Terrible plug plants - I just want a good moan

Molly Bloom

I usually have great success with plug plants each year, potting them on once or twice before planting them out. But this year I went for a "great deal" offered by Groupon (much cheaper than the big plant suppliers). Big mistake. For a start, the plugs were tiny and 4 had rotted off (2 had no signs of life at all, just a plug of compost). The other 20 had grown leggy, virtually colourless and fragile - reason being, they had watered them copiously before posting them to me the day before the Easter weekend. The package had obviously sat in the sorting office for 4-5 days. I'm doing my best to save the poor little beggars, but does anyone have any tips other than potting them on and keeping them dry-ish in the greenhouse?

Hampshire_Hog

Make a complaint to Groupon direct and tell them the issues after all they are the seller so its them that will get a bad name not the grower / supplier, also write a bad review that often gets results.

JennyJ

I agree with @Hampshire Hog - complain, and send a picture of how they looked when they arrived if possible.  The worst they can do is nothing, and you might possibly get a refund or replacement plants.