Plants are delicate and can easily be ruined during truck rental moves. Find out the proper way to pack and transport your plants.
Not all of your belongings are inanimate objects. Consider the case of house plants. These items need to be moved carefully during any truck rental move. Otherwise, the alternative can easily cause the end to your favorite house plant. So how do you properly pack and transport your house plants? Read our helpful hints below that can help transport your plants in one piece to your new residence. But even before you read our helpful hints and transport your plants, find out if your particular species of plants can be transported across state lines. Some states have strict laws about transporting certain types of plants over state lines, and certainly over the border. If you're unsure what's allowed and what's forbidden for transport, ask your local truck rental company or even your local nursery.
Pay attention to the weather
No matter how well you pack your plants, if it's extremely hot outside, they might suffer, especially in a hot, closed truck rental vehicle. If you're concerned that your plants won't make during transport, consider taking the plants with you in your car or in the front seat of the truck rental. The same holds true in extremely cold weather.
Pay attention to the darkness
If you're moving cross country or for more than a couple days time, either keep the plants up front with you or bring them in your private car. That's because the truck rental vehicle is extremely dark inside and if it's a sensitive plant, it might not last that long is such a dark environment. If you have no other choice but to put them in the truck's rear compartment, try to make frequent stops along the way and keep the back door open as much as possible.
Packing up the plant
For smaller plants, simply place bubble wrap around the plant and scotch tape it to the sides of the pot. Next, place the plant in a small box and place packing paper around it to secure it in place. Close the lids and label, "plant" and "top load only." For bigger plants, place them in boxes with the top part of the plant sticking out. Load these bigger plants last into the truck rental vehicle.
