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Re: Subject: Thompson & Morgan's Poor quality seeds

B&H --
Agreed.  But again, I understand what T&M is going through, too.  Remember,
the ASTA doesn't have guidelines for many of the perennials, or for many of
the unusual species.  

T&M is not alone with this problem.  I refuse to buy perennial seeds from
Aimers, too, and for the same reasons.  And in a very general sense, unless
you have direct experience with a seedhouse, I would be very skeptical with
any seedhouse which maintains an extensive list.  The breadth and storage
problems go hand-in-hand.  Jelitto is an exception, but they store alomst
everything in freezers (or at least they did ten years ago).  

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> From: skid@bway.net
> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Subject: Thompson & Morgan's Poor quality seeds
> Date: Thursday, April 03, 1997 12:03 AM
> 
> >> In defense of T&M, and as a former seed industry professional, what
you and
> >> everyone else is seeing is the difficulty in trying to inventory an
> >> incredibly wide seedlist at high germination.  It's extremely
difficult,
> >> especially when the supply of many of these unusual varieties is
erratic.
> <snip>
> >> Seed storage is the only way to offer a broad seed list.  That means
that
> >> at some point in time, someone must decide that a given seed lot is
too
> >> weak to sell.  If there are no guidelines for a particular species,
that
> >> decision point becomes a credibility issue.  For the seedhouse, this
is
> >> also a economic decision: to get rid of a given seedlot means a net
> >> decrease in the value of the company, since it decreases the value of
the
> >> inventory.  And yes, bad product means bad reputation, and this
ultimately
> >> decreases the value of the company, too.
> <snip>
> 
> The above said....all businesses need to decide when to dispose of
> inventory when it becomes out of date, out of style, or just too plain
old.
> This is true in seeds,  fashion, and photography (our business).  This is
> just the cost of doing business.....and if one wants to stay in business,
> one has to know when to cut one's losses.
> 
> If, for example, the germination rates start to decrease, then why not
just
> offer more of that particular seed (which we do not feel that T&M does)?
> 
> If a company like T&M holds on to its seed too long and germination rates
> become unacceptable, then the consequences will be a loss of reputation
and
> lost business.   It seems that T&M is unfortunately entering that state.
> We have heard of no other seed companies with the same problem (and it
> seems that T&M has earned that reputation).....so we are assuming it's a
> T&M problem, not an industry wide conundrum.
> 
> Bill & Harvey
> SKID  Zone 6  CT  USA
> 
>
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