It is well known that spring is not only the most favorable time for transplanting indoor plants, but also beneficial for them.. Recall that plants should be transplanted from time to time, because over time the earth in the pot is depleted and it needs to be replaced with a fresher one..

How to properly transplant a houseplant so that it feels comfortable in the new soil?

Pot preparation. Wash the pot thoroughly. If you are using a clay pot, it is better to soak it in water overnight to remove burnt lime - interacting with water, it negatively affects the roots of plants.

Drainage. It must be placed at the bottom of the pot.. It can be shards or pieces of brick, expanded clay, medium-sized pebbles.. Sprinkle them with a small layer of earth.

Transfer. Getting a plant out of an old pot can be tricky.. Water it well before. Next, holding the flower together with the earthen clod, turn the flowerpot over and separate the koi from the pot.. Then gently clean the roots of the plant from the ground, and also remove the rotten roots..

Lower the plant into the new pot so that the root neck is just below the edges of the flowerpot..

Compaction and watering. Fill a freshly transplanted flowerpot with a new moistened substrate. compact the soil. Sprinkle it until the ground level reaches the base of the stem of the plant.. If the plant needs watering after transplanting, water well.. However, remember the list of flowers that do not need watering: cactus, orchid, crassula and wallot. They need to be watered according to the watering schedule corresponding to each plant..

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