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| At the end of April I will be moving from Texas to Seattle, Washington. I've got a small collection of roses grown in pots here, and plan to give most of them away since the moving company won't touch them and it'll be too late in the year to bare root them and ship them to myself via mail. (I drive a Mini Cooper and will need to move me and my large dog. Space is at a premium.) However, I've got two that I just can't give up. One for sentimental reasons, and one that I got during Vintage's going out of business sale that appears to not be available from anyone else. Both are fortunately small, they started as bands last summer and are still quite manageable. I'm wondering if the best bet is to wrap their pots (one will need to be downsized for the ride) in garbage bags and fit them in behind the car seats? It is a four day drive, I'd need to not have to water them. I'd hope they'd survive such a trip, but any tips on doing it well? At this point we're not sure how soon after we arrive we'd be able to get them into the ground so they might have to go on living in those pots for a while... Thoughts? It is Texas, so neither are dormant now, so can't bareroot and store them at this point either. |
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| They should be fine for a four day drive. Just think of how nurseries ship potted roses. Just water well before and leave them be. For the drive. Do not let them get overheated or wind blown. They don't love vibration. Make sure when the car is overnighted they have air circulation. Careful leaving them parked in the sun etc., maybe sleeves of brown paper, those big leaf bags would work better than plastic garbage bags. |
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| Here's a hint that may help. I remember years ago when I moved to Texas--2 states over. I had lots of medium and large houseplants and wondered how to move them. Dad grabbed a couple of tall wastebaskets and a (clean) garbage can out of the stack of items to be moved and put a plant or two in each one. They rode happily to Texas, well-protected and some guaranteed air space around them. (I used the same method when I moved to Kansas three years later.) I would think that would work for potted roses also. Hope that helps. Kate |
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| I think you've gotten great advise here so I'll just try and reassure you that they'll do fine for the move. I know a lot of people who have moved they're roses potted up all across the country and they did great! |
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