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slugworth · May 14, 2019

I hate when store bought plants don't have the tomato type on the tag
i.e. determinate or indeterminate.
I bought plants and didn't find out until I got home and looked them up
on the net that they were determinate type.
There ought to be a law.

eyegrotom · May 14, 2019

I don't buy plants, but I do agree that they should be clearly identified as to what you are getting.

ChristinaJo · May 14, 2019

I hate when the variety name is not stated! Is it a hybrid or OP? I saw that Bonnie plants had eggplant marked "Black Beauty" type eggplant... type? So is it not Black Beauty,then? Don't trust it.... I get all OP. Am I anal,or spoiled that I want more information?

Nematode · May 14, 2019

I find it easier to love when the tag is right or when the info I need is there.
Attitude makes the difference.
I wasn't always this way, and life is better now. Much better.
Good luck.

Worth1 · May 14, 2019

Fruit trees that say what kind of fruit it is not variety or chili hours.
Most famous at big box stores.

Cole_Robbie · May 14, 2019

My cousin bought rutabaga seed from China. About one in every 50 or so plants was actually rutabaga. The rest were some weird Chinese plant that looks marginally edible, probably a weed that grows there.

AlittleSalt · May 14, 2019

Plants with the wrong tag is high on the list.

Not being able to find the watering can I'm looking for is another. I want to find one locally so I can see it and pick it up, but I may have to order one from a .com

Tormato · May 14, 2019

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

My cousin bought rutabaga seed from China. About one in every 50 or so plants was actually rutabaga. The rest were some weird Chinese plant that looks marginally edible, probably a weed that grows there.

Some would say that a rutabaga is weird and looks marginally edible.

On the plus side, no tariff.

ginger2778 · May 14, 2019

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Originally Posted by Tormato

On the plus side, no tariff.

That was irresistible, wasn't it? Lol!

Worth1 · May 14, 2019

US rutabegga industry is booming!!!

slugworth · May 20, 2019

I bought a "red" brandywine tomato plant and did research when I got home.
Supposed to be RL and this plant is PL so it's really the pink variety.
I always thought sungold was a yellow tomato, tags I saw today show the tomato
as red/orange color.Didn't buy those.
Buyer beware.Again,all the tags never say determinate or indeterminate.

peebee · May 20, 2019

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChristinaJo

I hate when the variety name is not stated! Is it a hybrid or OP? I saw that Bonnie plants had eggplant marked "Black Beauty" type eggplant... type? So is it not Black Beauty,then? Don't trust it.... I get all OP. Am I anal,or spoiled that I want more information?

Ha! Thought I was the only one who noticed they marked their eggplants like that. I fell for their "Ichiban Type", not noticing the word TYPE till after I got home. Let me tell you, it wasn't even close. Was the worst eggplant I grew, pale lavender & mushy

. Glad you didn't get any ChristinaJo.

NarnianGarden · May 21, 2019

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

My cousin bought rutabaga seed from China. About one in every 50 or so plants was actually rutabaga. The rest were some weird Chinese plant that looks marginally edible, probably a weed that grows there.

lol. that is the risk of buying from shady vendors in China. There are some adventurous people who even make YouTube videos about their 'Chinese seeds experiments'.
I would only buy (and I have bought) Chinese seeds if they are packaged in commercial packets... which of course doesn't guarantee accuracy.

I wonder where Chinese gardeners prefer to get their seeds, gardening is a huge hobby there so there must be very demanding and knowledgeable customers in China...

Labradors2 · May 21, 2019

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Plants with the wrong tag is high on the list.

Not being able to find the watering can I'm looking for is another. I want to find one locally so I can see it and pick it up, but I may have to order one from a .com

Don't get me started on watering cans! Why do they make them with tiny fill holes and a huge blob on the spout to accommodate a sprinkler (that I immediately remove).

I thought I'd found the perfect can from Canadian Tire. It was twice the price of the horrid ones, and mine leaked all around the bottom

. By the time I discovered that, it was too late to return it

.

Hubby went across the border and found me a great one at Ace or somewhere

. I need more!

Linda

Worth1 · May 21, 2019

There used to be a shop where I once lived that built the cans and buckets.
They would custom make to order too.
Those days are long gone.

May 14, 2019	#1
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,150	hates I hate when store bought plants don't have the tomato type on the tag i.e. determinate or indeterminate. I bought plants and didn't find out until I got home and looked them up on the net that they were determinate type. There ought to be a law.

May 21, 2019	#15
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	There used to be a shop where I once lived that built the cans and buckets. They would custom make to order too. Those days are long gone. Last edited by Worth1; May 21, 2019 at 12:16 PM.

May 14, 2019	#2
eyegrotom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: So Cal Posts: 380	I don't buy plants, but I do agree that they should be clearly identified as to what you are getting.

May 14, 2019	#3
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	I hate when the variety name is not stated! Is it a hybrid or OP? I saw that Bonnie plants had eggplant marked "Black Beauty" type eggplant... type? So is it not Black Beauty,then? Don't trust it.... I get all OP. Am I anal,or spoiled that I want more information?

May 14, 2019	#4
Nematode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,710	I find it easier to love when the tag is right or when the info I need is there. Attitude makes the difference. I wasn't always this way, and life is better now. Much better. Good luck.

May 14, 2019	#6
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	My cousin bought rutabaga seed from China. About one in every 50 or so plants was actually rutabaga. The rest were some weird Chinese plant that looks marginally edible, probably a weed that grows there.

May 14, 2019	#7
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Plants with the wrong tag is high on the list. Not being able to find the watering can I'm looking for is another. I want to find one locally so I can see it and pick it up, but I may have to order one from a .com

May 20, 2019	#11
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,150	I bought a "red" brandywine tomato plant and did research when I got home. Supposed to be RL and this plant is PL so it's really the pink variety. I always thought sungold was a yellow tomato, tags I saw today show the tomato as red/orange color.Didn't buy those. Buyer beware.Again,all the tags never say determinate or indeterminate.