Best way to ship plants

[botanicalbill]

What is the best way to ship plants?

I find that a fish bag with a small amount of water filled with air. This gives the content room to move around, like a shock absorber and it wont get squished. The air has CO2 in it so the plant wont sufficate.
I have recieved plants that were wrapped in wet news paper. I never had very good luck with these plants, over half of them always die.

Any one have any input on this toppic?

[Lady Hobbs]

Mine come in wet newspaper or paper towels around the plant and then put in zip lock bags. They always look good when I get them. I think the express postage some of these places want for shipping over night for plants is silly. They are perfectly fine shipped USPS and 3 days in shipping doesn't hurt them a bit.

[gm72]

Agreed with Lady. I have received a lot of plants in that manner without any trouble.

[botanicalbill]

I asked this cause Im offering some S subulata and I have never shipped any plants.

Thanks