Thanx for this source, the prices are great !! Good rating at The Watchdog too.

Yes, those prices are very good, but most of their flower prices I've looked at are quite a bit higher than, say, GeoSeed. The uncoated Benarys are a nice exception.

TM

Thanks for the tip - I bought some. Looking at my 2010 Fedco catalog, I should have seen this coming. They wrote "Unfortunately, Benary has chosen to offer only film-coated polished seed and increased the cost fivefold!" Fedco had some uncoated seed carried over in 2010, but not in 2011 - all of the benarys are coated now.

So - it seems like these from hazzards might be older seeds, but I don't care. Stored properly, seeds can last a long time! Guess it's time to start separating colors and saving some seed myself.

Benary's didn't just add a coating. According to information that Geoseeds sent when Benary announced their big price hike, they had done some selection to improve them (I think improving flower size and % of doubles). Unfortunately this last season was so awful I couldn't tell if the flowers were better.

Thanks Thinman, Your post made me initiate my first seed order for the year. I did receive my Zinnias in record time.

You're welcome, Nana. I was hoping others could take advantage of the good prices.

TM

Thanks so much, I will buy a bunch of these. Also will try to compare to my Benary's Giants that I still have on hand and maybe even buy one packet of the new coated seed for comparison.

You're welcome. I just ordered 4000 of the Benary's mix. I thought I better jump on my own bandwagon before that ship sailed.

TM

@thinman LOL