Daniel Prince wrote:
"sueb" wrote:


TQ wrote:

The only foolproof solution to avoid the disappointment that comes from
mislabeled transplants is to sow your own seeds, either directly in the
garden or in flats under lights.

Actually, I've had it happen frequently when planting from seed! It's
just as hard to tell a bell pepper seed from a hot pepper seed as it is
to tell the plants apart. One year my pumpkins turned out to be
strange yellow gourds.

Were these commercially grown and marketed seed in the little
packets?

These two examples were actually commercially grown seed.
I have had it happen with seeds that I've saved - probably due to my
innate lack of organization.

Susan B.