I have just ordered DrGT's C99 fem ($200, gulp). Also, I have started his Endless Sky & Big Laughing. These are 5yr old seeds but I hope to get a couple of germinations from each.
His seeds are damn expensive. Especially if, like me, you are only growing a few plants in a closet. I need only 2 seeds. I suggested to him that 5 packs would be helpful for customers like me. He told me that he tried that once and everyone started 'whining' that they wanted 10 packs. Yeah he's a jerk on the phone. His website is poorly designed and confusing. Considering the price of the seeds, there is precious little supplemental info. It's refreshing not to read all the breathless hype and anecdotes some breeders post about their seeds but some grow tips & pix would be appropriate. AFAIK you have to buy from his site. No one else retails his gear.
OTH: You get the Doc himself on the phone, and prickly as he is, he does answer questions. I buy over the phone with a CC and it's quicker and easier than dealing with other sites. (Just don't try any small talk).
So why pay his prices and put up with his obnoxious manners?
I haven't grown his stuff yet. Based on reviews I find that his stuff is always top notch often special. Most important they tend to be consistent, good germ rate, good m/f ratio low hermie rate, good yield and stable phenotypes. The last is very important to a small grower like myself. If I plant 3 seeds from a pack I want to know I am going to get the plant I had in mind.
I grow about 6 plants at a time. With that kind of setup, each plant is a considerable investment in time and operation costs ( ferts soil, equipment etc). An extra $10 per seed to make sure that I get a quality plant, is nickel and dime. When I add in the consideration that I might go to jail for growing this seed, it seems really stupid to cheap out. It doesnt make sense for me to buy from Nirvana at perhaps $5 /seed and not know wtf I am going to get. In fact I am growing some seeds that cost $15 ea. Planted three, two were some wierd phenotype, the seedlings stretched rapidly and then fell over and died. So now I have one plant and it cost $45 to get it and I don't know how good it will be!
