Buying indoor plants during the winter can be dangerous for them due to the sudden temperature changes during transport. Many flowers and trees can be selected and purchased if the indicated recommendations and transportation rules are followed.
In winter, when all the greenery of summer and the bright colors of autumn have disappeared, I really want to decorate my home or permanent workplace with indoor plants. Many amateur flower growers do not risk buying flowerpots in the cold season, as they believe that it will not be possible to select and transport them without loss of vital activity. This opinion is wrong. Knowing a few simple rules, you can easily acquire healthy plants.
What plants can not be bought in winter
- Heat-loving tropical flowers (they will die at the slightest temperature difference);
- Fading and fruiting plants (during this period, the root system is very weak and may not endure the move);
- It is necessary to ensure that the humidity and temperature in the room are close to those in which the plant is in the nursery, if this is not possible, it is better to buy a plant in summer or spring, it will endure adaptation more easily.
What to look for when buying
The choice of indoor flowers and trees in specialized stores is always very large. Being in such a place, do not hesitate to ask the seller questions about the origin of the plant you like, the conditions for its cultivation and maintenance, as well as its adaptability to sudden changes in temperature. Rushing in the selection and transportation of home crops in winter can lead to significant damage - burns of buds, leaves, flowers or fruits.
In order for the plant to please you with its flowering longer, pay attention to the one that has many unopened buds. Next, conduct a visual inspection of the leaves - they should be painted in the same color, without obvious defects or signs of disease. Healthy plants are more likely to move to a new place of residence in winter conditions.
Basic transportation rules
Check the soil moisture in the pot. If it is dry, the plant will survive the transport without losing flowers, buds or fruits. In deciduous plants, inspect the roots. If the roots peek out from under the drainage, you will have to do a transplant into a larger pot upon arrival home.
To safely bring the plant home after purchase, it should be well packaged. First, place the flower in a plastic bag. Tie tightly and wrap with several layers of paper. Then repeat the steps, so you create thermal insulation and protect the plant from hypothermia.
When you get home, do not open the package for a few more hours. Let the new tenant of the home garden get used to the room temperature. For some time (7-10 days), fruit and ornamental crops should be placed in a warm room that is not exposed to direct sunlight. Moisten the soil periodically and spray the leaves.
After full adaptation, transfer the plant to a permanent place of residence, depending on its physiological characteristics. As for flowering species, find a bright and cool place for them, with an air temperature of 14-16 degrees. In such conditions, they will delight you with their flowering and wonderful aroma for a long time.
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Transportation of indoor flowers requires preparation not only from the trucking company, but also from their owner. A week before the trip, the flowers should be fed so that they gain strength before transportation. 1-2 days before the trip, you need to stop watering or spraying the flowers, as the earth in the pot should dry out well. You can sprinkle them with epin - this is a kind of "sedative" that will effectively help plants survive stress.
Climbing and tall plants it is highly desirable to tie it to a support - a wooden peg (in its absence, for example, a ruler will do). The peg is placed in the pot from the side where the plant has grown the least so that its lower end almost touches the bottom, and the upper one reaches the “crown” of the flower. The stems are tied with soft braid or woolen threads, if the plant is large - with soft wire in a plastic sheath or ordinary rope.
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small plants can be put in a cardboard box right in the pots, tightly filling the space between them with foam rubber, a film with "bubbles" or just soft rags. If they fit completely in the box, then it is sealed with tape, and holes are made in the box so that green pets can breathe. If the top “sticks out” of the box, then it is left open, and the top is tightly wrapped with oilcloth or cling film. In winter, hot water bottles or heating pads are always placed in flower boxes.
On cacti (and other thorny plants) you can “hook” pieces of foam by wrapping them with tape, and wrap the plants themselves with several layers of roll building insulation, warm fabric or newspapers. It is not recommended to transport flowering cacti, but if absolutely necessary, they are transported only in tightly closed containers.
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If plants are transported with other things, they are put into the truck last - first large specimens, then small flowers. Be sure to secure them well in the car! In the summer, if you drive far, it is advisable to stop every 2 hours and ventilate the truck so that the plants can "breathe".
If the flowers were transported in the warm season, then after arriving at the place they need to be unpacked and watered. In winter, plants should not be unpacked immediately, but should be allowed to stand for 2-3 hours, so that they gradually get used to the change in t, and then pour warm water (30-32 ° C). If it seems that they are a little “sad” after moving, you can sprinkle them again with epin (according to the instructions) or treat them with zircon in 2-3 days.
Transportation of flowers in pots must be carried out with all precautions. Do not risk your pupils, entrust the care of them to professionals. Experienced drivers and loaders of the Perevozki-Perenoski company will make sure that your pets and garden pets reach their destination in complete safety and good health!
If there are any questions
There are not so many people who are enthusiastic about moving. They are especially disliked by the owners of houseplants. Packing clothes, dishes, a cat and a guinea pig - all this is nonsense compared to preparing houseplants for moving. Each grower, even a novice amateur, has his own secrets and knowledge in this area.
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HOW TO TRANSPORT FLOWERS AND NOT LET THEM DIE ON THE ROAD?
- Houseplants should be prepared well in advance. In the bustle of gathering, try to forget about your pets for three days and do not water. By the day of the move, the ground in the flower pots should be dry, as in a drought period. To prevent dry soil from spilling out during transport, cover it with cardboard circles that you can cut yourself.
- Long plants are the most troublesome when moving, so in order not to damage their stems, you need to stock up on wooden pegs. Insert a peg into the center of the pot and carefully tie the stems of the plant to it. If the plant is too bushy and branchy, then you will need a few pegs.
- With small flowers, things are much easier. Small plants such as violets can be placed in cardboard boxes, and small cardboard partitions can be arranged between the pots. If you are moving in the winter, then it will not be superfluous to take care of the heating of the sufferers being transported. Having the opportunity to transport flowers in your own car, you don’t have to think about creating special climatic conditions. Don't have your own car? Then in boxes with plants, put plastic bottles filled with hot water, and fill all the free space with soft paper or scraps from the packaging film of the one with bubbles.
- Using the services of a company that deals with transportation and renting a large truck complete with movers, warn the latter that the flowers need to be loaded last.
- Be sure to ensure that large plants are securely fastened.
- It also happens that it is not possible to transport flowers directly in pots. What to do in this case? Don't panic and don't get upset. Go to the store and buy moss. Next, you need to carefully take out the plants, cover their roots with wet moss and pack them in separate bags. To transport them, you will need a box, which must be lined with foam, but only if you are moving in the winter.
- In the warm season, immediately after arriving at a new place, indoor plants need to be unpacked and poured with lukewarm water. If the move took place in the winter, then you should not immediately unpack the flowers. Let them get used to room temperature and only after a few hours remove the packaging.
- It is quite possible that you will have a desire to fertilize plants that have succumbed to such a perverted torture. Don't do this under any circumstances! You can fertilize them only after they start up new shoots.
The upper part of large plants is the most exposed and fragile. Secure it by wrapping it in a linen bag or oilcloth.
One of the most common hobbies of modern women is growing houseplants. Lovely ladies never forget to water the flowers and always carefully monitor the temperature in the room where they are. Moreover, some women love their roses and cacti so much that they even talk to them and perceive them as silent members of the family. Can you imagine how they worry if suddenly there is a need to transport plants dear to the heart? And if it also needs to be done in the cold season? That is why we decided to write this article.
Preparing flowers for the move.
We recommend that you do the following: Purchase shipping cartons. The ideal option is, of course, such containers that will fit the size of the pots, that is, you will place one flower in one container. But even if you have to put 2-3 plants in each package, then you should not be upset! You just need to put a seal between them, which will not allow them to touch. Crumpled paper, soft fabric, and foam rubber can play this role.
Further, a day or two before X hour, watering the plants should be stopped - this is necessary so that the soil in the pots becomes hard enough. Thus, you can be sure that the roots will be preserved even after driving on rough roads, because, unlike wet soil, dry soil will not fall out of the containers so easily.
There is a lot of work ahead of you right before you move. First, you need to pack the plants. Branches and stems that can be easily damaged during transport should be carefully wrapped in paper or plastic bags. (Of course, it's best to use bubble wrap, but if you can't get that, the two previously mentioned materials are fine too.)
Then place flower containers in cardboard boxes. If the plants are small enough and completely fit in the container, then it should be tightly closed and glued with tape. On the side, you need to cut as many small holes as possible - they will allow your pet to breathe. Many flowers, however, cannot be placed entirely in the box - long stems or branches will remain outside. Then just do not close the box from above, but remember that such instances will need to be installed in the car last.
Transportation of plants
At this stage of preparation can be considered completed. But now comes the turn of transportation. First, let's say a few words about transport. The stuffy trunk of a passenger car is absolutely not suitable for indoor plants, so it is better not to use it. A special truck should be ordered with a large number of fixing belts and, if possible, with windows to periodically ventilate the body. But even if the latter will not be, it's okay. In any case, such a machine will be much better suited for transporting flowers.
And now the car you ordered is already under the window, and you need to load boxes with indoor plants into it. It is best, of course, to transport them separately from the rest of the property, but we understand that most often this is unrealistic. Therefore, use at least the following advice - install flowers in the body last. In addition, make sure that there are no heavy objects nearby that could fall and thus damage the houseplants. You should also securely fix the boxes - they should not move while driving.
Now you can hit the road! It would seem that at the stage of direct transportation, little depends on you. But actually it is not. After all, it is in your power to ask the driver to be as careful as possible, choose a route with the most even roads and make sure that the car stops periodically in the event of a long journey, and your flowers receive a portion of fresh air.
What to do upon arrival at the destination
Finally, the plants are delivered to their destination. Now you need to carefully bring them into the house and unpack them. Then they should be watered, and you should not do this with cool water. Biologists have found that after a stressful move, plants tolerate a warm shower (25-30 degrees) best of all - it is with them that you will please your favorite flowers. After that, carefully remove the leaves and stems affected during transport. Now it remains only to put the pots in their places, and in a few days you will see that the precious flora is again ready to delight you with its flowering appearance.
A couple more nuances
Finally, I would like to dwell on one more question that so worries many: “How to protect plants from frost if the move falls on the cold season?”. In fact, it is quite simple - two small bottles of warm water should be placed in each cardboard box, and a flower pot should be placed between them. But in no case do not overdo it, because high temperatures are just as harmful as low ones.
By the way, since we are talking about the negative impact of heat, it is worth saying a few words about the transportation of plants in the summer. In this case, you need to stop every 2-3 hours and ventilate the car body. Just don't rest in the sun. It is better to find a place in the shade where you can relax yourself.
As you have already seen, the transportation of plants is a complex process for which you need to prepare in advance and pay as much attention as the transportation of all other things combined. We hope that our advice will help you in this difficult matter. The main thing is to remember that it is the love that you give to flowers that will help them survive stress and begin to delight you in your new apartment.
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Where to buy a bouquet?
To get guaranteed not frozen flowers, you need to buy them only at stationary points - salons, shops, boutiques. Here, optimal thermal conditions are created for plants, even short-term hypothermia is excluded.
And another small nuance. Choose a flower shop as close as possible to the place where you need to deliver the bouquet. It is good when the point is located near the metro station - in this case, the flowers will also be less in the cold.
What flowers to choose?
First of all, fresh and strong. The less they stood cut, the more resistant to cold and temperature extremes.
It is also believed that dark, bright colors have a better chance of surviving the cold than light ones. Or at least the devastating effects of frost on them will not be so noticeable.
