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Neutral esanita
(17 reviews)		 On Apr 3, 2021, esanita Tyaskin, MD (Zone 7a) wrote:

Posted on March 26, 2021, updated April 3, 2021
Posted on May 16, 2014, updated March 26, 2021
Have order strawberries and blueberries from Indiana Berry for many years. They always arrive in great shape. I will continue ordering from them.

On March 26th, 2021, esanita changed the rating from positive to neutral and added the following:

I wavered between neutral and negative. I ordered one blueberry bush and 3 blackberries. The 18" blueberry was squeezed into a 12" long box, so one of the two stems was broken completely off. The 3 blackberries were in a plastic bag, bare root, and dry. I've planted all and will see how it goes. But, really -- an 18" plant stuffed into a 12" box!!
On April 3rd, 2021, esanita added the following:

I emailed Indiana Berry about the broken stem on the blueberry bush. They immediately sent me a replacement. Maybe you can guess the outcome -- the replacement was also stuffed into a small box and one of the stems was broken off! Enough said. I think I'll order from another company in the future.
Neutral NarrowWayFarm
(16 reviews)		 On Jan 2, 2021, NarrowWayFarm Brookville, OH wrote:

Posted on April 14, 2020, updated January 2, 2021
Posted on April 3, 2020, updated April 14, 2020
Rude customer service. I wish I hadn't ordered from them. I hope our order arrives okay next week. If not, I will update with a negative.

On April 14th, 2020, NarrowWayFarm added the following:

My order arrived. It was decently packed (not the best, but good enough). The trees were planted with care. I will try to update once they leaf out, assuming that they will leaf out.
On January 2nd, 2021, NarrowWayFarm added the following:

It seems like the trees that I ordered are doing okay. One thing that I forgot to mention that I appreciated that they did was the fact that they sent tree protectors with their my order. I really think the type that they use (and sent) made a difference. I went ahead and ordered from them again, a larger order this time. If they get this right, I will update with a positive and just look past the rude behavior of the person who answered the phone (maybe they were just having a bad day).
Neutral bryana
(72 reviews)		 On Apr 28, 2020, bryana Albany, NY wrote:

I ordered six bare root raspberry plants.
One had a decent sized cane but the other five were very thin.
The roots were small and had nothing to keep them moist - they were in a plastic bag. Other places included moist peat or something so they do not dry out during shipping. I gave them a good soaking and planted in soil with a lot of organic material.

Neutral doctrtim
(15 reviews)		 On May 3, 2009, doctrtim Salisbury, VT wrote:

Small but healthy blueberry bushes arrived in good shape.

On June 8th, 2009, doctrtim changed the rating from positive to neutral and added the following:

One of two blueberry plants is dead and the other is dwindling. Customer service rapidly sent a response to this situation and reports they will send replacements in Spring 2010. I must agree with an earlier posted comment that price and size of plants may be more appropriate for mass plantings than for home garden specimens. Three seaberry plants received are small but growing well.
Neutral krowten
(9 reviews)		 On Dec 14, 2005, krowten Greensburg, PA wrote:

Indiana Berry Company was the first mail order plant company I ever dealt with many years ago. They were nice to deal with, and fulfilled orders reliably. Unfortunately for me, plant sizes were very small and after a few years of small sales, I eventually discovered Raintree and later One Green World. Even though RT and OGW charge more for their plants, I have found plant sizes to be much, much larger and very worth the cost difference.

For example, one of my earlier orders included a male and female seaberry. The male plant was probably the smallest mail order fruit plant I ever received and did not survive. The female has only now attained a size sufficient to start blooming. My disappointment with the male sent me looking to other companies, such as RT and OGW. My experience with OGW is that plants produce the year received or the next, whereas plants from IndBerry took many years.

At this point, I would only consider IndBerry if I was looking for large numbers at limited cost.

A second problem I encountered was Indiana's plant labels faded to nothing the first year. I was not expecting this, and had to work to re-identify plants with illegible labels years later. The other companies mentioned here come with labels that last years.

I struggled with the "neutral" rating, as they were a reliable and pleasant company to deal with, just not a very good value for me. If you are looking for limited numbers of quality plants, I would look elsewhere first.