1. Remove Packaging Take each individual Bonnie Plant out of the box before carefully opening each individual plant’s packaging. Be cautious of soil that may have shifted during transportation.

2. Check the Soil Your plants were watered right before shipping, but they may have become thirsty during travel. If the soil is dry to the touch, give your plants a good drink before planting.

3. Adjustment Period Let your plants get used to their new environment. Set them in a warm, sunny spot for 24 to 48 hours so they can recover from their trip before being planted.

To learn the best historical time to transplant each of your plant, visit the associated product page and enter your ZIP for your transplant window. Of course, weather varies from year to year, so always check local conditions.

Transplanting is simply the act of removing your Bonnie starter plants from their pots and planting them in your garden or a container/planter.

Most of the vegetable and herb plants we sell on this site can be grown outdoors throughout the Continental US – however it is important to transplant your starter plant at the right time based on the weather and climate in your area. To get your transplant window, visit the associated product page and enter your ZIP code.

Many of our herb plants can also be grown indoors so long as you have sufficient light and water. If you grow herbs indoors, you will still need to transplant your herb plants into properly sized containers with added potting mix.

The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones. To learn more, visit the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Your plant will come with both a care sheet and a plant tag, which gives you information on plant spacing, watering, sunlight and other important considerations to get you started.

All you have to do is go to the “Submit to Win” tab on our website to submit a student’s photo and information.

Not far from where you are! We have over 70 growing stations spread across the country, so our plants don’t have to travel far to make it to your garden.

Stations and Bonnie representatives no longer deliver plants in person for a variety of reasons — but most importantly for the safety of our associates and to abide by visitor restrictions many schools have in place. Plus the direct shipment option offers convenience and control of when you need your plants to arrive.

At this time, the Cabbage Program is open to third-grade students. If you are a special education class of any grade, please email [email protected] so we can ensure you are able to register for the program.

The Fall Program is only open to students and teachers in the Southern United States because of Hardiness Zones. Only people that live in hardiness zones 8-11 can successfully grow cabbages over the Fall and Winter months. If you live outside of these hardiness zones, you will be eligible for registration in the Spring. To learn more, visit the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

You can take the plants out of the box they arrived in, pop open the green clamshell, and give the plants water and sunshine until your students return to school.

Your plants should arrive within your selected two-week delivery window.

You will receive an email with tracking information once it leaves our greenhouses. Once you receive that email you can utilize the tracking number to get a better idea of exactly when they will arrive at your school.

Please email support at [email protected].

We ask that each teacher register individually and complete an order for their classroom.

You will need to contact the mail carrier directly and reference your tracking number for further information. If you need a replacement order, please email [email protected].