It absolutely amazes me that I would be guaranteed to get a response
that tells me that I'm doing something wrong, even after I clearly
stated that this isn't the case.

I planted four different kinds of Violas this year. Two were from park
seed. All four are in exact same soil and conditions. Three germinated
and grew just fine. The Viola Midnight from Park had a "low
germination" label on the packet (?!?) and NONE of them germinated.

I have been gardening for well over 10 years. I plant Rudbeckia
Goldsturm all the time, they always do great. This is my first season
with Park Seeds. NOT ONE RUDBECKIA FROM THEM GERMINATED.

How can you make a blanket statement that questions my skill level as
a gardener? How would you know what my skill level is?

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(Beecrofter) came out of the closet to say:

Gary Hancock wrote in message . ..
I ordered from Park Seed last year for the first time for this year's
planting season, because I kept hearing so many good things about
them.

I planted about 10 different vanities. Of all of them, 8 types
germinated. The Rudbeckia Goldsturm and Viola Midnights had a ZERO
percent germination. I mean NOT ONE SEED grew. The other 8 grew fine.
The Rudbeckia and Viola are all in the same soil and in the exact same
conditions as the other 8 types, so I know I'm not doing anything
wrong. All the seed packets were stored together in a cool dry place.

Secondly, over half of the seed types I ordered last year have been
removed and are now no longer sold by Park Seed. So, if you buy from
them and like what grows one year, you don't have the reliability of
ordering again the next year.

I was quite surprised by these problems, these are the typical
problems that places like Michigan Bulb has. I ordered from Park to
avoid those problems, as I have read nothing but good things about
them online.

Your problem is really quite simple, you are planting seed that
exceeds your skill level as a gardener.
However drop their cutomer service folks a line, they have always
treated me squarely even sending me a postcard when they had seed
problems and then following it up with replascements.
We all get big eyes when we pick up a catalog and Parkseed has more
than the easy
"vanilla" varieties.