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Cross Country Nurseries Unboxing and Review

2,400 views · Published 12 April 2012 · 9:32 · Indexed 30 September 2026

Channel: Matt's Reviews · 2012 · Howto & Style

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I was am very excited about this video. I got my order from Cross Country Nurseries (WWW.CHILIPLANTS.COM), and this is an unboxing review. 

First off, they arrived within the shipping window. According to their website, they start taking orders shortly after the first of the year and start shipping when it is appropriate for your zone. For me, the earliest delivery was the week of 9-13 April. The plants went out Monday morning with an email and a tracking number, and arrived Wednesday the 11th. Also, they do not charge your account until the plants ship. This can be a negative for all yall impulse buyers out there (like me...), but good for some others that are waiting to free up some funds.

The minimum order is 12 plants in any spread (peppers, tomatoes, supers, etc) and if you want to go more, you just have to go in 6 plant increments. They are shipped in a box marked with "Live Plants" and "This Side Up" sprawled across the box. Good thing is the fact that they actually came that way! Whether they were transported that way is not important in my case, because they came in great shape.  They are pretty tightly packed in the box. They taped the pots (3") to a cardboard "row" so even if they were to be tipped, you would only loose a bit of soil.

The plants themselves came in great shape. Very green, only one plant showed a few minor stress signs, but they are insignificant. The smallest pant was my Bonda ma Jaques and it is a few inches tall (a tad bit smaller than some of my late starts) and the largest was about 5.5 or 6" tall which rivals most of my early starts. 

The prices are very reasonable, for a dozen plants and shipping it was about 50. That may seem a bit high at first, but if you go to any Hardware store, they sell plants for about 3 bucks a piece for regular plants, and I have seen hotter peppers for 4 or 5. With shipping added in, you really cant complain. Also, you were too lazy to start some plants and they are doing you a service, so quit complaining. 

Overall, I would recommend them to anyone who is coming late to the season or looking to either add to their grow list. Great customer service, great selection, and great shipping quality. 

I ordered: 

Douglah
Yellow 7
Ancho 101
Bhut Yellow
Bonda Ma Jacques
Datil
Datil Sweet
Goat's Weed
Hab Black
Hab Francisca
Pimento de Cheiro
Scotch Bonnet Yellow

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