Don't worry, sun is coming soon. You don't want to plant into muddy ground but it should be OK as of Weds based on the current weather.

Scott

Our weather doesn't clear up until Thursday here.
Should I just sprinkle with water and keep in the box in the garage? or put in the fridge?

I think our weather is the same more or less -- only a chance of showers on Weds. Unless you get unlucky things should be dry enough Weds (moist soil is OK; only muddy soil is bad). Even if its Thurs or Fri you will be fine, there is no need to do anything besides keeping them in a cool spot like the garage. Its OK to put a little water on them but there is a trade-off of disturbing them. When I was starting out I would have added water but now I just leave them alone if its only a couple days.

Scott

Aipa:

I would put the plants in the cool garage, but would not disturb the original packaging. They are packed to retain moisture around the plants, and would be OK for at least a week or ten days in a cool spot. Looks like by next weekend you might be close to 80F.

Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

I agree with Jellyman. We received our Nourse order last tuesday (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and asparagus). We left it in the box, in our garage and didn't open until sunday morning and planted sunday afternoon. Nourse does a great job packing the plants and I wouldn't disturb them until a few hours before you plant. They include great directions and a packet of gel that you mix in a bucket of water to soak plant roots in before planting. They will be fine for a few days.

Thanks everyone! I left them in the garage. I'm planting them today.

It took me all day to plant 3 blueberries! I am so out of shape! 8-o

The best thing about all the hard work getting your treasure into the ground is the fantastic pay off you get as a reward for your effort, ooooh so tasty a reward you get.

mudflapper, you left out all the other hard work of fertilizing, watering, pruning, spraying if needed, picking. But you can still think of the payoff: it beats riding a treadmill in the basement!

Scott