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Anyone waiting for UCD cuttings still?

  • Po

Mine have not arrived yet. Wonder if it is all over now?

They issued a ups number a while back but I have not received it yet

I was sent a UPS tracking number last Thursday but it hasn't shipped yet.

I put in an order but it wasn't until April so I'm guessing I was too late. Maybe next year.

I got diddly except some unnamed cuttings from Miami.   Maybe next year.   What is the best time guys to put in order?

If you didn't get your order in to them by Nov 1 2014, you won't receive it in 2015.  Expect it in 2016.  I got my order in for 2016 delivery in April of this year.  Received confirmation.  I hate to order early because often I'd like to add to my order, but I don't add to avoid confusion.  They have the dates on their site.  It's usually Nov. 1.

Suzi

Suzi, how long did it take you to get confirmation? I sent in an order a few days ago (for next spring), but I don't think I got any confirmation.

I got my confirmation within 8 hours.  The address from which it came was DAV@ars-grin.gov  Maybe check your spam?

Suzi

Ahhh, I found it. I did get an automated receipt, just not anything from a Real Person. When you order from UCD, do you ever get a real contact?

Egghead, I never have.  They are really busy there, but the auto confirm is enough for me.  Shows what I ordered.  Now my big job is to get JD to go on one of his fishing trips so I get guilt money to by my groasis waterboxes to grow my order in next year. :-)

Suzi

Po :
I received notice that shipment was on the way and should have been delivered this past monday.  No shipment arrived and when I checked tracking number it wasn't sent until yesterday and is now scheduled to be delivered on Thursday afternoon.  Order was placed 9/24/14.

Joe Paradiso

I wonder what the condition the cuttings will be in? I would imagine they were taking a long while ago..

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Originally Posted by fignatic
Po :
I received notice that shipment was on the way and should have been delivered this past monday.  No shipment arrived and when I checked tracking number it wasn't sent until yesterday and is now scheduled to be delivered on Thursday afternoon.  Order was placed 9/24/14.
Joe Paradiso


They just print out a lot of labels at one time and then prepare packages as their schedule allows.  I received my UPS notice last Thursday but my cuttings still haven't been shipped. I placed two orders last year with the first being over a year ago.  I placed a second order in August after going to the fig and grape tasting event at Wolfskill.

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Originally Posted by brianm
I wonder what the condition the cuttings will be in? I would imagine they were taking a long while ago..


They should be fine.  They store them at about 3C (37.4F) in a large walk-in cooler.  I received cuttings in the last week of April last year and they were fine.

Good to know thanks Harvey.

My order from last sept. arrived today and the cuttings look good. Guess I know what I'll be doing this weekend besides a trip to Bills Figs for his seminar on
"Bringing Fig Trees out of Storage" on Saturday at 2 PM.
 

A little side note.  Harvey mentioned the printed labels.  Do not think those labels will last.  They will fade in the sun and rain and you will have no idea what you planted.  Make your own permanent labels.

Suzi

Suzi, I was talking about the UPS (shipping) label, not those tags they put on cuttings.  I know for a fact that those tags do not last more than a year or so!

I received an email from UPS a little while ago that my cuttings were shipped today and will arrive tomorrow.

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