[Subversive_plot]

Good news, I have had good germination on all of the tomato seeds that I purchased.  Some varieties (Stupice, Marmande) chitted slowly, but germinated well.  Purple Ukraine and Hawaiian Pineapple chitted very quickly; all seeds of Purple Ukraine chitted within two days!  I also chitted some Biquinho peppers, and all of the seeds I tried, except one, also chitted within 3 days.

Whatever problems Reimer Seeds had before, the "New Management" may have solved them.  I will likely leave a positive comment on the Better Business Bureau website to improve their reputation.

Added later: Sadly, BBB does not take positive comments, only complaints.  Maybe I will leave a review elsewhere.

[missmoneypenny]

That’s good news. It was Trustpilot I looked at and which had all the negative reviews.

[Subversive_plot]

That’s good news. It was Trustpilot I looked at and which had all the negative reviews.

Thank you, I just posted a review on Trustpilot https://www.trustpilot.com/review/reimerseeds.com. I appreciated your initial comment about their complaint history. I also feel it is a good thing to publicly recognize that they have implemented some better business practices.

[missmoneypenny]

How are your seedlings doing Subversive? After discovering Ferline has been discontinued  , I went to Real Seeds and bought: Stupice, Costolutto Genovese, Estate and Dr Carolyn. So far have only planted the Costolutto and 5 out of 7 seeds have germinated,  #exciting.

[Snowboar]

I like sweet millions nice sweet cherry beefsteak costoloto Florentino

[Subversive_plot]

How are your seedlings doing Subversive? After discovering Ferline has been discontinued  , I went to Real Seeds and bought: Stupice, Costolutto Genovese, Estate and Dr Carolyn. So far have only planted the Costolutto and 5 out of 7 seeds have germinated,  #exciting.

I'm happy to report that all of the tomato varieties from Reimer Seeds(Stupice, Marmande, 42-Day, Hawaiian Pineapple, Purple Ukrainian (=Purple Russian), Goliath Bush) have germinated, roughly 90% germination rate.  Other seeds that I purchased from Reimer and have tried (Biquinho peppers, French corn salad, Pak Choi, Michihli Chinese Cabbage) have also germinated well. 

Updated the post with a photo.

I'm just now chitting some of the tomato seeds my sister sent to me (Coeur de Boeuf, Gargamel, Abe Lincoln). I'm just trying to get one of each for now, to save some of my own seeds.  I have at least one of each variety so far.

Real Seeds looks like a good vendor for heirloom choices. They have some varieties  that were recommended to me earlier in this thread, but that are unavailable in the USA.

[missmoneypenny]

They’re looking great. It’s going to be Tomato-tastic down your way in a few months.

[omits]

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Given that I'm looking for (1) a small / early tomato, and (2) a beefsteak/slicing tomato, does anyone have any suggestions?

So what did you choose for this year? Interested because I've seen these Black seeds mentioned in Gardeners World yesterday. Thanks.

[Subversive_plot]

They’re looking great. It’s going to be Tomato-tastic down your way in a few months.

Thanks - BTW, I'm not growing all of those plants to maturity myself!  I will pick the best one or two of each variety, and grow those on, but will share the remaining plants with friends and family.

[Subversive_plot]

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Given that I'm looking for (1) a small / early tomato, and (2) a beefsteak/slicing tomato, does anyone have any suggestions?

So what did you choose for this year? Interested because I've seen these Black seeds mentioned in Gardeners World yesterday. Thanks.

Hello omits

See my post from January 9.  It lists the varieties that I started in February.  My sister sent me some additional seeds of Coeur de Boeuf, Gargamel, and Abe Lincoln, the seeds germinated recently.  This year will be a trial (just a few plants each) to see which varieties I like and will grow again in future years.