I'm surprised you've had good results with Harris. Over the past 20 years,
I've found the germination rates to be much inferior to Burpee's.

One packet that I recall... otherwise fine. How do you store your seed
prior to planting? Do you prime?

Some potentially useful information on minimum germination
percentages required for US veggies, and approximate storage
life:
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/Pubs/Garden/07221.html
http://www.seedman.com/veggerm.htm

Note the germination rate is under optimal conditions.

Kay
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