On that same order, I received a live plant...

It came through completely unscathed. This is right out of the box.

Yikes, that's a shame about the misunderstanding. I'm not sure we have enough summer heat here to ripen those things if beginning them now, hopefully you have warmer summers ;-)

Could you return them since not live plant material? If not by shipping, to a local store if you have one in your location>

It's a beautiful rubber plant by the way, at least part of your order didn't disappoint.

I didn't even realize they shipped live plants! That is a nice looking ficus. Sorry the rest of your order was not what you expected. I agree with the comment above; if you have a Walmart nearby, you should be able to return them.

rhizo, you are quite right. I didn't do my research as well as usual. Had I done that, I would have discovered what the kits are designed for...the Handy Dandy Aero Garden thingamabob for just $159.00. Yeah, right, I'll run right out and buy one or two tomorrow.
The Rubber plant saved the day because it is so beautiful and looks exactly like the image online.

My front porch faces south and is full-sun most of the day so it's a perfect spot for the containers. Hopefully nobody will steal them. :-)

I think the Rubber plant is outstanding and it will be my first experience with them. Keeping my fingers crossed. lol!

Rosie

gyr_falcon
They were offering some nice looking live plants and the orders can be shipped or picked up at the store you designate in the order. I think I'll enjoy planting the pods in containers and watching the results. I haven't been able to play in the dirt for several years due to health issues so it will be fun to sit in the kitchen with newspaper on the floor to catch the mess and just pot up pods to my hearts content. :-) Thanks for commenting.

Rosie

Oh, Rosie, you must be a fellow horticulture experimenter! So fun. Hope you will share some photos of how they grow.

I very rarely order plants, but it is nice that the option is available. To me, half of the fun is the control of going through the 10-50 at the nursery and choosing the ones that have the form I am seeking. Even when shopping for plants with my friends, they almost always ask me to choose theirs for them.

I turn away all of the landscape soliciting services, too. They are not to touch my garden! Even my husband, who is a horticulture major too, does not venture very far beyond the lawn and irrigation repair. :)

OMG you got 3 Aerogardens!! How terrible for you. I'd send them back tomorrow!! Or you could keep one and give two as gifts. Sorry you were disappointed, but the plant is quite nice.

gyr_falcon, I would love to be able to spend hours in the nurseries and pick over all the pretties but I'm very much confined to the house and brief times in the yard. I can only get outside if someone is with me...my legs just don't work right anymore. The neighbors probably think I'm an old drunk, the way I stumble and stagger around. :-) Hopefully the doctor is going to get me up and going again in the next couple of months. That's why I really don't mind rolling my office chair up to a low table and working on potting up plants or whatever else needs to be done. Ah, the Golden Years. lol!

I used to have beautiful flowerbeds but they have gone to mostly weeds and it breaks my heart. A friend that is a local firefighter has a side business of lawn mowing and that's about he does. Edging, mowing and blows away any debris from the porch, sidewalk and driveway. I have several beds that I plan to have him just mow down and keep mowing until they eventually become lawn again.

How about posting some pix of your garden? I would love to see it\them. It sounds like you are very protective of your flora children. :-)

Experimentation is the name of the game. I sowed 10yr old Larkspur seeds in a large pot today. Just out of curiosity as they've been in the seed drawer of the fridge so they may be viable. We shall see. I have tons of seeds stored away that
will just go to waste and that makes me sad. The one project coming up is planting seeds from my mom's old Hardy Hibiscus. When she died in l999, I dug up the Hibiscus and planted it near the patio and it had done superbly until a late winter storm killed it last spring. Just about broke my heart.
Fortunately I had saved seeds the year before it died.

Rosie

socks. I'm really not disappointed with the AeroGarden kits. There are seven pods in each kit and each pod has 4-5 seeds in it so I plan to put seven pods each into three large containers on the front porch. They will receive all the sunshine needed to really pop and put on a show. Not all pods are Salsa. Some really nice gourmet herbs, too. Genovese Basil, Thai Basil, Chives, Cilantro, Dill, Mint and Parley. I should have plenty for my own needs and the neighbors, too. :-)

Can you tell I've spent my entire adult life making lots of lemonade? lol!

Rose, I hope that you make plenty of lemonade and have great fun with your kits. Now that I am retired and it is warm again, I spend most of my time doing garden experiments like planting 10 year old larkspur seeds. I have more seeds in my fridge than I will ever use but just in the last week I found okra seeds there--who knows how old--and when I planted them, they came up with a vengeance. Gardening is so fun that I can't wait to get to it every morning. It saddens me that you are no longer able to participate as you once did. All the best.

Sweet Betsy, I'm happy to know I'm not the only one that hangs onto seeds forever. Are these the beginning stages of becoming a hoarder? :-)

My doctor thinks we will eventually overcome my problems and I'll be able to do all the things I used to do, like working outside or just being able to walk around, pain free. Keeping my fingers crossed that he is right. In the meantime, I keep busy playing on the computer (a lot) and reading. The Larkspur seeds haven't shown any sign of sprouting but I haven't given up on them yet.

Looks like Malwart told you to kiss something... :D

But yes, you always need to read the fine print. Never trust anyone, especially when money is involved.

What are you talking about, cynic? WalMart didn't do anything deceitful.