still here, warning for gardeners
oldemagics
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still kicking although weekly many days
just wanted to warn all gardeners here to avoid an outfit on line called "seed nerds"
with the small income i get from disability i was happy to find such good seed prices, especially as this may well be my last season and they listed ground cherries, something i had been missing for 50 years
(stupid me never thought to look on line)
anyway, took 2 weeks before i got the first indication the order was received, and that was the bank statement
e-mailed them as to what was up and finally got the word they were on the way… from china as it turned out when they got here !
then the f-up became evident
the ground cherries i was wanting so bad grew to be roma tomatoes
the butternut squash ended up being kabocha squash, otherwise known as japanese pumpkin (but still a good eating squash and HUGE)
banana peppers are actually cayenne peppers
the red stem malabar ( a vineing warm weather spinach) even with what looked like hundreds of seeds… never had a single one sprout
of course by the time i discover all this, WAY to late to re-plant, and no response the the angry e-mail i sent them
dis-appointment and seriously pissed off doesnt even describe it
Comments
Sorry to hear
I like many have bought cheaper items I know from China with mixed results
China has taken over the USA in many ways, slowly and some what unnoticed like jobs, and production the big ones
I watch a lot of car shows on YouTube and other repair or DIY shows
one Thing in common China quality control is non existent
Wrong parts, bad parts , is the norm
But so much is imported it effects countless people
Repair shops are getting hit hard they do a repair and two weeks later the parts fail, and they get the blame
Most shops refuse to use any thing but factory replacement parts , but even that's not a sure thing as most all come from China
Keith . We are so Glad your still doing OK and just keep fighting we are all behind you,
They give the 6 yr old factory worker a coffee can of seeds and a stack of packets. "Put between 7 and 40 seeds in each packet." "But the packets are all randomly mixed." "That's OK, so are the seeds".
Good to see you posting. Sorry for your let down with the garden.
Reminds me of that movie “Second-Hand Lions” when Robert Duvall buys a bunch of seeds from a traveling salesman and plans to have a big garden….. then everything comes up as corn.
I'm so sorry about the garden 😔 but happy you planted one!
"Independence Now, Independence Forever."
John Adams
Lets hope their all ballistic missiles have Chinese parts too instead of American made…..wouldn't that kind of quality control be nice to watch..😀
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
well, feel assured the Chi com's just had a nuke submarine sink right at the dock. i don't even know if it had been completely fitted out yet.