Rita, I'm not potting them up to move them because it would take up half of the moving truck. My other problem with doing that is that I plan on moving as many of them as I can before we actually move up there ourselves. So, they need to be in the ground. I don't know anyone up there, and they'd need to be watered often if they are in pots. And, they would still need to be in a fenced in area. The deer and bunnies aren't going to care if they are in pots or in the ground if they are looking for a snack!
Luckily the area gets a good amount of rain this time of year, but the only place they'll be safe is in the fenced-in garden area. It's okay though since it's only temporary. I can always grow tomatoes in a large planter if I need to. I'm not sure if deer eat them or not, but it would be easy to put a small fence around a planter if I had to.