Garden Heirloom Seed Vault, 100 Variety, Over 17,500 Vegetable, Fruit, and Herbs Seeds, Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid, Plus Free Microgreens Kit

Great purchase! We got 2 and plan on planting one and saving the other. Everything you need is in there. The box is kinda cute too:-)

I had some of these seeds from way back in 2016. Some of them were, unfortunately, not even stored properly. I decided to use them all up this year but didn't want to waste soil, trays, and time on old seeds that, most if not all, won't germinate. So I did a germination test and WOW! Almost all varieties germinated and most of those seeds too! I was shocked. Now I'll have a ton of tomatoes and peppers this year LOL. I have a few more seeds of different veggies that I'll do the same when it's time and I'm betting most of those will germinate too. I'll be ordering more of these seeds! However, it's too bad you can't put together your own kit by picking "x" amount of seeds yourself. Our family isn't big on eggplant, for example, so it'd be nice to pick a veggie we do eat more.

Wow I just received this a few days ago and it is unbelievable. Everything looks fresh authentic brand new cannot wait to use it so glad that I purchase this will be purchasing more in the future.

The variety of seeds is wild, they're well packaged, and all look to be in good shape (not that I'd know what that looks like, beginner gardener, but they look healthy). Mostly, though, I couldn't find my QR code, and I got a response from the company within 24 hours with the link to the PDF, which was very informative. 10/10 Recommend

You won't find a bigger or better pack of seeds than this one, anywhere on Amazon. I received 143 total varieties of vegetables, greens, herbs/spices, legumes, and the Golden Bantam sweet corn. I can't speak highly enough of this collection. It is very well packed, and very abundant in seeds. I couldn't imagine going through all the trouble of getting so many of all of these seeds, and pure (I hope), to sell, but no matter, it makes you feel quite good to have these at your disposal (or rather, years long storage, and mounds of potential produce in the future!) With a pack like this you expect longevity of seeds and success in germination (as long as you go through the trouble of making the right soil, saturation, light, heat and humidity conditions for germination).I'm keeping my seeds packed into two mason jars (yes, all 143 varieties together can fit into two, quart mason jars), in the back of my fridge. According to their leaflet, room temperature may keep the seeds alive 3-5 years (all assuming you keep them dry and out of sunlight), refrigerated they may sustain 6-10, and in a freezer, apparently they can last 10-20 years. Did not know that!So, what of the extra 8 varieties, you ask? Tomatoes! The pack came with a total of 20 varieties of tomato. Among my most anticipated to try are the Striped Stuffer, Golden Jubilee, Big Rainbow, and Chocolate Stripes. If you're like me, you'll have immediate preferences among the 20 varieties of tomatoes (assuming you get that "gift pack", and you'll wonder why you have so many others... most of them are red.), but I guess it's worth growing all of them, or most, to at least test differences in taste or consistency...It is definitely a veggie-and-melon-heavy collection, with many varieties of certain species, probably an attempt at satisfying differences in taste, and in some cases offering differences in color... They offer many varieties of those plant types which vary in color, or else several varieties of the root crops, and fewer or only one variety of certain other crops or herbs. For 143 varieties total, expect about 49 different species total. So, it's still a good value, also offering a small starter for those who want to have their first base of perennials in the garden. It's really a good way to knock out so many varieties at once so you're not distracted by those heirlooms later, as you've already got them, and can move on. Plus if you don't even want to bother with certain varieties, you can give them to friends or neighbors.I have nothing on germination rates, but I may update the review as I test these seeds out in varying soil and micro-climatic conditions. Assuming the best, I would HIGHLY recommend this as the IDEAL starter for anyone who wants to grow heirloom garden produce.

2/24/14 UPDATEfirst of all, I tried to navigate the website to figure out the best time of year to plant which plants and when, after hours I finally just made piles of seeds I would start this month and another batch to start in a month or two, (zone 8). After that, since I have no experience I decided to sprout 3 plants of each that I had chosen and put 1-2 seeds in each pod. Well, these seeds are unbelievable how fast they sprout! Within days they had sprouted and they were so stocky and strong that many were pushing the top off the seed tray.With no experience I figured I would pull those out and move them to there own pot until I could plant them outside. Over the next couple of days they got so long and reached so hard for the window that they were falling over so when we hit 75 degrees I moved them outside. When I went to get them at the end of the day nearly all of them had fatally suffered. Lesson learned...don't shock them with Texas sunlight.At this point I am about to start more seeds to replace the ones that bolted and then withered in the sun. As for the seeds that were still in the tray, about 2/3 of them have come up and are doing well. The last few that haven't come up, are large seeds such as the pumpkin and a couple of squash. It may be that since the others were so big and I had to take the cover off they didn't stay moist enough. So not counting those...germination is nearly 100%. Even the couple of seeds that fell on the bottom of the tray with no soil of their own sprouted and pushed roots into nearby pods.Since I have plenty of seeds and am experimenting this year...I think the next bunch of seeds will be started directly outside in the tray and only bring it inside if the weather turns bad. They just seemed to aggressive to be happy at the kitchen table...but I don't mind hardy seeds it was fascinating to see the speed at which they grew!1/22/14It is amazing how many seeds can fit in a rather small box. All in easy to open and reclose small Ziploc packages. They recommend storing them in a glass sealed jar in the fridge.But the packages come only with the seed name on them...you may want to go on the website and see if you can maneuver your way around to understand what is what. For a newbie it is a bit overwhelming. It would help tremendously to have a printed booklet with the seed/planting info and a chart to know when to plant what. I suggested this to them and they said they are looking into it...maybe in the future.So for now, one star off for not including some planting info with the seeds...but otherwise the set looks to be a very good start and has almost everything that I would like, (berry seeds, like raspberry etc., are not included).I will try to remember to come back and update after I have tried sprouting some of the seeds.