endeitz

I am new to the obsession, so I have not had a chance to trade plants long distance with anyone up to this point. However, that may soon change as I have a good many pups coming up in the patch.

Here is my question: how do I package a pup for domestic shipment? What are some tricks of the trade so that the receiver will not get fatally damaged goods?

The few banana plants I have ordered over the internet have typically arrived in a tube-style box, bare-root with some damp paper shreds packed among the roots, plastic around the rootball, and some package material between the pseudostem and the interior of the tube. Typically, a couple of leaves are left on.

I would appreciate any insight by those expert shippers out there or just the wisdom of those who have received many more packages plants than have I.

Cheers,

Ed.