I would recommend getting cardboard boxes from supermarkets, like wine boxes so the the lids can be taped down. If the plants are in the dark, they won't need so much water; just need to be damp I would think. I would also pack a little scrunched up newspaper around the pots if they are not a tight fit to stop them falling over, plants are sent through the post all the time and usually survive
I will still go down in mid-May as would like to meet some of the people running the plant creche and stay with my old friend. My latest count is about 260 pots, some with more than one plant in.
When I transport plants I give them a good standing in water soak the day before they go. The excess has drained off but there's plenty to keep them alive.
this is for established in pots perennials, I don't do anything else
Rosie, that's wonderful news. Will keep my fingers crossed. I second Artjak's and Nuts comments about packing, the plants should be fine. I was able to get hold of some wooden vegetable boxes from our local organic shop for free, which were stackable for small pots, but they would let the light in of course.
I dropped off another load at Andrew's on Monday on my way down to Devon (didn't think I'd get daughter, her bags, my bags and plants all in my little Fiesta, but we managed it! That will be my last lot for a while as we're off on hols next week, but somebody on Freegle is potting up some more for me in May.
I drove back up via Taunton to Glastonbury on the previously flooded A361 and it doesn't look too bad now. Some fields obviously trashed but others had been ploughed and sheep plus lambs were on grass in others. Lots and lots of sandbags along the river at Burrowbridge still. Couldn't see into many gardens as too busy driving with lots of traffic but hedgerows/trees seemed okay and very green. Guess it might take some time to see if the roots survive the wet.
Artjak, that's a huge number of pots you've got, well done you.(hope you can get them all in!
If the boxes are covered make sure you mark clearly which way is up and that they mustn't be stacked!!! Many lorrydrivers are gardeners and lovely people, but there may be the odd one who's just in one heckovarush!!!
Brilliant news!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Just to let you all know that I have made contact with Rosie's driver volunteer, and it will be dead easy for me to get plants to him when he is up this way. So if anyone within striking distance of Haslemere/Farnham has spare plants they can get to me, we now have a weekly opportunity to send them down to Somerset. Happy to act as staging post, so pot up those spare seedlings rather than send the surplus to the compost heap.
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Rosie, you are WONDERFUL
I would recommend getting cardboard boxes from supermarkets, like wine boxes so the the lids can be taped down. If the plants are in the dark, they won't need so much water; just need to be damp I would think. I would also pack a little scrunched up newspaper around the pots if they are not a tight fit to stop them falling over, plants are sent through the post all the time and usually survive
I will still go down in mid-May as would like to meet some of the people running the plant creche and stay with my old friend. My latest count is about 260 pots, some with more than one plant in.
Again, Rosie; thank you so very, very much.
Great advice, Artjak - all take note! I don't want to get too excited... many a slip and all that.... but it does look hopeful.
When I transport plants I give them a good standing in water soak the day before they go. The excess has drained off but there's plenty to keep them alive.
this is for established in pots perennials, I don't do anything else
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Good advice nut
Rosie, that's wonderful news. Will keep my fingers crossed. I second Artjak's and Nuts comments about packing, the plants should be fine. I was able to get hold of some wooden vegetable boxes from our local organic shop for free, which were stackable for small pots, but they would let the light in of course.
I dropped off another load at Andrew's on Monday on my way down to Devon (didn't think I'd get daughter, her bags, my bags and plants all in my little Fiesta, but we managed it! That will be my last lot for a while as we're off on hols next week, but somebody on Freegle is potting up some more for me in May.
I drove back up via Taunton to Glastonbury on the previously flooded A361 and it doesn't look too bad now. Some fields obviously trashed but others had been ploughed and sheep plus lambs were on grass in others. Lots and lots of sandbags along the river at Burrowbridge still. Couldn't see into many gardens as too busy driving with lots of traffic but hedgerows/trees seemed okay and very green. Guess it might take some time to see if the roots survive the wet.
Artjak, that's a huge number of pots you've got, well done you.(hope you can get them all in!
Jeannie, how are all your plants doing?
If the boxes are covered make sure you mark clearly which way is up and that they mustn't be stacked!!! Many lorrydrivers are gardeners and lovely people, but there may be the odd one who's just in one heckovarush!!!
Brilliant news!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Philippa - great to meet you and well done on delivery!
Just to let you all know that I have made contact with Rosie's driver volunteer, and it will be dead easy for me to get plants to him when he is up this way. So if anyone within striking distance of Haslemere/Farnham has spare plants they can get to me, we now have a weekly opportunity to send them down to Somerset
. Happy to act as staging post, so pot up those spare seedlings rather than send the surplus to the compost heap.
Chicky - wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!