The onset of the optimal time for transplanting an indoor flower for all plants comes at different times. Therefore, it is impossible to give one universal advice for all plants at once. But often the transplant is remembered when the roots of the indoor flower entwine almost the entire earthen lump. This can be seen not by the root part, since it is located inside the flower container, but by changes in the state of the upper part of the plant.
One of the main signs is stagnation of water on the surface of the soil and a sharp drop in the leafy part, even with full compliance with all the rules for caring for indoor plants.
The entanglement of an earthen coma with the root system of a plant occurs if the flower has not been transplanted for ten or more years. The indoor plant grows and develops actively. It increases the number of shoots, blooms, new branches and leaves constantly appear, which means that its roots also thicken and branch. The underground part of the flower gradually grows so that it simply becomes cramped in the flower pot, and it begins to harm the life of the entire plant with its root system. If you do not transplant your pet into a larger container in time, you can lose it.
Amateur flower growers should pay attention to the plant and think about replanting it when the following main signs appear:
- After irrigation, water very quickly reaches the drainage holes and flows out of them, or, conversely, stands in a puddle on the surface due to the impermeability of the topsoil.
- Roots are on the ground or visible from drainage holes.
Rules for transplanting indoor plants
- The transplantation of indoor plants must be carried out at least once every 2-3 years, regardless of the type and variety of the representative of the flora.
- In order for the plant to remain healthy after transplantation and continue to fully develop, you need to choose a flower container of the correct size. The volume of the new pot should not exceed the volume of the previous one by more than 1.5-2 times.
- When transplanting a plant, it is recommended to carry out serious work with the root system. First of all, it needs to be thinned out. All small roots, as well as those that have begun to dry out or are damaged, are completely removed. Secondly, it is worth paying special attention to decaying roots, you need to get rid of them one hundred percent so that the rot does not move to the rest of the parts. It is allowed to remove up to thirty percent of the entire root part of the plant during transplantation.
- The bright white roots are healthy and cannot be removed, but too thick parts of the root system must be cut in half.
- An earthen lump entwined with roots will be easier to remove from the pot if you first pour it abundantly with water. This is especially true for flower containers tapering towards the top.
- To stimulate further development and growth, the root part remaining after treatment should be thoroughly shaken before planting in a new container.
- A houseplant should be lowered into the center of a larger flower pot and carefully sprinkled with earth on all sides.
- In the first 2 weeks after transplanting the plant into a new container, it is not recommended to make any top dressing, as they can cause serious burns to the root system.
Don't worry about stunted growth or unsightly appearance in the first days after transplanting. A plant in new conditions completely devotes all its strength to the formation of new roots and adaptation to new living conditions.
