Re: Fake Seeds

I am guilty.. I sent out Rockwell 897's and they are not 897's.. They are actually
Rockwell 1897's.. I wanted to protect the group.. Oh wait a minute. some one
already went through the extra large pumpkin bit a few weeks ago.. Never mind..
CanIinterest you people in some photos of big foot?

Rocky..

PS - My seeds are authentic! I have a pic of all the seeds on a board drying on my
page.. Maybe you can put it up against the screen and try to match it against the
400 or so others there and find it.. heehee I do understnad the horror of
wondering if you trade seeds, are you actually getting the real deal.. Only way to
know is to deal with trusted people.. I keep all of my bags  I recieve from every
grower, especially the Mombert bags, the Mettler Bags, the Ciliberto bags, etc....
That way, it will help others know the packaging of some of the growers here.. Now
if it is unsealed.. then we may have a problem.. Just my two cents worth... It is
all about trust..

Orion910@aol.com wrote:

> Wayne,
> I am not sure what can be done, but unfortunately our deal was in part a bad
> one too.  The #827 Hollands that came my way were unfortunately not 827
> Hollands.  I showed them to Joel and he agreed that they were definately not
> his seed.  I wasn't sure what to do, but after talking with the other growers
> they said I should at least warn you that its happening.  If at all possible,
> I will send you back those two seeds to get at least one of mine back.  That
> way you can stuff them where the sun doesn't shine in the person you got them
> from.  I usually don't get overly upset about things, but something needs to
> be done.  I don't know who sent you those 827's, but they need to know that
> they will be marked for exile from any and all who believe in honesty,
> integrity and honor.  I write this note not in private to you Wayne, but to
> the whole group.  This is not a shot at you Wayne, but to the one who passed
> the fake 827's and others I have come to find out including a fake 567.5
> Mombert.  I am fairly upset about this whole thing, even more so than when my
> top 4 pumpkins all went down last year, and on behalf of the more experienced
> growers, please cease this practice.
> There,  I said my peace, I do not want to start a crappy ordeal, for 99.9% of
> all seeds I have recieved from people have been authentic, and I will continue
> to be as generous and trusting as ever with other growers around the world.
> Growing giant pumpkins is an excellent passtime, and the minute people start
> selling falsehoods on the more serious aspects of the hobby, it is the minute
> our grand sport will cease to be excellent.
> Brett  The Pumpkinguru  Hester
>
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