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I'm very pleased with the germination rate of this seed (so far). Package states "7-14 days" for germination. I planted six seeds in starter tray with compressed soil pellet; on Tuesday I had three sprouts. They are going to town so far. Easily three inches tall in 5 days! Now, if the fruit is as good as it looks in pictures, I'll be one happy gardener for this item!

I am disappointed in the seeds. I will really be surprised if there are 75 seeds in the package. After I get over the shock of seeing them and paying the rather high postage when the page indicated that the shipping would be free if I bought more than one packages of seeds shipped to the same address...

I ordered a mixed-up "rainbow" garden for my son and Husband to grow. These yellow cucs, white toms, red carrots, brown bells, blue cabbage, purple broc and orange calliflower all did great! Only the pink eggplant didn't produce, but that may be our fault. We have NO idea what we're doing(this our first ever garden)! Plus we live in Colo. which can be a tough place to grow things. We started everything in little peat pots in a little greenhouse and then moved most of them over to raised beds when it warmed up. All the seeds took. Anyway, we only got one cucumber,maybe because my 5yr. old just ramdomly planted them under a tree instead of in the garden, but WOW, it was such a tasty little guy! We weren't expecting much, but we were so surprised everything did great. I am shocked to read that so many people had such bad luck with this company.

I saw some of the other reviews for Hirts that complained about the germination rate. I bought several Hirts exotic vegetable packets and I have had 100% germination so far. Plants are still small. I ordered and the seed packets arrived promptly. Interestingly, they arrived in ziploc bags that were really small and only had a few seeds. I love the ziploc baggies! It is so convenient and compact that I am amazed that no one else had sold me seeds this way (not Burpees, HOme Depot, or 15 other suppliers I have used). I planted the seeds within a month. They were planted indoors in a seed starter tray with the compressed peat moss cylinders that expand with water (less than 10 dollars a tray, multiple suppliers). Because they gave me so few seeds per package I only planted a single seed per peat moss puck and had 100% GERMINATION. Still staggered by this. I never get 100%. Interestingly, I planted about 300 plants from multiple suppliers and the Hirts sprouted first as well. Maybe just lucky but these seeds must have been fresh. Will repost at end of season and advise on the actual cucumbers.

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I'm growing the Marketmore cumcumbers in very difficult conditions, in a screened-in, plexiglassed-in porch greenhouse that I built last year. I'm growing them in the Winter, and they are growing! They are now blooming. Will they fruit? Other things I've planted are, but cucumbers like more heat. If the cucumbers decide it's hot enough, they are going to do well. The plant itself looks healthy. The seeds originally sprouted quickly enough, but then the seedlings were taking their slow time doing anything. Now, FINALLY, they are looking like they are going to fruit. This is an experiment for me at this point. I think I'll be able to hand-pollinate them and keep it warm enough for them to grow. If my experiment fails, I feel confident that they will grow with a little warmer environment, the way they were intended to grow. It's always amazing to me that anything grows in the middle of Winter, but they are looking good at this point. I recommend them to those of you who, like me, are DARING and CREATIVE gardeners, when interpreted means people who break the rules, and to those who do things the way they are intended to be done. These are quality seeds, a good product. I recommend them. I'll be back to report later when I see edible fruit. :) I can't wait, but I guess I have to. EDITED to say that they are beginning to fruit. I'm hopeful.

Can't give a much better rating yet - will review later. So far the vines are growing well and I am seeing blossoms, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will get some cucumbers by the end of June.

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On a quest to save some $$ on my Aerogarden adventures ;) I purchased a pack of these Sure to Grow Cubes and also another competitor's foam inserts. In the Aerogarden 3 they work beautifully. Just push them down into the recycled seed pod, use a toothpick to stretch the cottony material to the bottom of the basket and viola! all set! They hold water well and I see the roots seem to spread out very nicely when the plant gets bigger. Only small complaint is that the surface is very hard to keep even so you have to be a bit more careful in putting the seed on top and not having it roll off the side of the pod. In the Aerogarden Classic 7 pod I have these don't work as well without modification. The seed pods are too shallow and it seems that compacting these cubes is not good for the plant in the end. So if you want these for the larger Aerogardens I suggest doing what I did and snipping off a bit of the end to make the material fit into the seed basket a bit easier. I use my AG to start plants to put into soil around my house and have put these starter cubes into soil without any issue. Nice choice to save some money from those expensive dealer refills.

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I have yet to receive a pack of the tablets, even from Aerogrow directly which were not either crumbling, damp, or stuck together in one large blob. I finally received a batch of liquid nutrients from Aerogrow to replace the last order and although each of the 12 individual packets contained a different amount, after using the second pair (must use 2 in the 7 pod model), I finally think the plants are happy. I was told by each CSR to place the tablets in the freezer, but that didn't seem to really help a flawed product and just prolonged my anticipation that the tablets were going to benefit the plants. I strongly advise that if you're able to get the liquid nutrients, you pass on these inferior tablets. Since the nutrients are necessary for maximum growth, use these only if you can find none of the new product.

I'll make this brief: you need to store these nutrients in the FREEZER! Trust me - it makes a world of difference! I had to call AeroGarden customer service on another issue, and he asked me if I had any other questions. I discussed the poor growth I have repeatedly experienced with my salad greens and how they seem to grow white instead of green. He asked me where I store my nutrients, then suggested I keep them in the freezer! My whole family has been amazed by the difference it has made: the lettuce plants very quickly started turning green and the growth rate significantly improved. Try it - it will make you a much happier AeroGardener!!

To obtain a decent crop of tomatoes you need to feed them regularly. AeroGarden know this and have an easy way to rip off consumers. The nutrients are in standard tablet form but you get woefully few for your money. In my case, they also arrived in poor condition - a condition best described as "damp". It looked like they were previously used! If there was an alternative supplier I would definitely recommend using them, but there isn't an obvious one. Maybe AeroGarden could sell a liquid version, but no doubt they would charge an arm and a leg for that too? This is a classic case of a monopoly and one which may stop me using my AeroGarden - which is a shame 'cause the original product is a nice idea.

I was discouraged to see these were very discolored and sticky/watery in the individual packets. Maybe they're old or they were stored incorrectly? I hope they provide the necessary nutrients for my newest aerogarden.

All you need is a hydroponic nutrient solution from, for example, General Hydroponics. It, like other systems, have two or three components, that contain micro-nutrients your plants need all the time and growth phase specific nutrients. For herbs like basil or chives and other non-flowering plants all you need is the growth formula. If you grow vegies and other plants that will bloom or flower, you switch to the other nutrient solution when they start to develop. For ~$35 kit(s/h included), you can get a pint of each solution. You use up 1-3 tsp/gal from each solution. 96 tsp = 1 gallon, which is a little over the capacity of the classic aerogarden. That's about 32 feedings per $25. Each feeding will last about 2 weeks, more or less, depending on the size of your plants. You will have to get a Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) meter to monitor the nutrient concentration or just wing it. 16 months for $35 versus the 6 months for the equivalent price.