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relocating to California (2/2)
I was going to write and say something like "lucky you, trading
Anywhere, Texas for California." Then I saw you're moving to Fresno... Shrug. On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:26:48 +0000 (UTC), Hope Munro Smith wrote: wrote in : potato blight out of Canada, and it's present in WA state. (That's the spud blight that caused a million Irish to starve to death, and another 1.6 million to move to America in the 1880's. Two pairs of my great-grandparents left Ireland because of the pratie famine. Our family who stayed behind all died of starvation.) Take the plant inspection stuff seriously, because it *is* serious. Don't import anything with bugs or disease. Call your state ag dept. and ask for an inspection or ask them what procedure they recommend. You may be able to ask the border guys in Calif. for an inspection. Jan Yes, that's why I'm posting to various gardening groups asking advice. Sorry if I appear neurotic, I really don't want to have my plants tossed in the garbage when I reach California! I'm leaning towards giving them ALL away at this point! You're not appearing at all neurotic! You come across as a decent person who (a) doesn't want to bring pests into a State which, as others have pointed out, is the fruit/veg basket for the whole country, as well as abroad. And (b) doesn't want to get in trouble with the Ag border e xaminers. Also, I don't want my plants to be tossed in a garbage bin! Seems to me that your bottom line should be to ascertain if the plants HAVE pests or not. If they're pest-free, obtain an attestation to that effect from a responsible Texas authority. As you mention that some of them are valuable, it might be worth the trouble. BTW - What part of Calif are you moving to? You realize that the macro- and micro-climates vary WIDELY! Calif. is like a country unto itself, both in terms of GNP, and in terms of great climatic and geographic variation. We are moving to Fresno, and the climate there is fairly similar to that in Austin, maybe a little bit hotter. These plants are going to be inside for the most part. |
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