Enjoy your growing and thriving container plants all summer long. Then autumn comes and you are wondering how you can bring the magnificent, but now also large and heavy tubs into the winter quarters?

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How can I transport heavy potted plants?

There are various ways of transporting large and heavy potted plants. You have to decide for yourself which ones are best suited to your circumstances. The first thought of many garden owners is probably the well-known wheelbarrow, but it is not always the best choice. Other methods are definitely easier to use or safer to use. Feel free to think about alternatives.

Transport aids for potted plants:

  • wheelbarrow
  • risers
  • coaster
  • hand truck
  • cart

Transport with a wheelbarrow or handcart

The most common transport variant is probably the one-wheeled wheelbarrow. However, it is not easy to keep in balance. This is much easier to do with two or more wheeled wheelbarrows. An alternative to the cart is the handcart, if one is already available. If you want to bring your potted plants indoors for the winter, carts and handcarts are less suitable. They usually don't fit through the door.

Versatile: coasters

Coasters for potted plants, also called plant trolleys, are extremely practical, mostly stable, often of high quality and sometimes even chic. They are made of different materials such as wood, plastic or metal. Leave the tubs on it in the winter, then you can roll your tub plants back into the garden in the spring. Inexpensive coasters often remain under the potted plants.

For weightlifters: risers

If you have a healthy back, you can also consider using straps to transport your potted plants. In order to reduce the weight somewhat, pruning before overwintering is recommended. The prerequisite is that the plants are housed frost-free. The advantage of carrying straps is that they require little space, both when transporting the plants and when storing the straps.

tips

The use of a sack truck is very efficient, so that even tall and very heavy potted plants can be easily transported.

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Indoor plants