I guess Burpee is the only company that I refuse to business with in the future. About 9-10 years ago when I first started growing heirloom varieties almost exclusively, I ordered some Cherokee Purple plants from Burpee. My friend Reverend Dr. Preacher Fred and I were going to split the order. When my plants arrived, they were a week late and completely DOA. Even if they weren't, they would have been unusable. The plants were 6-7 inches tall (when they were alive, of course) and were growing in tiny cells. The kicker was that they were growing three or four plants to a cell and were completely rootbound. It would not have been possible to separate them and have undamaged plants. To their credit, they didn't hassle me about a refund and my money was refunded the same day. I have grown Burpee's Tabletalk from a seed trade since then and was pleased with it. I won't, however, be giving them my hardearned dollars anymore.
I have had good experiences with many seed companies, despite inconsistency in naming and some tomato illiteracy on their part; such as claiming that a tomato is low-acid or is a hybrid heirloom.
Here are the companies that I have had a positive experience with:
Tomato Growers' Supply
Marianna's Heirloom Seeds
Weeks' Seeds
Botanical Interests
Victory Seeds
Johnny's Select Seeds
heirloomtomatoes.com aka The Tomato Patch
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
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