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Hi All,
I have lots of 45gallon drums which I can cut in half and Im thinking
if I dig up the plants now and pop them into them then they'd be ready for
transporting for late summer. Is this the best way to go? Or does anyone
have any other ideas/suggestions I could go with. One way or another Im to
lose lots of my plants so I figure it's worth trying to save some.

You'll find most will easily survive being dug up and
container-planted at this time of year. Any that you can fit into
smaller containers than 45 gall, do; lighter and much more manageable.
If you were thinking of putting several plants together in one drum, I'd
recommend not. A single container per plant is much better. It ALWAYS
takes much longer that anticipated to get round to replanting after the
move (I still have lifted plants waiting 18 months later, perfectly
happy in their pot). During the wait, mixed plants would get their roots
all tangled together and separating them will cause a lot more shock
than just slipping a single one out of its own container with soil and
roots intact. Hotels, restaurants, institutional and commercial kitchens
etc often throw out useful sizes of plastic containers.

Even plastic carrier bags will do at a pinch.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm