They arrived in terrible shape. Not viable enough to plant. I’ve sent three e mails regarding this and no response.

Plants were stored in a sealed box in a closed cabinet...no air no sunlight..the purple Cherokee plants were half dead and one was broken.

My plants arrived in great condition. They were well packaged and looked green and beautiful. I did as the directions suggested- unpack, water, allow roots and plant to recover then plant, and they have done wonderful! I have already have a lot of tomatoes on the vines. I live in zone 8. I planted the plants March 15th. Make sure you plant them in full sun area and in the ground or containers that drain well. I planted mine in a raised bed garden in full sun and used organic compost, organic fertilizer (Miracle grow). I water when the dirt feels dry when I stick my finger in up to my knuckle on my pointer finger (about an inch deep). I have them caged to help support them. I did prune them just a bit at the ground level to ensure proper air flow at the roots (I removed the leaves closets to the ground, but only up to the first flowering branches. I also removed the suckers). I highly recommend these Cherokee Purple Tomato plants. I am Cherokee Indian, from the Eastern Band of Cherokee and these are a staple in my garden every year! I now live on the Coast of NC and they do wonderful here in the raised bed garden.

My ancestors grew these as native Americans . They passed on to the white settlers