TIPS FOR MOVING
OTHER FEATURES
Moving plants
Transporting:
- Consider giving to friends, hospitals and libraries, or sell in a garage sale
- Professional moving companies will accept if move is not more 150 miles and/or delivery is completed withi 24 hours, no storage is required, and no en route servicing or watering is required of the mover.
- Check with state federal or state plant protection official in states traveling through for quarantines or plant clearance procedures.
- Some states have random inspections of plants for pests at their borders.
- State-or-origin certifications make it easier for
inspections of plants.
Care when transporting:
- Never carry plants in the car trunk.
- Some plants are susceptible to shock when moving - recovery period is determined by time and distance.
- Temperatures below 45 degrees F or above 85 degrees for over a hour will kill most plants.
- Most plants can survive up to 7 to 10 days without watering but should be kept moist when in cartons.
- Plants can tolerate darkness for up to a week-prevent wilting or sun scald by limiting sun exposure for the first few days.
- Cuttings of favorite houseplants can propagage a favorite plant.
- Allow plant to dry 2 weeks before move.
- On moving day, wrap in cones or cardboard or florist's paper.
- Secure long limbs or branches by tying in direction of growth.
- Place upright in high sided container, wedge in place with crumpled paper.
- When unpacking, put in place similar to one in former home.