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Moving to Miami....Help!!

15 years ago

I will be moving from Boise, ID to Miami, FL with a uhaul pulling trailer in mid July, and was looking for some advice on how to properly handle my plants during the move. I lived in Boise for two years, and I managed to successfully grow queen palms, king palms, christmas palms, coconut palms and a duarft banana tree :D. I'm worried about the heat, and lack of air and light inside the trailer during the 5-day long trip. I was wondering if I should put dry ice in the trailer to keep the plants from overheating. Any help will be appreciated.

Many thanks.

Ezequiel

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tropicalzone7
15 years ago
Dry ice could be a good idea. Is their anyway you can get them their in an air conditioned moving van or something?
Im sure they would be okay since plants get shipped all the time, but there is no guarrantee.
Good luck! Hope your plants get to Sunny Miami Safetly!
-Alex
lzrddr
15 years ago
personally I would simply start over again in Miami... you will suddenly be able to grow over 800 species of palm and they will grow incredibly fast for you... you can quickly acquire a brand new collection of much more interesting palms.
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alex_7b
15 years ago
I agree with lzrddr.
Half of those you won't want in MIA.
You'll be looking for Licualas, Pritchardias and Red Lipstick palms.

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