Tips on how to Successfully Shift Plants in Los Angeles

| Saturday, October 22, 2011
By Nathan Smith


Moving plants is not an easy task, but one that can be successfully completed with planning and knowledge. Or just hire movers in Los Angeles to help you pack and move plants. If you will do this yourself, take into consideration that the process of moving live plants starts as early as three weeks before your moving date. At this time, you need to move the plants into non-breakable plastic containers about the same size as your original pot. Note that using a different pot size can harm your plants.

Prune 2 weeks prior to your move to help create a bushy, healthy plant. A week before, you must check for any insects and apply pesticides if necessary.

Two days before your move, water your plants for the last time. This should give them plenty of water throughout the moving process.

The night time before or even the day of the move, use tissue paper or an old sheet to cover the big houseplants to secure the branches. Do the same with any shrubs you want to bring from your garden, but do this one at a time. Cover the roots and soil with a plastic bag, and close the opening where the stem is securely with a string. Cover the stems and leaves with newspapers. You can put the shrubs in boxes with packing peanuts or shredded paper to keep plants into position.

Potted houseplants can be placed in a regular packing carton or box ensuring it fits at the bottom. You can place paper at the bottom to keep it in place if the pot fits loose. You can loosely close the box to let your plant breathe and poke a couple of holes on the sides. It is important to mark the top of the box so that other boxes are not placed on top of them. It's best if you can take your houseplants in your car, but Los Angeles business movers can also transport them as long as the boxes are labelled correctly.

With regards to out of state moves don't forget that there are strict state and international guidelines that don't allow certain kind of plants. Be sure to use the right marking with the scientific names of plants on the box. This will make it easier for Los Angeles cheap movers when crossing state lines. For further information you can search for the National Plant Board on the internet.

Whenever you have reached your place, take the plants from the boxes and then water them. At the same time, remove any dead leaves. Wait a week before you repot or plant. This week will allow your plant a chance to adapt to its new environment. Not doing so can damage and stress your plant because you are not giving it your time to adapt to its new home.




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