like EPIC labeling failure this year, and I really didn't understand some of the problems. I was
supposed to be growing out Caspian Pink for MMMM, but I got paste tomatoes instead of beefsteak/slicers. I kept looking at the others trying to find which one I had gotten swapped, and finally contacted the seed seller. They told me they had had another complaint about those seeds, so they sent a refund. Sorry, Tormato. I'll have to try again next year.
I am always a little concerned buying seed. This year, it was replacing my Fortex and Carminat seed that seemed to have gotten crossed or lost over the years. It had been good solid OP seed from Johnnies. I replaced with some amazon stuff. Neither seed was a uniform collection like the originals. Grown out, the fortex looks correct, for the most part, but the Carminat I'm not sure about. It looked good until I noted that on some vines the beans look like greasy bean and others don't.
I always feel better growing from my own saved seed.
Re: Well, no wonder I have been so confused.
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:16 pm
by Cornelius_Gotchberg
The Hawaiian Pineapple and Rocky I purchased did not perform...um...as advertised; the former's an undersized Paste/Saucer determinate instead of an Heirloom Beefsteak/Slicer, the latter is a Beefsteak/Slicer instead of a Paste/Saucer.
Pictures and my experience will be forwarded to the supplier, with whom I've never had a complaint.
The biggest disappointment were my Inzhir Rozovyi, (last season's Newcomer_Of_The_Year!); they came from saving seed from what I thought were Heirloom fruits.
Still looking for someone to blame for that...anyone...Bueller...
The Gotch
Re: Well, no wonder I have been so confused.
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:30 pm
by MissS
Cornelius_Gotchberg wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:16 pm
The Hawaiian Pineapple and Rocky I purchased did not perform...um...as advertised; the former's an undersized Paste/Saucer determinate instead of an Heirloom Beefsteak/Slicer, the latter is a Beefsteak/Slicer instead of a Paste/Saucer.
Pictures and my experience will be forwarded to the supplier, with whom I've never had a complaint.
The biggest disappointment were my Inzhir Rozovyi, (last season's Newcomer_Of_The_Year!); they came from saving seed from what I thought were Heirloom fruits.
Still looking for someone to blame for that...anyone...Bueller...
The Gotch
If I didn't know better one might think that you had the two markers mixed up. I am growing Rocky this year and it is a very nice paste and nothing undersized about it. If you want seeds for it just let me know.
Re: Well, no wonder I have been so confused.
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2023 11:51 am
by Cornelius_Gotchberg
MissS wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:30 pmIf I didn't know better one might think that you had the two markers mixed up. I am growing Rocky this year and it is a very nice paste and nothing undersized about it. If you want seeds for it just let me know.
Plausible, but not likely; to wit:
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They were in alphabetical order, to boot:
The Gotch
Re: Well, no wonder I have been so confused.
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2023 3:07 pm
by wykvlvr
Last year I saved seed from the "Puck" tomatoes I had. Small determinate, wonderful flavored dark saladette sized tomatoes... and never got them sent in. So I used some of that seed for plants this year. Still small determinate plants, still dark tomatoes but these two are the size of slicers! So now I am keeping an eye on the other "Puck" plants and watching the tomatoes it looks like they will be slicers also... I am confused.
Re: Well, no wonder I have been so confused.
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:57 pm
by Stitchingmom
I have had such weird variations in size this year. Just a few tiny little tomatoes on beefsteak plants, slicers on plants that were growing the expected minis.....
