Moving home: moving plants.

So, thanks to the informative posts on how to relocate some of my plants (either by transition to well watered pots and by cuttings) I now have another question - or, really, I need some conformation (?).

I'm hesitant to move some of them simply because my land has some very invasive stuff in it - which I most definitely do NOT want to relocate

Reading a couple of posts on here tonight reminded me of why: marestail *shudders*

But, my thinking is this: if I dig up the plant I want to relocate and wash off any debris with a hose (until it is just bare root) ... would I be able to relocate the plant, safe in the knowledge that I'm not taking anything unsavoury with me? (e.g. marestail/creeping buttercup/nettle?).

Or, is there another way to do it I haven't thought of?

 

Hi m

Just remind us when you are moving ? to answer your question properly

 

Long story made short , 2 months ago I sold my house to a cash buyer , she wanted me out in 2 weeks , so i was working like a mad to finish at least the bathroom and one room in my new house , so i had to pay someone to dig all my plants and payed a different guy for the transport ....2 weeks after the cash buyer changed her mind and didn`t buy my house anymore , 2 months later the house still on the market and lost many plants because of a bad gardner and many other reason .... I really wish you not to end up in the stress I got .

 

Sal, what very sad news you give us this evening. I can only say that it would grieve me too and offer you a big . I hope that you have managed to save the ones you love most,
Jenny namaste

 

Thank you Jenny , kind as always ... i did lost many nice plants , but I will manage to rebuild my collection , it`s just the stress that you have to get from peoples and really hope that M will not have to go through all of this .... the spirit is high

 

Oh Sal

Mi dispiace sentir parlare i vostri problemi

 

I seem to have it in my mind that Marestail spreads by a] small stolons under the ground, and b] spores in the air.
My advice is yer pays yer money and takes yer chance....................

@sal73 - don't know what to say. I would be claiming damages off of her if possible.

 

Ooh no @sal73 , I feel your pain

 

Thank you, sal - you are so thoughtful and I am so, so saddened to hear of your experience I do have some trusted removal men, but, I'm not so sure that extends to plants - unless I "pack" them well.

Ah, that's what I was most worried about - thank you! I appreciate that. Seems I should cut my losses and start afresh.

Hmm ... shopping for replacement plants ... gosh, that is going to be torture
*sends Mr M off to work overtime*

@Spruce Well, one of the reasons I haven't posted a list is because someone will say, "Oh take some cuttings and you'll be fine!" But, I have limited "cutting" space (and time), so I was kind of looking for a quick fix to take some established plants.

Instead, I'm going to turn my mindset to: here is an ideal opportunity to explore some new plants and test my experience with them

Like sal, I will be sad to let some things go ... but, onwards and upwards and all that: I'll just view it as new beginnings and new adventures.

Thank you guys for sharing your experiences and knowledge: much appreciated

 

As well as Cost there is also the time for them to become a "clump" again. You lose a year at least for herbaceous, and 3 years probably for shrubs (more than that and they are probably too big to move anyway)

Peruse the more specialist seed catalogues? I grow quite a bit from seed, around about now is fine for Perennials, you make a small plant this year, over winter it, and its ready to plant out and get cracking next Spring.

I have also "covered" new (i.e. minuscule!!) plantings with annuals - including things like Coleus for front-of-border which is so garish that people don't notice that the area behind is not very mature ...

 

Thank you, Kristen ... definitely food for thought: