Planting Delayed?
It is best to plant your order as soon as possible after delivery, but if planting is delayed, everything will be fine! Both bareroot and pot-grown plants can be stored for a long time if necessary.
If bareroot planting is delayed in winter: If your bareroot plants arrive and planting will be delayed for less than a week, do not open the packaging and store them in a cold place out of the sun, ideally outside. It doesn't matter at all if the weather is freezing, but you must not move the plants around when they are frozen. If a week passes and planting is delayed even further, you need to make sure that the roots of your plants remain moist.
Ideally you should heel your bareroot plants in - here is a video on what to do
Otherwise, we suggest slitting a small hole in the top and a few small holes in the bottom of each bag. Spray water into the top hole with a hose. The bottom holes will allow for drainage. Repeat this every week or two.
Bareroot plants must be planted properly by the end of March in the South. Scottish gardeners can usually get away with planting well into April.
If pot-grown planting is delayed: Simply put your plants in a light place but out of the wind and direct sunlight and water them when the top inch of soil is dry. This might be every day or two in a scorching hot mid-summer, but during a wet winter, it usually isn't necessary.