Today I am expecting my first live plants in the mail! Does anyone have any tips or tricks for acclimating and supporting these plants after unboxing? I am receiving an Aglaonema pictum tricolor, a 3” monstera bulbasaur, and a 3” monstera tricolor. TIA!
Other info, these plants are coming from Florida to Michigan and have been in transit since June 30, with the temperatures this past week I’m nervous!!
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I had kinda the opposite acclimation from the mail recently, from Washington to Florida. I repotted any succulents because those would have the easiest acclimation, the smaller items like the 2” purple passion and 2” callisia are being kept in their pot for 2 weeks and being closely monitored to ensure they’re fine, and then all my begonias were also repotted to keep the humidity they need because they’re sensitive. My recommendation would be to see what the plants natural environment is and try to recreate it as best as possible for the first two weeks as that’s typically how the greenhouse they are grown in will have them. You probably wanna increase your humidity and light if they’re coming from Florida to Michigan.
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I purchased several plants from BWH in florida and shipped to Michigan. I think it depends on who you purchased from and how they potted and packed for shipping. Was your purchase from there? If so, they do an amazing job. They wait until they can mail them off safely based on demand and the weather. They are well packaged and insulated. I usually leave mine in their nursery pots for a month because BWH uses great soil and doesnt over pack the moisture beads if they use any. Just remove the moss at the top used for shipping. If not from them, i would determine if the soil is the correct type for the plant or just a heavy mix used for water retention during shipping. This could cause root rot if you leave it in that too long. The other thing is if you order starter plants, there are often several seperate prop pieces in the pot with young root systems. I tend to leave those as long as i can to let the roots really establish first.
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Maybe the shipper will have care instructions included! Enjoy your new plant babies!
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Find a good potential home for them, give them a good once over to asses health and water needs (address accordingly) and give them at least 2 weeks of quarantine to acclimate and to make sure you don’t have any unwanted pests 😊 Enjoy! 💜
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