I have 3 small currants and 2 small blueberries that I'd like to send to my brother, from North Carolina to PA. The currants resented the heat and I think the blueberries are northern highbush, so I'm getting rid of them.

In particular, what time of year would be ideal for me to dig them up and ship them out? I suppose I'd have to do this while they are dormant (late winter?) and when the ground isn't frozen at my brothers place just north of Pittsburgh. Would early March be too late?

Wrap the roots in plastic bags filled with a moist but not soppy material- shredded paper, sawdust or peat, something like that. Tape the bags tightly around the roots. Then wrap the whole shipment with thin plastic sheeting by lining the box with the ends hanging over the sides of the box. Wrap it up and close the box.

Here in southeastern NY I transplant bareroots until the ground freezes and most species do great even when moved late Dec. Currants are especially easy, with blueberries it depends on how much root you can dig up and how much energy was stored in the plants this season. It is not really worth moving weak growing plants, IMO.