another plant moving question

19 years ago

We will be reloacting to Atlanta in Feb. I have come to terms that I will have to leave most of my plants. but there is no way I am going to leave "mama" jade. Everyone I have spoken with have said moving companies won't move plants. We are looking at the option of renting a van to move the jades and the few others plants I won't part with

My questions is would it be better to try to get the whole pot into the van (we are talking allot of weight) or would it be ok to take it out of the pot and remove the dirt which would reduce the weight greatly and repot it once we got to Atlanta this would be within 24 hours of un-potting.

Worse case I guess I could severly prune it back to the main trunks.

here is a picture I have "thinned" them since due to many requests for cuttings. But they are probably 4' tall

What would you do if these were yours?

thanks

Karla

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javamilk
19 years ago
Wow, those are gorgeous! I would pack them in a moving box and label them "FRAGILE". I would think that if you packed the bases tightly enough, they wouldn't shift around and get bruised...
myfask
Original Author
19 years ago
thanks javamilk
that sounds like a good idea maybe that way i can get the movers to take them if not at least they will be safe in the rental van. the weight was what had me worried probably a couple hundred pounds but I guess I can just think of it as if it were a person so the van should handle it.
I have had a couple friends who have offered to take them to help me "avoid" having to move them lol
I was hoping to not take the smaller 1' to 2' jades but word has gotten out to some of the folks in Atlanta about my jades so they have asked if I would share them with them one being my DH new boss can't really say no to that request :)
There will be lots of happy friends that will be "adopting" the palms and plants that won't do well up there so I guess they won't miss the "baby" jades
Karla
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