Tomato Eden
 

Has anyone ordered from this vendor before? They're Polish and have many Russian tomato seeds. Even though I already have my seeds I will, of course, order some more even just to keep them for next year.
I searched on here and did not find any mention of them.
[URL]http://tomatoeden.com/[/URL]

I ordered 15 or so varieties from them and they showed up fast for coming from Poland. I have a couple of the varieties in a soil awaiting germination. As a vendor i would say they do a good job. If all the varieties grow true i will order from them again.

I've also ordered from them. They have some Russian varieties that can be hard to find, reasonable prices, and prompt service. Like heirloomtomatoguy, I haven't grown them yet, so we'll see...

Steve

I just ordered from them so hope for the best��

I too have ordered from them with no problem.

Ami

They do have a very nice selection and low prices. I had great luck with De Barao Orange last summer, and have been wanting to try the other De Barao varieties.

I found out about Tomatoeden a couple of months ago. They have indeed a pretty good selection of tomato and pepper varieties. Compared to the dozens of vendors you have in the States we still have very few websites that sell seeds over here in Europe. I too think that they have some rare varieties and IMO the prices are very low. I probably have enough seeds for this and for the next season, but in the future I may buy from them.
One more thing: the Polish weather is known to be pretty harsh, so I guess there is a good chance that what grows there, might as well grow in other places where the sun doesn't always shine.

I have ordered from them before and have had great service in sending out orders. The only issue is that they do not answer inquiries and I have had a few off-types.

[QUOTE=MissS;610395]I have ordered from them before and have had great service in sending out orders. The only issue is that they do not answer inquiries and I have had a few off-types.[/QUOTE]
I wonder which ones were off type for you, MissS? Altajskij Urozajnij (Tatiana's spelling) and Altaiskiy Oranzhevyi from them are on my grow list for the coming season. Now you've got me worried.

Steve

I did not grow those two, so I can not say. What I would do the next time that I grow their seeds is to grow more than one of each variety. Not all of the seeds in the packs were of the off-type.

This can happen with seeds from any source.

I received my seed order today from them. Took about two weeks and they threw in a couple of free seed varieties. Everything looks real good.

Got mine in about two weeks too. I have planted them but no germination yet. I have too many varieties for my small plot so I will have to give some away as usual. I always go overboard.

I just placed a small orde with them. Hope they get here with in a couple of weeks.

Awesome that they have various types of corn and cucumber not so often seen available here in Europe. (not that I need more vegetable seeds.. I need a larger field!)
Very reasonably priced too.

I have ordered from tomatoeden twice; seems to be a good vendor, with good prices and a nice selection of varieties to choose from. I have started some seeds from the first order and germination rate has been great.

My seeds from Tomatoeden arrived the day before yesterday. I had placed my first order on Feb. 11th but the shipment got lost. Wrote them an e-mail and they reshipped eveything the following day.
The seeds came in a plain envelope on which my address had been handwritten:yes:. I also got some bonus seeds.
Thumbs up for them.

I wonder how they manage to keep their prices and shipping so reasonable, when many other EU vendors are struggling to have their ends meet.
Of course, Poland is not in the Euro currency and so their economy is not a sinking ship... :?!?::|

[QUOTE=NarnianGarden;624251]I wonder how they manage to keep their prices and shipping so reasonable, when many other EU vendors are struggling to have their ends meet.
Of course, Poland is not in the Euro currency and so their economy is not a sinking ship... :?!?::|[/QUOTE]

Good point. I’ve been wondering the same. Their seeds are a good 30-40% cheaper than the ones sold by any other European vendor I know. And while it is true that the Polish economy is one of the workhorses of Europe (unfortunately not of the UE), it is also true that the cost of living there is way lower than that of any other UE country. I read that the minimum wage there is around 400 €:no:.
Besides that, I also read the Corporate tax rate for a Polish company is currently 40,3% (Finland is actually at 37,9%), while Italy tops this chart with a stunning 64,8%:x:?:
Those two are definitely key factors in keeping the prices low.

Yes, our system tends to favor large corporations. Small businesses, not so easy...

Actually I can see no rhyme or reason with TomatoEden's seed count and pricing - the amount you get is not so large, many are just 10, some 15, and the price is mostly 1,20 € or so. Some of the (rarer?) varieties can cost 2,50 €, which is still inexpensive for Europe..
Hope they'll do well and stay in business. It's a tough market.

My order came today. It only took nine business days. They also gave me some free seeds of Russian Rose.