Johnny’s Selected Seeds Reviews

Never shopping with them again. I had a Columbine Pink Petticoat seed packet in my cart with $80 worth of other seeds, but when I tried to check out, the system said it was out of stock and wouldn't let me proceed without removing it. So I did and completed my order. Three days later that exact packet was back in stock. I tried to buy it separately and they wanted $6.50 just to ship one tiny seed packet. I asked customer service to waive the shipping since their system had forced me to remove it in the first place, but they refused. I'm done with them.

I'm sad to leave this review but people need the facts. Used to be a solid company with excellent seed quality, but the last several years have been rough. I've been getting way more germination failures on my bigger orders, losing hundreds in the process. When I called to ask about better quality stock, customer service promised to report the bad batches but then kept selling them anyway. This pattern repeated. Why would they sell seeds they know are bad? I don't have an answer. No matter what amazing varieties they advertise, poor quality kills the whole thing. They've lost my loyalty permanently.

I hate to write this review but people deserve to know what's going on. Years ago this company had excellent seed quality but lately it's dropped off significantly. My germination rates on bulk orders have been way below 75% way too often, costing me hundreds of dollars. I reached out about getting better batches, but even after telling customer service about the bad lots, they keep selling them. It's happened repeatedly. How do they knowingly push seeds that don't perform? I just don't get it. You can advertise the most amazing varieties, but if they don't sprout, it doesn't matter. They lost my confidence permanently.

Very disappointed with this order. The broccoli rabe and bok choy seeds wouldn't sprout, which meant I couldn't grow these vegetables that I love this season.

Really let down by my recent order. The broccoli rabe and bok choy seeds I got never sprouted, which meant I missed out on growing those vegetables this year.

The seeds arrived fine but germination was a real problem. I ordered four varieties each of peppers and tomatoes. I've used the same seed mix for years with great success but not this time. I planted two seeds per container with four containers each of peppers and tomatoes. Only 3 tomato seeds sprouted out of 8, and only 1 pepper seed sprouted. The Burpee seeds I planted in the exact same conditions had 100% success rate. I'm switching seed suppliers and removing them from my list.

I've been a loyal customer for years but this year something changed. They blocked my account from placing orders and I had to find seeds elsewhere to get ready for planting. I won't trust them to be available when I need them again.

I pretty much only buy my seeds from them. Started with them because of their huge herb selection and stayed for the overall variety of seeds and plants. They have tons of helpful resources too. Plus they stand behind what they sell.

Consistently great service and excellent seeds. The staff is helpful and orders arrive quickly.

Great experience every time. The seeds are always top notch and the team is really helpful. Shipping gets to you fast.