As I have posted before, I planted some mint that I bought from the grocery store. I plucked out most of the leaves from top and planted them in potting soil.They even had thin,tiny white roots attached.They are all so droopy right from the time I planted them about 5 days back.Do they have any chance of survival?
Hard to tell for sure if those will make it or not, it's worth trying, though. If you want some rooted mint, PM your address to me, I have some rooted mint that I'd be happy to share with you.
Maybe they didn't get planted quiet deep enough.I'm not not real sure they will make it.It never hurt to try.
How do you send someone a sprig of mint? Or any other live plant like that? just putit in a wet paper towel thats wet in plastic and wish it wont leak?
I have sent sprigs of different flowers many times. First I put sprig in wet cotton and then in plastic bag and finally in a card box. I've sent them by post and they always were safe and sound. I forgot to add, the box I fill with crumpled paper and thus the papers hold tight the flowers and even someone to play FOOTBALL with the box, flowers stay fixed.
Thanks! I didnt know it was possible Lol. Now, if i can only afford stamps Id be happy sending someone some of my mint. lol
I've sent many cuttings and rooted plants through the mail. In fact I sent Tina several different varieties of mint, she said that they got there okay, and I hope that they are growing well for her now. :-D I usually use dampened newspaper to wrap the moistened (not sopping wet) rootball and soil. Then I wrap the damp rootball in a plastic baggie which I twist and tape around the base of the plant, leaving any foliage outside of the baggie (any foliage inside the bag is prone to rot), I twist the plastic just tightly enough that moisture doesn't leak out when I hold it upside down. **I've noticed that some folks use plastic cling wrap instead of bags, and that seems to work quite well, too. If I'm including numerous plants in one box, I wrap each entire plant in more old newspaper (dry paper, this time) and secure them into the box with packing peanuts or crumbled newspaper, just so that they cannot shift around inside the box and get crushed when the mail people throw them across the sorting room. Sometimes I also tape the wrapped root balls directly to the bottom or sides of the box, this helps even more to keep things from shifting and crushing delicate stems. When I do it this way, I use plenty of good, strong tape. Remember, your box of plants WILL be used for football practice somewhere along it's trip, and, no matter how large you make the letters, notes like FRAGILE or THIS SIDE UP are not going to be read by anyone but you and the recipient. It's well worth the extra shipping price to send your package "priority" which will get it there far sooner, with less stress on the plants.
The one's that Zazu sent me arrived in perfect shape.In fact they lay in front of my door for two days as I was out of town and they looked perfect when I opened the box. Ellie - They are doing so great. I am just waiting for them to be bigger or to multiply than how you have sent me,I will then post the pictures.Two varieties of them went to individual pots while one of them went to a box hanging from my kitchen balcony.They look so pretty. Thanks again.
I'm so glad that they're growing well for you, Tina, there is nothing like the joy that you get when you can share your plants with friends. Soon you'll have more mint than you know what to do with.
