You have spent years of taking care for your garden plants, trees, shrubs and indoor potted plants. Leaving them behind is hearth-rending. You are so attached to them, you rather leave anything else, but them. However, some of the most difficult to move items are exactly the indoor plants, especially garden plants and trees. Here is a guide for moving with plants that will present every step of the way. If you are wondering how to move with plants and trees there is help coming.
Before you decide to move with your plants, there 3 questions to be raised:
- If you are using a self moving service: Will you be able to carry and pack properly your plants.
- If you are using the services of a moving company: Will the company allow moving plants? Will your plants be insured by the company of damages? Be aware that most moving companies have no insurance policy about plants. When you a looking for a reliable moving company bring up the issue when contacting. You can also read real customers’ moving reviews of how people moved successfully with plants and which moving company did they choose. Keep in mind that most moving companies will deny moving plants.
- If you are moving with plants out of state or internationally: Will the country/state laws allow the exact plant to be imported? There may be restrictions regarding pests and insects control in the state or country you are moving in. There may be restrictions in respect of the soil and atmosphere needs of your plants. If you are not aware of their specifics, contact your gardener and do some research yourself.
Preparation Tips for Moving with Plants and Trees:
Moving with garden plants, shrubs and trees
- Few weeks before moving day prune the shrubs and trees. This will reinforce the plant’s health and ease your move by not letting brunches to stick out unwelcoming. Do the prune also recording to gardening recommendations.
- Best time of year to move garden plants is late autumn, because in that time that the plant has stopped growing. The plants are ready for hibernation period, they are easy to adapt to the new conditions.
- Make an inclusion around the drip line (the maximum extension of the canopy of the shrub) to preserve the root ball. Use a spade shovel and free carefully the roots before you extract the shrub of the tree entirely.
- Contain the pulled plant in a dustbin liner or a plastic pot, tided at the top, use rod to fasten the plant’s stem stamina.
- You may use a box, but keep in mind the already mentioned issues.
- When replanting dig a hole in the new area twice as big as the root ball of the plant. Before that, make sure that the ground is weeded and tilled to a depth of approximately 18 inches . You may also mulch the loosen soil with compost or peat. Place the plant in way that the top of the root ball of the plant matches the original ground level.
- If you are moving in late fall don’t water the replanted shrub too much. In other case use ways like trickle irrigation because the plant in the new conditions will need deep watering to ease plant’s adaptation.
Moving with Indoor Plants
- Re-pot your house plants to plastic containers. It must be done a few weeks before moving day, so the plants have time to adjust. If not, be positive that the ceramic or stone ones are not broken. If they are in advance destruction is unpreventable.
- After re-potting find a suitable box. Wind the pot into bubble wrap, tided it in plastic bag and stuff with rumpled paper or Styrofoam peanuts to be sure.
- An option is dustbin liner or plastic sacks. If you don’t want to re-pot your indoor plants, they can be placed there and replanted after transportation. Always make holes for the plants to breathe through the plastic. In that case after you move you should replant and pot them urgently.
Be sure your dear plants are well packed. Get professional tips for moving with plants. - Strengthen the stem with additional rod if it is necessary. Fasten it well to prevent the plant to sway.
- If you don’t think your plans will survive the journey, talk with friends or with the new owners of your house, maybe they will take care for your plants and treasure them.
- If your luggage is traveling separately and you are traveling in your own vehicle you can take plants with you. If you are staying in motels during the travel, make sure the outside temperature doesn’t affect your plants. If that’s so, take the plants with you indoors. They are probably the frailest moving share, for one you can never be sure to arrive safely.
I liked that you pointed out that it would be smart to prune your trees every few weeks. It is good to know that it could help prevent your trees from falling over. Also, it might be smart to help make your yard look better as well.