Re: Fake Seeds
thats 879.s not 897's.. whoops.. typo..
Lyle Rockwell wrote:
> 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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