How do you send plants by mail safely?

[cmmwiebe]

Heh! Thanks for all the input here. I think this will likely be useful to a number of people.

[mayflowers]

What is your method for iris and daylily ? Ship them dry?
Kat

[angmf2233]

Most times we wrap roots with a damp paper towel and then put that part into a plastic baggie and secure. Then wrap the whole plant with newspaper or such for protection. Put in a box with bubble wrap or more paper to keep it secure and ship. And most ship on a Mon, tues. This way when the weather gets warm or even I suppose when its too cold your pkg won't set at PO to long, like over a weekend! The experts here can give ya more advice, I mainly ship seeds.

[mayflowers]

I buy from the lily auction and most of the time they are dry, but once in awhile some are wrapped in a damp papertowl and in plastic so I was wondering.

[tiggyann]

thanks this is great info! Everyone should read this! ;=)

[zuzu's petals]

thanks this is great info! Everyone should read this! ;=)

You're so right, it's smart to learn from the experience of others.
And there's a lot of good info in the "sticky" threads at the top of the Plant and Seed Exchange forum:

CLICK HERE
it really doesn't take long to read through them.

[frondly]

you're ideas sound great. thanks for the hints on planting pots for shipping. Will try these ideas on my future shippings.

[BarefootGardener]

I also recommend that you read the instructions on packing hosta for shipment--it is usable for shipping any live plants.
http://www.hostalibrary.org/misc/ship/index.html

[bali]

Pray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!