Shipping Schedule

Orders for in-stock seeds, general merchandise and gift certificates are typically shipped within 5 business days.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:

*Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items July through August.

2017 Spring Shipping Schedule
Zone	Roses, Shrubs, Hedges & Trees	Tender Annuals	Vegetable Plants	Potatoes & Edible Root Crops	Sweet Potatoes	All Other Plants & Bulbs	Onion Plants
10A and South	1/23 - 5/30	4/3 - 6/5	3/13 - 5/30	2/13 - 6/12	4/17 - 6/7	2/13 - 5/15	1/2 - 5/8
9	1/23 - 5/30	4/3 - 6/5	3/13 - 5/30	2/13 - 6/12	4/24 - 6/7	2/13 - 5/15	1/2 - 5/8
8	1/20 - 5/30	4/3 - 6/5	3/20 - 5/30	2/20 - 6/12	4/24 - 6/7	2/20 - 5/15	1/30 - 5/8
7B	2/27 - 5/30	4/3 - 6/5	4/10 - 5/30	2/27 - 6/12	5/1 - 6/7	2/27 - 6/5	2/13 - 5/8
7A	2/27 - 5/30	4/3 - 6/5	4/10 - 5/30	2/27 - 6/12	5/1 - 6/7	2/27 - 6/5	2/20 - 5/8
6B	3/6 - 5/30	5/1 - 6/5	4/24 - 5/30	3/6 - 6/12	5/1 - 6/7	5/6 - 6/5	2/27 - 5/8
6A	3/6 - 5/30	5/1 - 6/5	5/8 - 5/30	3/6 - 6/12	5/1 - 6/7	5/6 - 6/5	3/6 - 5/8
5B	3/20 - 5/30	5/1 - 6/5	5/8 - 5/30	3/6 - 6/12	5/1 - 6/7	3/20 - 6/5	3/27 - 5/8
5A	4/3 - 5/30	5/1 - 6/5	5/8 - 5/30	3/6 - 6/12	5/15 - 6/7	4/3 - 6/5	3/27 - 5/8
4B	4/17 - 5/30	5/1 - 6/5	5/8 - 5/30	5/27 - 6/12	5/22 - 6/7	5/1 - 6/5	4/3 - 5/8
4A and North	4/17 - 5/30	5/1 - 6/5	5/8 - 5/30	3/27 - 6/12	5/22 - 6/7	5/1 - 6/5	4/10 - 5/8
Last Order Date	5/30	6/5	5/30	6/12	6/7	Zone 8 and South - 5/15 Zone 7 and North - 6/5	5/8
Last Ship Date	6/2	6/9	6/2	6/16	6/9	Zone 8 and South - 5/19 Zone 7 and North - 6/9	5/8

Shipping Note:
The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.

Please note that we cannot ship outside of the 48 contiguous states.

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Why Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes?

Open-pollinated tomatoes have parents of the same variety. If you save and plant the seed of open-pollinated tomatoes, you will get tomato plants that are like the parent. (As long as they are not cross-pollinated with other varieties that might be growing nearby).

Generally, open-pollinated tomatoes are more flavorful than hybrids. Many hybrids are bred for characteristics such as disease resistance, consistent size and storage qualities.

Heirloom tomatoes are open-pollinated. There are also newer varieties of tomatoes that are open pollinated. Hybrid tomatoes are a controlled cross of two different tomato varieties. They are said to possess hybrid vigor, and are often bred for good disease resistance, higher yields and other traits.