Johnny's Selected SeedsReviews of johnnyseeds.com

Expensive. cost per seed is high, shipping is really high. Customer service? Not great as they cater to professional companies, not home gardeners. Seed packets are super flimsy - more than once I've picked one up with a wet glove and the envelope fell apart. The printing on the outside of the packet often rubs off as well. Finally they advertise "free shipping" but then double down on pricey "extra shipping surcharges"

Customer service

I wish I had checked Trustpilot before ordering from Johnny's seeds! I ordered about 5 packets of seeds for $60.00!! Extremely overpriced, but I was looking for organic and non gmo. I have brand new raised beds that I put together and after starting the seeds in trays, I planted them in my new expensive raised beds. I bought yellow crookneck squash. When they started to get bigger I wasn't surprised until the fruit started growing. They were not yellow crookneck squash, they were white pumpkins!!! They took forever to answer a message I left on their website, and when they did and I was able to send pictures, it then took a very long time for them to answer me. By then I thought they had blown me off! Then eventually I get an email that says they will send me some yellow squash seeds. What the hell am I supposed to do with them now?? I bought the seeds in March. I just received my replacement yellow squash seeds today July 6, 2026! I suggest strongly that you don't buy anything from this company. They don't give a damn about their customers, and they can't even get the right seed in the correct envelope. I have warned my garden club away from this company! Very very disappointed!!!

I can see why Johnny Selected Seeds has such bad reviews. Unfortunately I didn’t check them before I ordered from this company. A friend had recommended them, but it has been awful. First of all they are expensive and charge for shipping unless it’s a very high dollar amount order. The shipping takes forever. When I got my package of two hoes I purchased all I received was the two heads and no poles. I was surprised and thought that makes it even more expensive. I purchased two poles from ACE. Over a week later I received another package that had the poles. Nowhere in the first box I received was there anything saying this was one of two packages. The notices they emailed me did not state this was one of two packages. When I called to complain they were totally unsympathetic, so much for 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Simply awful

I would give them 0 star if I could. I placed an order for seeds and tulip bulbs last August (2025). I never received the bulbs. In the meantime I moved from the US to Canada and cancelled my US credit card. I called the company and the told me they were going to mail me a check to my Canadian address. I then received a follow-up email explaining that after talking to the manager of the manager they could no longer mail me the check. They could ONLY send the refund to my original US credit card that was cancelled. They are crooks. Stay away from them! Giulia Del Guercio Green Order#8645802

I recently ordered from Johnny’s Seeds for the first time, and it will be my last. I called prior to placing my order to ask if overnight shipping was offered because we had landscapers showing the next day to seed and being late in the season it was important that I get the order the next day. I was told it could be shipped overnight so I placed the order. The guys were waiting for the order to arrive and when I checked the status it showed that it wasn’t scheduled to arrive for 3 days. When I called and spoke with a customer service manager, she spoke to me like I was somehow trying to pull one over on her, even asking what phone I placed the call from so she could listen to the recording. In the end she told me she’d refund me for the shipping but would not pay to have the seeds returned. I just checked the refund and it’s not even half the hefty charge that I paid. I paid quite a bit of money for seeds I can’t use and the overnight shipping charge - different seeds were planted that I paid extra for at the last minute - and she told me that next time it’s up to me to know to that overnight shipping on a Friday doesn’t really mean overnight. So if you order from them beware that if there’s a problem you as the customer will not be treated fairly let alone as a valued one.

If you value your privacy and hate junk mail, do not order from this company. They immediately sell your information to mass mailing companies, but they placed the blame on me for not opting out of something that I should be able to opt into instead of out of. Junk mail started arriving the exact same day that my seeds arrived--at an address that I RARELY use because it isn't mine. At least the seed order was correct, but they will NEVER see another penny from me.

I've been growing corn for years with great success. This year, I bought Johnny's seeds, and out of a 4ft x 8ft bed, I only got 4 ears that were big enough to harvest. Since I did everything the same as before, the only thing I can figure out is that they shipped inferior or old seeds. I definitely WILL NOT be ordering from them again.