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

Good idea, but I really don't like waiting.  Another advantage I have is
that I go home every day for lunch shortly after the mail arrives, so
there's not much to worry about.
Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: RE: Re: [CHAT] 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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