Do I need a transplant?How to transplant indoor flowers If you do not belong to the lucky ones who understand the language of plants, we are trying to determine the need for transplantation according to external signs:

• the plant is cramped in a pot: there is so much green that no soil is visible;
• The root of the drainage hole protrudes;
• in the most neglected cases, the plant jumps out of the earth, rising on the roots of a pot that has become low for it;
• despite regular feeding, the plant does not add to the growth;
• plant for a year (or even two) is growing in the same pot in which you bought it.

Transplantation is also needed if youwant the plant to make a big leap in growth. Mini-testTo verify your assumptions, perform the following test: gently remove the earthen lump together with the plant from the pot (it is best to leave the pot if the ground is pre-dried). To do this, holding the plant near the soil, tilt the pot upside down on the palm and remove the pot. If the roots are completely covered with earth, so that it is practically invisible, then the transplant is inevitable. Otherwise, return the plant. This mini-test is harmless for the subsequent growth of the flower. Keep in mind that some flowers do not like space: so the hippeastrum will bloom only in a tight pot. The stages of transplantationHow correctly to transplant indoor flowers

Preparing the pot. Used clay pot should be washed with warm water, cleaning the walls with a brush. Soak it in the water from the evening.

Close the drain hole. To do this, put the shards on the bottom, pieces of broken brick or a layer of fine expanded clay (this porous material perfectly absorbs excess moisture, not allowing the roots to rot).

Take out the plant, turning the pot over and tapping it lightly on the table. If necessary, separate the earth lump from the walls with a knife.

Remove the old shards and cut off the rotted or dried roots around the edges (unlike the "live", white roots, they usually have a yellowish tinge).

Pour a layer of new earth into the pot and put onhis com with the plant. Pour the gaps between the pot walls and a lump of new earth. Seal the earth with your fingers, so that the level of the new earth is equal to the base of the stem. For the land to settle, you can knock the pot on the table. If necessary, pour the earth.

Place the pot on a stand or saucer and pour it abundantly. Now the plant is prescribed a shadow for a week. After that, the flower can be transferred to the usual place.

Replacement of the top layer If the plant is not prescribedtransplant, it grows in a spacious pot and feels great, this does not detract from your share of responsibility to it. All plants, regardless of size and type, need annual replacement of the top layer of the earth. A layer of soil 2 cm thick (for large pots - 5 cm) is carefully removed and new soil is poured in its place. Now you can be calm about your indoor green spaces - with the arrival of sunny warm days, your flowers will begin to grow vigorously, receiving all the necessary for this nutrients, and before the cold season, the roots will calmly have time to get stronger. Mission Possible! See also:

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