Best way to move my avocado plants long distance?

September 24, 2009 7:06 AM

How should I prepare my avocado plants for moving across country?

I have three avocado plants that I raised from pits and have sentimental value for me, and I would like to bring them with me when I move across country, coast-to-coast, at the end of this year. We will be driving a car full of stuff, and estimate the trip will take a week. How can I best prepare them for this trip? They are currently about 2 feet tall each, not including the pot/root ball, and here's a picture. Should I wrap them carefully in wet burlap and then plastic, and check on them regularly to keep them moist? Space is limited in the car, so I am considering either taking just a cutting from the tops of them, or pruning them back to just stem, preserving some of the lower leaf nodes. Does anyone know if avocados take either of these methods well?

posted by illenion to Home & Garden (1 answer total)

I would water them well, wrap the pots in newspaper, to absorb dampness, then plastic, use a splint - a broomstick or something - tied to each stem to protect it, and wrap the whole thing in bubblewrap. Those are really nice-looking plants.
posted by theora55 at 7:50 AM on September 24, 2009