Storing rhizomes?

Back in January I ordered some rhizomes from Adventures in Homebrewing, choosing them because they advertised the earliest ship date (sometime in february), but long story short, they arrived today.
In the 3 months that they took to get here, I have decided to move from Alabama to Georgia for a job, moving in about 4-5 weeks. Does anyone have any tips on preserving these rhizomes so they'll be ready to plant when I arrive in Atlanta?

Just store them in the fridge until you're ready to plant them. This will keep them in a state of dormancy.

Great! thanks for the tip. Will put them in fridge now

alane1 said:

Just store them in the fridge until you're ready to plant them. This will keep them in a state of dormancy.

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Is seeing growth in the fridge normal at all? I was given a few rhizomes, and plated three of them. Two were kept in the fridge at 45f, but have started getting some green bine growth going.

mitchard said:

Is seeing growth in the fridge normal at all? I was given a few rhizomes, and plated three of them. Two were kept in the fridge at 45f, but have started getting some green bine growth going.

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Their dormancy requirement has been met and they want to start growing. This is normal, but I would suggest planting as quickly as you can.

If you see and signs of mold growth, wipe them down with a very light bleach solution.