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any advice please ? ......Sending a plant to Ireland?

granmagranma Posts: 1,933
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I have a plant weighing   400 grams , I want to send it to a member in Ireland .I wonder if I shake off as much soil as possible could I put it in a large poly envelope bag. As with a courier the cheapest I found plus I've used before  they want  £ 15 .
if it's over it would be another fiver (which actually i wanted to put in another two iris tubers)
The poly bag would be ok  I think .???????
Advice needed !!!!!!!?!

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  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    Assuming you mean the Republic of Ireland and not Northern Ireland (which is UK) you can send as a small parcel for about £6.20 by Royal Mail or so depending on which service you use.
    Check out their website for a price  :)
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Ordinary post is fine. If it's a plant you can cut back, do that first.  Moisten any soil, and keep it wet by putting some dampened kitchen roll round the soil/roots, and then a poly bag. Fasten with an elastic band or some tape.  It'll then be fine in a jiffy bag or a simple cardboard box or wrap.
    Then do as MPenguin says re posting.  :)
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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I wouldnt send plants to Ireland, cheaper to do a BAC transfer and let them go and buy it locally.  £6.20 is a lot of money that’s only up to 500gms, then they may not get it for over a week. 
    If it’s Northern Ireland it’s the same postage as here, £2.95 for up to 2kgs. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • granmagranma Posts: 1,933
    Thank you very much  ., First job ,find a strong poly bag! And plod on to the nearest post office.!!!
    And my plant will reach its destination!
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I cut  the tops off two plastic bottles to wherethe straight bit starts  and cut a frill  into one  so that it slots  into the other 
    You then  have a protective  waterproof  capsule for  your plant and some damp cotton wool 
    Wrap and post.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    What sort of plant is it? If it is one that dies down, it will be easier and cheaper to send just the rootball in a couple of months, when it is dormant.
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