Welcome to All Things Plants.
A few questions and suggestions.
First, what are you offering? I've been ordering seed from
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds for years. I've never seen the word "
organic" on any seed packet I've gotten from them. Your opening post says, "Baker Creek
organic heirloom seeds." I checked the first variety you say you have,
Italian Pepperoncini Peppers from Bake Creek heirloom seeds, and I don't see any claim those are organic seeds. Is that what you're offering?
Moving on to your "wish list" one item at a time.
- Mint. My experience is that mint is better when grown from cuttings. Look at your local grocery store for "fresh herbs" and get some mint cuttings there. If you want organic, buy organic if they have it, or go to Whole Foods or a store that sells organic fresh herbs.
- Cilantro. I'll tree-mail you after posting this. I've got about a third of a packet of cilantro seeds from Baker Creek heirloom seeds. It's from last year, but I just opened it last month, and the other two thirds germinated fine.
- Chives. I have some chives seeds here as well, but they aren't organic and aren't from Baker creek. They are from 'American seed company' and cost me $0.20 or maybe $0.25 for the whole packet.
- Catnip. I don't grow that, but don't tell our six feline overlords. They'll want me to start some.
- Tarragon. If you want French Tarragon, either buy cuttings (while you're at the grocery store for the mint) or buy plants from a reputable source. Taste a leaf or two of any plant you're buying. French Tarragon propagates from cuttings, not from seeds. Any plant that is marked "tarragon" without qualification probably isn't
the "French tarragon" you want, generic "tarragon" plants (and fresh unspecified "tarragon") are like "tarragon" seeds, usually Russian tarragon or some other mystery tarragon. Any seeds you get will, at best, be "Russian Tarragon" which has a different flavor (more bitter, not as good), or at worst be some other "mystery tarragon." French tarragon doesn't do well in my hot summers, so this year I'm trying "Sweet Mace" which is also called many other names, including "Mexican Mint Marigold" and "Texas Tarragon." Depending on your climate, that might interest you.
- etc. Not sure where you're going with that. Rosemary, sage, thyme, oregano and marjoram all grow best from cuttings (from the grocery store if you want). You can taste what you'll be getting and know what's most likely to grow. It might taste slightly different due to your soil and climate, but it will stay close to what you started with. Seeds for these are a mixed bag. You might get something good, you might get something not even close to what you expect. Some of those are more difficult to germinate the seeds than to root cuttings, too. So it's also easier to grow most of those from cuttings.
