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You said over and over that the plants WIL NOT be shipped until

it is planting time in our areas...

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At the moment the heat is on in my house... I need a coat & gloves

to go out side.... There are ice jams on the Lake hindering the Ships.

The Canadians & the Americans are working together to free the ships.

I know because my husband has 2 ships caught in the ice-jams and

yet..... QVC you shipped my plants....

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This is PURE Michigan!

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Uh oh. DId you call them?

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They sent me a long eMail telling me what to do if I cannot plant....

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From storing in the fridge (bulbs), to finding a sunny spot until it

is warm enough to be planted....

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I am NOT amused....

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grrrrrrrr

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The growing seasons were established a long time ago with the zone charts. They don't change them every year because of an unusually long winter.

I hope you can find a way to keep your stuff alive while you wait for your weather to change.

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Unless the plants are impossible to find later, I'd send them back.
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On 5/2/2014 azterry! said:

The growing seasons were established a long time ago with the zone charts. They don't change them every year because of an unusually long winter.

I hope you can find a way to keep your stuff alive while you wait for your weather to change.


That's correct. The charts are industry-standard and don't allow for unusually early or unusually late springs. We're also having a late spring in my region, so I know what you're going through right now.

Good luck with your plants. Smile

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I have to agree, growing seasons are established after collecting years of data. They have nothing to do with the actual weather.

I no longer buy plants from QVC, but when I did I found they would replace or give credit for plants that died.

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I understand that the data is collected through the years
to come up with the average weather conditions for each
area..... but with a little homework they can find out the
present day conditions for any State they plan to do
business with...
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On 5/2/2014 Kzeks said:
I understand that the data is collected through the years
to come up with the average weather conditions for each
area..... but with a little homework they can find out the
present day conditions for any State they plan to do
business with...


I guess that's too much trouble Kzeks. With computers now days I can't imagine it would be that difficult.

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