garybo
Well-Known Member
This year I ordered from 2 different sources, Seedsman and Crop King.
See comparison below.
Seedsman:
* 17 seeds purchased ($11.43/seed), 8 seeds were infertile – 53% germination rate.
* 8 freebees received, 3 were infertile – 62% germination rate.
* Average cost per seed including the freebees; $7.84/seed.
* Time from acknowledgement of payment to delivery of seeds to my USA address: 58 days
Crop King:
* 20 seeds purchased ($13.00/seed), 5 seeds were infertile – 75% germination rate.
* No freebee’s offered.
* Time from acknowledgement of payment to delivery of seeds to my USA address: 6 days
* Of the 20 seeds received, some were crushed; contacted CropKing that day and 6 days later
replacements were received.
Personal Rating for Seedsman;
Ave. Cost per seed; 5.0 stars
Germination rate; 2.5 stars
Frustration rate: 2.5 stars (the aggravation of losing 47% of one’s intended crop size.)
Delivery time; 2.5 stars
Total; 12.5 stars
Personal Rating for Crop King:
Ave. Cost per seed; 3.5 stars
Germination rate; 3.5 stars
Frustration rate: 3.5 stars (the aggravation of losing 25% of one’s intended crop size.)
Delivery time; 5.0 stars
Total; 15.5 stars
Next year I'm going to try a couple of US firms for comparison
See comparison below.
Seedsman:
* 17 seeds purchased ($11.43/seed), 8 seeds were infertile – 53% germination rate.
* 8 freebees received, 3 were infertile – 62% germination rate.
* Average cost per seed including the freebees; $7.84/seed.
* Time from acknowledgement of payment to delivery of seeds to my USA address: 58 days
Crop King:
* 20 seeds purchased ($13.00/seed), 5 seeds were infertile – 75% germination rate.
* No freebee’s offered.
* Time from acknowledgement of payment to delivery of seeds to my USA address: 6 days
* Of the 20 seeds received, some were crushed; contacted CropKing that day and 6 days later
replacements were received.
Personal Rating for Seedsman;
Ave. Cost per seed; 5.0 stars
Germination rate; 2.5 stars
Frustration rate: 2.5 stars (the aggravation of losing 47% of one’s intended crop size.)
Delivery time; 2.5 stars
Total; 12.5 stars
Personal Rating for Crop King:
Ave. Cost per seed; 3.5 stars
Germination rate; 3.5 stars
Frustration rate: 3.5 stars (the aggravation of losing 25% of one’s intended crop size.)
Delivery time; 5.0 stars
Total; 15.5 stars
Next year I'm going to try a couple of US firms for comparison