Moving With Plants: How Does It Work?

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If you consider yourself a green thumb, chances are you’ll want to have plants everywhere you go. And if you’re making a move to a new house, you’ll likely get worried with just how you can transfer your plants to your new home. After all, if you’ve made considerable effort in managing the plants you have, you’ll want to bring them to your new place. Thing is, would you even be able to bring plants to your new home? As a matter of fact, you might be able to do just that – a lot of it simply has to do with how you manage your schedule and plans.

• See if you’re allowed to move plants to your new location. If you’re moving to a new state or a new region, it’s always safe to check for laws and regulation regarding the moving of plants to your new home. Moreover, if you’re thinking of moving trees to your new home, you may want to clarify with institutions regarding moving or home ownership whether you can move trees to your new home, especially those you hold dear. 

• Check your location if it has soil and other elements suitable to house your particular plants. As green thumbs, we know that not all plants are compatible with all sorts of soil. Before you consider moving your plants, be it with or without a moving and storage service, it’s important to check whether your home has the necessary conditions for your plants to survive. If you don’t, then you should consider leaving your plants behind. However, if your home may actually be able to support your plants, then you should plan your approach to moving them. 

• Always put your plants in a body of soil while they’re being moved. If you plan on moving your plants to your new home, make sure you don’t just get the plan and the root, but rather the soil surrounding it. If you can put the plant in a pot or on a large-enough space, you may be able to ensure it travels safely to your new home without risking being dried out.

• When your plants travel make sure they travel alone. If possible, try not to have your moving companies have your plants included in the truck alongside your other belongings. Doing this always puts the risk of your plants being crushed by your other belongings. If you can hire another truck or hire a plant-moving service, then this might be the safer and more practical choice.

• Make setting up your plants the first agenda. After your move, make sure you fix your plants first before you place other furniture elsewhere. That way, you can ensure your plants are already set in your home before you focus on redecorating. 

• Ask help from professionals. Just because you’re moving doesn’t mean you have to do everything yourself. If you’re nervous about harming your plants along the way, try to ask help from a long distance moving company if they have particular protocols regarding moving plants. Moreover, if you’ve found some tips on how to move plants, you can share this with your movers so they can handle your plants much more carefully and without having to make you feel nervous. 

Moving With Plants: Make It Work For You

Just because you have plants at home doesn’t mean you have to leave them by the time you move. With the above tips in mind, you may actually be able to make your move happen and still bring them with you. What’s important in making this possible is considering what plants you want to bring, and whether your moving companies may be able to bring these plants with you. Moreover, make sure you research on the various rules and regulations your new state has with regards to moving plants, and that you check just how to do plant maintenance when you have to do a move that can last a few hours.