Re: urgh! Planting day.

is one of the reasons I don't do mail order. You
always end up with plants but not much root. I do
understand that many trim them back for shipping, but
it is just something that annoys me.
??? Strange. I wonder who you ordered from. I've ordered from, oh say, 50 suppliers at least, and have never had that happen that I can recall. More often I receive plants with roots coming out the bottom of the pot. Very strange indeed, and yes, that would be annoying.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] urgh! Planting day.


If it was one plant that could be the case. But after
planting all day, they are all that way.

I am supposed to go to a seminar there next weekend on
new and underused perennials. I may try to talk to him
on the side.

Ya know, I am not one that balks at prices if I want
the plant. Put your price on the plant and let me make
my decision, but don't give me a half grown plant. If
he had left it in the smaller pot and still charged
the same amount I would have been fine with it. This
is one of the reasons I don't do mail order. You
always end up with plants but not much root. I do
understand that many trim them back for shipping, but
it is just something that annoys me.

Yes Kitty, it is that nursery.

Donna

--- Daryl <pulis@mindspring.com> wrote:
Donna,

That's one of my pet peeves, too. Our good local
nurseries, however, will
tell you if they've just potted something, and will
usually sell it at the
smaller size price if I just have to have it now.
The bad ones, well, I
don't go there.

There's a chance though, that given spring help
being what it sometimes can
be, someone moved some stuff from the back to the
sales house by mistake.
It's worth talking to the owner instead of stewing.
Sometimes honest
mistakes are made.

d



----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: "gardenchat list" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 12:50 PM
Subject: [CHAT] urgh! Planting day.


> Well I guess it is time to find a new nursery. I
> started planting today (yeah, it took me another 3
> weeks to get things ready- weeded amended- so
plants
> would have a nice home).
>
> I have never been so disapointed in the plants I
> bought 3 weeks ago from a local nursery. Yeah,
they
> look great in the pots still, but when I dumped
them
> to plant- what is this!- The dirt just fell off
and
> yep, I can see that small pot compact size in the
> gallon container... Gosh does that piss me off! I
> EXPECT plants to be rooted by the size of the
> container I purchase. They obviously just stuck
them
> in the pot, not even spreading the roots!
>
> Does this bother anyone else or am I being picky
> again. Not sure if I will be purchasing there
again...
> or say something ... or just what.
>
> Well now that the ragging is over - thanks for the
> vent-
>
> On the other hand---
>
> I was happily surprized by some other plants I
> purchased from Chris. The ones I have planted were
> well rooted, better than I thought they would have
> been... great job Chris... let me know when you go
to
> a brick and motur store- cause I really can't take
> this mail order thing.- it is just not how I shop.
>
> Donna
> breaks over- back to work....


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