I've never used Ferry-Morse, just haven't gotten around to it, but have had really good luck with Burpee's germination. The onions I've got going now came up fast and are really strong. Haven't killed them yet! ;)

Kim

I have had great luck with Ferry Morse. I'd definitely reccomend their seeds.

Thank you so much! We heard both are large companies and we can easily find their seed packets locally so wanted to know which is best. :-)

If you have the choice I'd use Ferry Morse over Burpee. Generally a better selection and more seeds for the price. And here at least, usually FM is cheaper.

Dave

Thank you, Dave! :-)

I have not used Burpee vegetable seeds but I am using Ferry Morse this year. I have planted mesclun, radishes, carrots, and kohlrabi. The mesclun mix is great! It germinated quickly and matured in the time the packet stated. The radishes also germinated quickly with 100% rate. However, the days to maturity are not matching up with the packet. The pack states 25 days to maturity. I have done 3 different plantings of these radish seeds and with all 3, none of the radishes were ready at 25 days. In fact, my first planting took 40 days and even then the radishes ranged from 1/2-3/4" x less than 1/2". And some of them never went to bulb. I don't know if it is the quality of the seed or what but I am not so happy with Ferry Morse so far. I have no idea about the carrots or kohlrabi. They won't be ready for a couple more months. That is if they mature according to the packet...

This is only my fourth year of gardening from seed, so I'm definitely not as experienced as a lot of the other gardeners are here...although I do have a tendency to hoard seeds and grow in mass, so I feel comfortable making a comment here! I second Ferry Morse over Burpee. Burpee seeds aren't bad or anything, but for me, it seems as if they don't give you as many seeds in a pack, and they are expensive! Lol* Also as mentioned Ferry Morse seems to have a better selection. From my limited experience, neither one seemed to stand out more or less as far as germination goes. I have never had a pack of seeds that just didn't sprout unless it was like ten years old or something...but that also depends on the seeds. Some seeds will last for years while others are very short lived and reduce in germination immensely with each year. In my experience you even might consider taking advice (not to diminish in anyway what has been said here!) with a grain of salt because there could be a number of other reasons for low germination besides the brand of seeds...like the conditions they endured during shipping, packing, conditions at the store and when they came home, or even if the grower provided ideal conditions for that particular type of seed to grow. :)

Good luck!