--- title: Field Grown - The Waverly Farm Blog | Timing the dig description: Timing the dig | Field Grown, The Waverly Farm blog, is the source for articles about landscape plant varieties and field production nursery practices of interest to landscape industry professionals including landscape architects, landscaping contractors, and landscape re-wholesale buyers. --- [** (301) 874-8300](tel:(301)%20874-8300) Translate site: [![Waverly Farm](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/Logo_waverlyFarm.png?width=128&height=127&name=Logo_waverlyFarm.png "Waverly Farm")](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/) [![Shop](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/de288a79-4650-4ef7-bdee-01ebcdda0932.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/de288a79-4650-4ef7-bdee-01ebcdda0932) [![Availability / Prices](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/50bb204e-d827-40ea-a41b-f8e888247f37.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/50bb204e-d827-40ea-a41b-f8e888247f37) [![Order / Create Account](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/85cb7e06-f764-4c70-9380-e0740275dec6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/85cb7e06-f764-4c70-9380-e0740275dec6) # Field Grown ###### The Waverly Farm Blog ## Posts about Timing the dig [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/transport%20B%26Bs%20copy.jpg?width=948&height=574&name=transport%20B%26Bs%20copy.jpg) ](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/its-all-in-the-timing-deliver-plants-when-its-time-to-dig) 3 min read ## [It's All in the Timing: Deliver Plants When It's Time to Dig](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/its-all-in-the-timing-deliver-plants-when-its-time-to-dig) This is a business where patience is a hard-won virtue. Some days I’m more virtuous than others. But I do know that when it comes to delivering plants that are truly ready for market, timing -and therefore patience- is everything. 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