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Any experiences with 'CherryGal'?

Posted by mark4321 9b CA Sunset 15/16 (My Page) on
Tue, Dec 30, 08 at 22:29

I'm curious whether anyone has any experiences--positive or negative--with a seed company called "CherryGal". They have quite a variety of interesting seeds and they sell them for small amounts of money--however each packet only contains a few seeds. For some things this limits you--10 corn seeds, for example, but on the other hand 25 broccoli seeds is enough for most of us. So for me it would be a way to test new varieties for very little money and then buy more from another company (or possibly save seeds) if I really like them. A great idea in my opinion.

I think they've mainly been an Ebay company, but now they have an online store. The only place I can find any ratings are on Ebay, but I tend to consider those meaningless. So input would be useful.

I bought 4 packs of seeds at $1.25 each (+ postage of $3.36 for a total of $8.36). I have to say, service was great. My order was delayed but I was warned in advance of that--some seeds hadn't been harvested yet. So far so good--the real test of course is germination. And the orders are too small to directly test it.

So anyway, it seems like a very cool idea and in my limited exposure a well-run operation. I suppose the question boils down to whether or not they have reliable sources for their seeds.

Any thoughts? Any problems?


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RE: Any experiences with 'CherryGal'?

I can say without hesitation CherryGal is the BEST. I have been a loyal repeat customer for 8 years. Your observation of "a well-run operation" is right on the money!! The heirloom products (both seeds and bulbs) are always fresh, exceptional quality and produce spectacular results. The customer service provided is always prompt, professional and fair. I highly recommend you continue to shop CherryGal.


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RE: Any experiences with 'CherryGal'?

CheryGal seems to get their seeds from a distributor based on a comment the company made in response to a a negative comment on Dave's Garden. Want me to guess who? I think possibly from Seed Savers as she carries many of the same seeds in near identical descriptions. I would be very surprised if there wasn't a connection. And if that is the case, I would be thrilled as I want many of the seeds from Seed Savers but they would cost me too much. If I can get some of the same varieties from her and try to save the seeds later on, then I would be thrilled to get in on some of these varieties.

I spent about $30 on seeds from Nichols Garden Nursery and have been very disappointed. THe germination for the spinach has been terrible. The rest grew but slowly. I am going to try some of the seeds I bought later in a different planting mix as perhaps that was the problem. But I am trying a second round of spinach and still only getting about 50% germination. I went ahead and tried some direct seeding in my Mel's Mix version of soil in my planter so we'll see.


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