I'm fairly new to the Yankton area, and was interested to learn of the history of Gurney's Seed in Yankton, though I had never been a customer, I easily recall the name from their seed catalogs in the 80's. Seeing the Gurney name on the sign piqued my interest, so I gave Yankton Nurseries a try.
Best I can say? Meehhh.
Starting with the gal behind the counter/register, whom acted as if she'd rather be anywhere else, and seeming believes the snarl is a legitimate customer service tool.
Then on to the too-small seedling trays that YN chooses to use for many of their plants. These too-small trays result in pretty extensive, early root-bound plants.
I reluctantly bought other plants from Walmart, and at least their plants were in adequately sized pots, avoiding that problem.
I've been germinating my own organic seeds, from seeds harvested from my own plants grown in my own organic soils, and I often germinate several hundred of plants each season, and I use large pots.
And whereas my own plants are thriving, with the Walmart plants trailing behind, the extremely root-bound plants from Yankton Nurseries are suffering.
I had to buy new plants at Walmart to replace the suffering plants I got from Yankton Nurseries.
I try to support small business when I can, but when I have no reason to do so, I will reluctantly go to the big chains.
I've no reason to shop at Yankton Nurseries. read more
