First a little back story: After 20+ years of growing, I purchased my first "real" seeds this past spring. I ordered them from a Canadian seed bank, and they arrived quickly and securely, no problem. Some of them are currently in the middle of flowering right now. Since I didn't have a grow going at the time, I had them sent to my house.
I've always wanted to grow Mandala genetics, so since the first order went and well, I was pumped. But they are not available from any Canadian seed banks, so I had to order from one in Europe. And I wanted to start this next grow soon after the current crop finishes, so I didn't want to wait until everything was shut down to order.
Just so happens I have a friend (in another state) who has been dabbling in the growing arts, and he wanted some good seeds too. So the plan was, I would place the order and he would take delivery. So far, so good. The order arrived at my friend's promptly and securely. A couple of days later, my beans were on their way to me. Cool!
Yesterday they arrived. In a greeting card. Sadly, the seeds did not survive. After opening the packages and assessing the damage, it was worse than I originally thought. Only 6 of 10 of the Mandala #1 survived, and a couple of those may be cracked (it's hard to tell with the stripes/spots on the seeds). The Sadhu is a total loss. They were literally pulverized. Only three of those seeds even still looked like seeds. The rest of the contents was just small seed fragments. Funny, I wondered at first what all that debris in the package was.
So now I am totally bummed (if you are not from the U.S., that means very unhappy). I'm also more than a bit pissed! (That means angry.) It did not even occur to me to tell my friend how to package the seeds so they would be safe. This guy grows heirloom fruits and vegetables, and is always buying seeds, so I figured he knew what he was doing. Wrong. On top of that, he didn't even offer to pay for his portion of the order. So for a grand total of over $125, I got maybe 6 viable seeds.
Thus ends my sad little saga. Will I get some more seeds for my next grow? Will I ever get to grow Mandala genetics? Will I live happily ever after? Who knows? But at this point, happy is something I am most definitely not. I may have to turn to drugs.
The End
I've always wanted to grow Mandala genetics, so since the first order went and well, I was pumped. But they are not available from any Canadian seed banks, so I had to order from one in Europe. And I wanted to start this next grow soon after the current crop finishes, so I didn't want to wait until everything was shut down to order.
Just so happens I have a friend (in another state) who has been dabbling in the growing arts, and he wanted some good seeds too. So the plan was, I would place the order and he would take delivery. So far, so good. The order arrived at my friend's promptly and securely. A couple of days later, my beans were on their way to me. Cool!
Yesterday they arrived. In a greeting card. Sadly, the seeds did not survive. After opening the packages and assessing the damage, it was worse than I originally thought. Only 6 of 10 of the Mandala #1 survived, and a couple of those may be cracked (it's hard to tell with the stripes/spots on the seeds). The Sadhu is a total loss. They were literally pulverized. Only three of those seeds even still looked like seeds. The rest of the contents was just small seed fragments. Funny, I wondered at first what all that debris in the package was.
So now I am totally bummed (if you are not from the U.S., that means very unhappy). I'm also more than a bit pissed! (That means angry.) It did not even occur to me to tell my friend how to package the seeds so they would be safe. This guy grows heirloom fruits and vegetables, and is always buying seeds, so I figured he knew what he was doing. Wrong. On top of that, he didn't even offer to pay for his portion of the order. So for a grand total of over $125, I got maybe 6 viable seeds.
Thus ends my sad little saga. Will I get some more seeds for my next grow? Will I ever get to grow Mandala genetics? Will I live happily ever after? Who knows? But at this point, happy is something I am most definitely not. I may have to turn to drugs.
The End
