Reviews

good helpfull service

I’ve now ordered a few times from the store as I like the free seeds and the live advice. I am disappointed in that unfortunately I have to say that roughly 50% of the seeds either didn’t germinate, or appeared to have genetic related issues out of the gate. A large portion of those did come from “free seeds“ but I don’t consider them free when I consider them part of the purchase overall and you earn more for a larger purchase. Nowhere did it say “free lower quality seeds“ anyway - these were all three seeds. I’d say 20% of the purchased seeds didn’t germinate either or immediately died. I have learned to make sure to read the most recent reviews for each stream as people will rightly complain about that.

Separately- I wish they would provide, even if digitally, a custom guide for each seed pack purchased as there are so many strains or similar names, Fast versus regular, etc. that when you’re trying to grow multiple strains, if you don’t pay very close attention to flowering times, you can easily screw up. Just overall, it would’ve been nice to have some guidance like you have on your website, perhaps even more detailed, about each strain purchased. And ideally, something printed or printable or easily readable via mobile to keep nearby. And this is something that could honestly be done very quickly, inexpensively, and would result in increased customer satisfaction, repeat purchases, and likely website traffic across the purchasing funnel.

Last 2 things - the website does have issues on mobile. And certain things like the separate payment systems and The requirement to choose regional are a bit dated of a solution, and a few other things related to the website functionality on a technical basis. Secondly my most recent order has not shipped and it’s already been several business days. There’s some sort of delay and that’s somewhat disappointing.

All that being said, it’s a good value for what worked and I’ll show up here again I know a little bit more.

I was impressed

Made the transaction process simple and answered any and all questions! Wonderful company and top notch service. Will order again in the future!

99.9% germination rate 👌

very impressed

New Zealand. SWIM germination rate is about 3%, most are failing, SWIM made 4 orders of 20 seeds and all the same rate of failure. SWIM is experienced and doing this of 20+ years and confident of the process with careful temp monitoring, water quality and medium. Never has there been such high failure rates. Swim even shared with friends and same results. The few that did make it were slow and deformed, except one strain LSD auto, this one boosted. I suspect the mail centres have x-ray or irradiating machines, or maybe everything is sprayed by pesticide stuff for incoming parcels and are killing the seeds. Don't know the actual reason and if anyone else having the same problem? Herbies has kept trying to send new batches but now at the 4th one, something else is going on. SWIM doubts Herbies is the problem. But for some reason, there is an extremely low germination rate.

The package arrived safely and everything seems fine, I am satisfied with my order

I ordered from Herbie's. I didn't think it would arrive, but I ordered it anyway and they surprised me with their two-day delivery plus free seeds with my order and they have amazing customer service.

From seeds not germinating (NL, WW) to others growing to medium-sized plants, under artificial lights in the bathtub, I guess my first 'serious' experience was OK. I even got a 'bud'-sized plant. The smell was great, although not to everyone's taste. Finding the right time to harvest wasn't always straightforward - some plants looked ripe and ready to harvest but were still producing new flowers (pistils). The 'drying process' was relatively easy, although at the end I was quite disappointed that the strong fruity smell quickly disappeared and was replaced by something more like tea/herbs. I must have done something wrong?! There's still a lot of progress to be made before my buds smell as good as coffee shops. Growing normal feminized seeds seems to be more fun than autoflowering ones, as you have more time to experiment, etc. - the "autoflowers" grow too fast. Otherwise, excellent, competent, and friendly service from Herbies.