[catweazle]

i've got the plants for my mini orched/fruit garden ariving next week. the thing is the nursery has rung me saying there going to arive monday or tuesday. i wont be able to plant untill saturday whats the best way to keep the bare root stock in good nick untill then?

ive got
10 rasperry canes
2 goesberrys
3 plumbs
3 apples

many thanks

[DD.]

A few days is not going to hurt, just heel them in.

I've planted raspberries today that have been heeled in for about 4 weeks. They were good and healthy & sprouting.

[Yorkie]

I would soak the roots in a bucket of water overnight to rehydrate them then, as DD says, heel them in.  This basically means finding a spare spot in the ground to put them until you have the final planting place properly prepared.

Just don't let the roots dry out by leaving them in the air until the weekend.

[catweazle]

ok i'll heel them in

ive got the planting areas done its just by the time i finish work its dark so ive got to wait till saturday


many thanks