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title: "Hey plant parents! I am moving into a new apartment soon and am…"
description: "Hey plant parents! I am moving into a new apartment soon and am struggling with figuring out what the best way is to move my plants.Does anyone have any advice…"
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published: "2023-08-08T03:21:51.126Z"
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# Hey plant parents! I am moving into a new apartment soon and am…

_Posted by will on 2023-08-08_

Hey plant parents! I am moving into a new apartment soon and am struggling with figuring out what the best way is to move my plants.Does anyone have any advice with moving a plant collection?

## 3 comments

### Daniel commented on 2023-08-08

I had to move about quite a few plants in my last move, my best suggestion is to move your plants as carefully as you can, and try to put them in a similar lighting situation as soon as you get there, you don’t want to shock them with too much light if it’s something they aren’t used to. Otherwise just try to be very gentle when transporting them, I was able to move them a little bit at a time over the span of about a week. Not sure if this helps. 🤷🏻‍♂️ good luck with your move! 😄

### Mullein commented on 2023-08-08

I moved a bunch of plants earlier this year. If you have a large collection, it can been fairly stressful. If possible, it’s nice to be able to move over the course of a few days rather than all in one day, but I know that’s not always possible. I put my plants in plastic tote bins to keep them from falling over in the car. Avoid them staying in a hot car for too long, if possible. Good luck!!

### Karson commented on 2023-08-08

It made me stress less to move them all at the same time! me and a friend but all the big plants in our cars and then put the smaller plants in shallow boxes and then in the car. I always leave the AC running while they’re in the car and make sure none of their leaves are touching something hot. When packing them put them in places that they won’t fall over!  
Once I moved them all, I didn’t water them for a couple days to let them adjust to the new environment.

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