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Big Zac (hard to find?)

16 years ago

Are Big Zac seeds hard to find? I've looked through the exchange list and can't seem to find it on any "have" lists...

I would like to trade for it BTW...

Thanks

Troy

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jwr6404
16 years ago
Check out the Totally Tomatoes website. They are the distributer of Big Zac seeds. They sell these hybrid seeds in small quantities therefore there may not be many for exchange.
jim
thear
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks jim for the info...

Troy
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anney
16 years ago
Here's a site that carries them, too.

Here is a link that might be useful: Reimer Seeds, Big Zac
carolyn137
16 years ago
Here's a site that carries them, too.

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Anney, I'm not so sure I'd buy Big Zac Seeds from Reimers.

Right after Minnie Z entered into an exclusive contrat with the old TT when Wayne Hilton owned it, the seeds sold by TT were not right and they gave instructiuons for rouging out plants which one doesn't need to do b'c no offtypes should appear if they were really F1 seeds.

There were lots of questions and Minnie was invoted here to GW to discuss it and she said there were problems with the parents or the seed production, I can't remember which.

And at the same time Reimers started offering seed.

Since it was an exclusive contract between Minnie Z and TT , and still is even with the transfer to Jung's, many folks thought that even tho Reimers said they were offering F1 seeds that what they really were offering was an OP version.

Of course it's possible that Reimer's bought up lots of seed packs, b'c I don't think any bulk seed was ever sold by the former TT, but I doubt it b'c they've been offering that seed since Big Zac was introduced at the former TT.

If it were me and I wanted reliable F1 Big Zac seed I think I'd stay with the current TT as run by Jung's.

Just my opinion.

Carolyn
anney
16 years ago
Carolyn,

Okay, thanks for the heads-up. Are there problems with Reimer's other seeds possibly not being "true"? I've never ordered from them so don't know.

As for the original poster's request, it's understandable why nobody's trading Big Zacs on GW -- people don't trade F1s very often, since they must usually be purchased.
thear
Original Author
16 years ago
Anney,
You hit the nail on the head, I just didn't realize they were hybrid when I first posted. Now everthing makes more sense... (he he)
Thanks all,
Troy
br33
16 years ago
Hi anney I have Big Zac seeds from TT. Send me your address I`ll send you some
br33
16 years ago
I`m sorry(old timers) Thear send address.
Bill
carolyn137
16 years ago
Are there problems with Reimer's other seeds possibly not being "true"? I've never ordered from them so don't know.

*****

I've never dealt with them directly but I know several folks who have bought their hot pepper seed there and have had problems with both germination and trueness of seed.
That was a few years back and I don't know what the situation is now.

As far as tomatoes go I think there are other places I'd go first if I were going to buy tomato seeds.

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