Pots full of nuttin'

[westernind]

This one's for you gardeners out there.

My Crocus order arrived this afternoon (huzzah!) in time for planting out over Easter, if it wasn't so cold and wet (boo!). The plants are all in good nick, except for the three polygonatum x hybridum (Common Solomon's Seal). Those plants aren't in bad nick; they're not in any sort of nick (unless it be the past tense) because they are not there.

I haven't actually plunged my hand into the soil looking for shoots or bulbs in case I damage anything. Should there be something there? Surely they wouldn't send me pots of soil?

Comments

Reassurance

[renniek.livejournal.com]

I've ordered from Crocus a few times (it's as tempting as Amazon or eBay for frittering money at lunchtime). Several plants ordered last winter turned up with nothing at all showing above the soil in the pot. All except one came up fine later in the spring. One never surfaced at all - but I emailed them about it and got an instant no-quibbles refund. Customer service pretty damn good from every encounter I've had.

Additional reassurance

[renniek.livejournal.com]

...and IIRC, their returns period covers anything that fails in its first year

Re: Additional reassurance

[westernind.livejournal.com]

In which case I just need to take a photo of the pots still wrapped up in plastic and will stop fretting. Ta!