I'm shipping bareroot peonies - 3 different colors- to my daughter. I've dug them, trimmed off the stems, washed off the dirt and have them separated into buckets by their color. They are not tree peonies.
My question is do I wrap them in newspaper while they are still damp and bag them or let them dry off? Do you trim back the thick parts? I noticed several of the thick roots broke off when digging them out.

Thanks for the help.
Julia

It is recommended to trim roots to 8 to 10 inches long to encourage new growth but if you see that roots broke off then you might not need it. I would dry the roots before packing them. And the sooner our daughter plants them the better. Good luck!

Thanks. She lives where they can plant till November. I'll let her know to plant them right away. I told her to watch YouTube on proper planting. I've had these for many years but since we are moving, she wanted to take them for her garden. I too hope they will do okay.

Do you have any peat moss? The professionals use that to pack them in.

The key is to make sure you stuff enough packing in the box to stabilize the roots. They shouldn't slide around inside the box at all.

The people handling the shipping boxes toss them! I have received a few orders where the peony roots were broken off because they were too loose inside the box.

Have fun!

I would pack them in damp peat moss and make sure you pack the box snugly to make sure there is not a lot of movement within the box. The peat moss keeps the roots from drying out and the yes from damage. I've had good success shipping this way.

Cross posted with LG. Great minds think alike

All the sellers I got, put the roots in plastic bags with stuff around the roots. If you don't have peat, 1 seller sent mine with damp newspaper and another used damp wood shavings around the roots.