So glad you loved them! but sorry to hear about the germ. problem. I has a few others tell me of this too. Not sure what happened as I didn't have trouble testing at the get go, or when I grew them this year. All I can figure is that I put multiple batches of seeds together, and I did not do a good job mixing all the seeds (It is always possible after doing many varieties my brain made an oops,) and there was a portion of seeds that were not good. I do hope you know if you ever have trouble you can always send me a message, and I'll send new seeds or give you a new packet the next time you order. So if you are not a seed saver, I can give you a new pack with your order, just send me a note
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Remy