Encapsulated Earthworm Cocoons

Encapsulated Earthworm Cocoons from Gardens Alive!^® are convenient and easy to add to your garden soil. Plant them in garden soil just as you'd plant ordinary seeds, or choose to hatch them indoors and transplant to the garden later. Each cocoon contains 1-10 eggs, depending on the species, and each egg will produce one earthworm. Great for gardens and compost piles, earthworms are cold-hardy and easy to establish. They're the greatest living natural soil boosters for a number of reasons:

• their castings boost nitrogen in the soil.
• they move deep-soil nutrients closer to roots
• their tunnels loosen soil, improving aeration
• their activities help soil particles bond, balancing moisture retention and drainage
• Earthworms perform this same magic in compost, speeding the development of nutrient-dense, moisture-dispersing humus.
• The earthworms are fully grown in 2-3 months. This makes a fun project for kids and adults!

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Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:

Fall 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Blueberries	All Other Fruits	Perennials, Bulbs & Flowers
3A-4B	9/4/23 - 10/27/23	9/4/23 - 10/27/23	9/4/23 - 10/27/23
5A - 5B	9/4/23 - 10/27/23	9/4/23 - 10/27/23	9/4/23 - 10/27/23
6A - 6B	9/4/23 - 10/27/23	9/4/23 - 10/27/23	9/4/23 - 10/27/23
7A - 7B	9/25/23 - 11/10/23	9/25/23 - 11/10/23	9/25/23 - 11/10/23
8A - 8B	9/25/23 - 11/10/23	9/25/23 - 11/10/23	9/25/23 - 11/10/23
9A - 10B	9/25/23 - 11/10/23	9/25/23 - 11/10/23	9/25/23 - 11/10/23
Last Order Date	Zones 3A - 6B: 10/23/2023 Zones 7A - 10B: 11/06/2023	Zones 3A - 6B: 10/23/2023 Zones 7A - 10B: 11/06/2023	Zones 3A - 6B: 10/23/2023 Zones 7A - 10B: 11/06/2023

Fall 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Vegetable Plants & Starts
3A & 4B	9/12/23 - 10/28/23
5A & 5B	9/12/23 - 10/28/23
6A & 6B	9/26/23 - 10/28/23
7A & 7B	9/26/23 - 10/28/23
8A & 8B	9/26/23 - 10/28/23
9A & B	9/26/23 - 10/28/23
10A & B	9/26/23 - 10/28/23
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2023

Fall 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Nematodes	Encapsulated Compost Worms
3A - 3B	4/25/23 - 10/27/23	4/25/23 - 10/27/23
4A - 6A	4/11/23 - 10/27/23	4/11/23 - 10/27/23
6B - 7A	4/4/23 - 10/28/23	4/4/23 - 10/28/23
7B - 8B	3/7/23 - 10/27/23	3/7/23 - 10/27/23
9A - 10B	2/23/23 -10/27/23	2/21/23 -10/27/23
Last Order Date	10/23/2023	10/22/2023

Spring 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Sweet Potatoes	Potatoes	Tomatoes & Peppers
3A-4A	5/15/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 6/9/23	5/22/23 - 6/2/23
4B	5/15/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 6/9/23	5/22/23 - 6/2/23
5A	5/8/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 6/9/23	5/15/23 - 6/2/23
5B	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 6/9/23	5/15/23 - 6/2/23
6A	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 6/9/23	5/8/23 - 6/2/23
6B	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	2/27/23 - 6/9/23	5/8/23 - 6/2/23
7A	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	2/23/23 - 6/9/23	4/17/23 - 6/2/23
7B	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	2/20/23 - 6/9/23	4/17/23 - 6/2/23
8A	4/17/23 - 6/2/23	2/16/23 - 6/9/23	4/10/23 - 6/2/23
8B	4/17/23 - 6/2/23	2/13/23 - 6/9/23	4/10/23 - 6/2/23
9A & B	4/17/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 6/9/23	4/10/23 - 6/2/23
10A & B	4/10/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 6/9/23	4/10/23 - 6/2/23
Last Order Date	5/29/2023	6/5/2023	5/29/2023

Spring 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Tender Annuals	Fruit Trees	Onion Plants
3A-4A	5/5/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 6/2/23	4/3/23 - 5/5/23
4B	5/5/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 5/5/23
5A	5/5/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 6/2/23	3/20/23 - 5/5/23
5B	5/1/23 - 6/2/23	2/27/23 - 6/2/23	3/20/23 - 5/5/23
6A	4/27/23 - 6/2/23	2/27/23 - 6/2/23	2/27/23 - 5/5/23
6B	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	2/27/23 - 6/2/23	2/20/23 - 5/5/23
7A	4/13/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 6/2/23	2/13/23 - 5/5/23
7B	4/10/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 5/5/23
8A & B	4/3/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	1/23/23 - 5/5/23
9A & B	3/27/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	1/2/23 - 5/5/23
10A & B	3/27/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	1/2/23 - 5/5/23
Last Order Date	5/29/2023	3A-6B: 5/29/2023 7A-7B: 5/19/2023 8A-10B: 5/8/2023	5/1/2023

Spring 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Bareroot Roses	All other Perennials & Potted Plants	Dormant Trees & Hedges
3A-4A	4/10/23 - 6/16/23	5/1/23 - 6/9/23	5/1/23 - 5/19/23
4B	4/10/23 - 6/16/23	5/1/23 - 6/9/23	4/17/23 - 5/19/23
5A	3/27/23 - 6/16/23	4/10/23 - 6/9/23	3/27/23 - 5/19/23
5B	3/13/23 - 6/16/23	3/27/23 - 6/9/23	3/13/23 - 5/19/23
6A	2/27/23 - 6/16/23	3/13/23 - 6/9/23	3/6/23 - 5/19/23
6B	2/27/23 - 6/16/23	2/27/23 - 6/9/23	2/27/23 - 5/19/23
7A	2/20/23 - 6/16/23	2/23/23 - 6/9/23	2/20/23 - 5/19/23
7B	2/20/23 - 6/16/23	2/21/23 - 6/9/23	2/20/23 - 5/19/23
8A	2/13/23 - 5/26/23	2/16/23 - 5/12/23	2/13/23 - 4/28/23
8B	2/13/23 - 5/26/23	2/13/23 - 5/12/23	2/13/23 - 4/28/23
9A & B	1/16/23 - 5/26/23	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	2/6/23 - 4/28/23
10A & B	1/16/23 - 5/26/23	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	2/6/23 - 4/28/23
Last Order Date	3A-7B: 6/12/2023 8A-10B: 5/22/2023	3A-7B: 6/5/2023 8A-10B: 5/8/2023	3A-7B: 5/15/2023 8A-10B: 4/24/2023

Spring 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Large Bareroots, Trees & Shrubs	Select Citrus
3A-3B	5/1/23 - 6/9/23	4/17/23 - 10/27/23
4A & B	5/1/23 - 6/9/23	4/3/23 - 10/27/23
5A	4/10/23 - 6/9/23	3/27/23 - 10/27/23
5B	3/27/23 - 6/9/23	3/27/23 - 10/27/23
6A	3/13/23 - 6/9/23	3/13/23 - 10/27/23
6B	2/27/23 - 6/9/23	3/13/23 - 10/27/23
7A	2/23/23 - 6/9/23	3/13/23 - 10/27/23
7B	2/20/23 - 6/9/23	3/13/23 - 10/27/23
8A	2/16/23 - 5/12/23	2/27/23 - 10/27/23
8B	2/13/23 - 5/12/23	2/27/23 - 10/27/23
9A & B	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	2/27/23 - 10/27/23
10A & B	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	2/27/23 - 10/27/23
Last Order Date	3A-7B: 6/5/2023 8A-10B: 5/8/2023	10/23/2023

Shipping Note:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order--via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.

Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.