My guess is that they lost at least 25% of the seedlings that were sent. Add to that the ones that did poorly and the gardens were less than stellar as to the guest varieties. Add to that the quite discussion if "Roundup" had been used on the garden.
Here is an example of the "Guest beds" to the left. There are alot of signs with no life behind them. Where there is, it does not look good.
Note: Hybridizer "Howard Dash" in the blue baseball cap!