Re: RE: Re: now sending plants to zone cold- Artemisias/Powis Castle

Hi Kitty

You can also request from the grower that if nobody is home that they leave a tag at your door and take the package back to the post office. I've done that a few times. You have to schlep to the p.o. but your plants aren't sitting on the cold pavement waiting for someone to notice.

DF
http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
----- Original Message ----- From: <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: RE: Re: [CHAT] now sending plants to zone cold- Artemisias/Powis Castle


I bought some Curcuma rhizomes from a company in Florida on eBay and
asked him to insulate them well. He said he would but that the USPS
assured him that Priority Mail is not left o freezing conditions in
transit. The biggest problem is the time it might sit in your mailbox. I
had the package sent to the Extension office so it would be delivered
inside. When I opened the box the rhizomes were snug as a bug in - - -
cotton Christmas tree skirting.


--
Kitty
neIN, Zone5

-------------- Original message --------------
I had someone send me tropical waterplants in the dead
of winter to zone 5 cold here. She insulated the box
with stryofoam on all 4 sides. It worked!

Donna

--- wrote:

> I cut the nicest thickest cuttings, dip them
> immediately in rooting
> hormone and wrap in damp paper towels. Then wrap
> Saran Wrap around that
> and tie it off gently w/ garden twine. If it's going
> to someplace cold,
> then gets all wrapped up in bubble wrap and mailed
> Priority during the
> week so the package is only two days average in
> transit and never left
> sitting somewhere over a weekend. Marge said hers
> looked just wonderful
> last year and it's way colder there than here.
>
>
> Pam Evans
> Kemp, TX
> zone 8A

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