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This is my first time to use a seedling heat mat, and Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every seed germinated before their estimated time.

I live in a very cold region and this got my seeds off to a wonderful start. I highly recommend.

I start seed in an unfinished basement every Spring. This mat really makes the difference in germination rate. Raising the temperature of the seed beds is essential for starting good stock for your garden.

So far so good with the mat. Love the length and width. Perfect for my heating stand. I would have given a 5 star but will have to wait to see the length of time I get out of this mat. 1yr, 2yr, 3yr, + who knows at this point. Fingers are crossed. Price of each mat, bought 2, was not cheap so I'm hoping for a nice long life to the mat.

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They were good enough to pack the plants I ordered in plenty of packaging, with a warm block to keep the plants from freezing, but I suspect it was not enough. Would have liked to seen the plants come in a slightly larger planter, but cannot complain too much. As the plants were shipped during wintery conditions, I'm not surprised I've had a 50% mortality rate.

They said that the product would arrive within a week, but it actually came three days earlier. The quality of the product was also fantastic, which makes this a very good buy!! I would definitely recommend buying seeds from this company!

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Good Li Hing Mui. What every Hawaiian away from home craves. It's the real deal.

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I've had the pleasure of meeting Ed Perry, and his knowledge of sea-beans and nature is astounding and generously shared. This book is perfect for anyone with an interest in Atlantic shore drift seeds. Actually, I live on the Gulf of Mexico and find it very useful here too. The book is 217 pages. The first 66 pages contain the following brief, but highly informative chapters: The History of Sea-Beans and Early Uses The Role of Ocean Currents Renewed Interest [in sea-beans]in the US and Abroad Research Currently Underway Growing and Polishing Sea-Beans Other Current-Borne Drift from the Tropics Sea Turtles and Sea-Beans Making a Collection Pages 67 thru 192 contain the catalog of sea-beans with color photographs, identifying descriptions, and other information on 68 major varieties of sea-beans along with their many variations. The book includes an alphabetical list by family name and by common name, as well as a glossary of terms, a bibliography, and a very useful index. It is a must-have in the library of any Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico shoreline beachcomber.

I've had the pleasure of meeting Ed Perry, and his knowledge of sea-beans and nature is astounding and generously shared. This book is perfect for anyone with an interest in Atlantic shore drift seeds. Actually, I live on the Gulf of Mexico and find it very useful here too. The book is 217 pages. The first 66 pages contain the following brief, but highly informative chapters: The History of Sea-Beans and Early Uses The Role of Ocean Currents Renewed Interest [in sea-beans]in the US and Abroad Research Currently Underway Growing and Polishing Sea-Beans Other Current-Borne Drift from the Tropics Sea Turtles and Sea-Beans Making a Collection Pages 67 thru 192 contain the catalog of sea-beans with color photographs, identifying descriptions, and other information on 68 major varieties of sea-beans along with their many variations. The book includes an alphabetical list by family name and by common name, as well as a glossary of terms, a bibliography, and a very useful index. It is a must-have in the library of any Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico shoreline beachcomber.

This is the "go to" book for for identifying sea-beans. I have it tabbed for quick reference. Not only does it have all the information about the sea-beans and drift nuts I've found, but also the history, folklore and how to make, clean and store my collection. A valuable resource and a great book.

I love this book. It is a fantastic resource, complete with color photos. An absolutely essential book to have if you live by the sea. You will be able to identify the cool beans you find along the shore with this book. I have learned a tremendous amount about drift seeds from reading this book. Highly recommended. Enjoy & Happy Beaning! :)

Excellent guide book with photos and text. Helped me identify the beans that I have collected on the beaches of Key Biscayne.

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This is a good book. It is scientific & complete with excellent drawings of sea beans. It is a must for any sea bean collector.

A 1976 classic, reprinted at the occasion of the 1999 Sea-Bean Symposium. As reprints go this is quite good, with a sturdy cover. The book consists of a general part (Introduction, History, Currents & Beaches, Collecting & Uses, Key) and a catalog. The latter, which comprises just over half the book, consists for each entry of a page (or less) of text and a page (sometimes three) of line-drawings. The line-drawings are not of top quality but adequate.Although it is good to have this back in print it would have been far preferable to see a revised, expanded and updated edition. In this day and age the black & white photographs in the general part look distinctly out of place, especially for such an appealing subject matter, lending itself so well to spectacular color photography. The topic deserves better?