When and how to replant succulents
How to transplant succulents? Anyone who wants to grow healthy strong plants will surely face such a problem. Acting in accordance with the rules, it is possible to cope with the transplant quickly and easily.
When to start a transplant
These factors include the following:
- during irrigation, water stagnates on the soil surface, and does not penetrate down;
- the roots are cramped in the flower pot, they are even visible from the drainage holes;
- the pot is too small for the plant;
- the soil mixture is in poor condition - depleted, spoiled.
Even if there are no objective reasons, the plant should be transplanted every two years. The optimal time for replanting is early spring.
Transplanting succulents after purchase is a mandatory hygienic procedure. It is especially important to carry out it with a dubious source of plant acquisition.
How to transplant succulents
How to transplant succulents correctly? This must be done in stages and slowly.
Stage 1. Preparatory
During the preparation phase, which begins a few days before transplanting, the plant is not watered. This is necessary so that the roots can be easily removed: the dry soil mixture will simply crumble from them. Also, no additional manipulations are performed with the succulent.
During this time they prepare:
- a new container for a flower (usually they choose a little more than the previous one, so that the roots are free enough in it);
- soil mixture;
- drainage.
The new pot should not be oversized for the succulent.
Stage 2. Extracting a plant
Removing the plant from the flower pot should be done carefully, without the use of force. In the case of a purchased sample, when the succulent was grown in peat, the roots must be carefully cleaned of the substrate and dried for a couple of days.
If the root system is tightly entwined with an earthen ball, you will have to use a thin wooden stick to free the roots. Removing the old soil will help the succulent grow and develop better after transplanting. If there are damaged or dried roots, it is best to prune them.
How to transplant a succulent plant when it is difficult to remove it from the pot? It is permissible to turn the container over and knock on it a little. In difficult cases, when the root system cannot be easily removed, you can even go to the destruction of the pot itself.
In situations where a lot of roots were damaged during the extraction of the plant, planting should be postponed. The succulent itself is placed in a warm, dark place for a couple of days to allow the lesions to dry out.
Succulents have fragile roots, so you need to act very carefully.
Stage 3. Landing
Landing should be done as follows:
- Drainage (expanded clay, broken brick) is poured into the prepared container.
- A little prepared soil mixture is poured on top.
- The plant itself is planted. The roots are straightened.
- Free space is covered with earth. It should be poured evenly over the entire area evenly so as not to break the symmetry.
- Around the plant, the soil should be slightly (not too zealous) compacted so that the succulent is fixed. In this case, the plant should not be allowed to be excessively buried.
- Pebbles or expanded clay can be poured onto the ground on top. This is optional, but highly desirable for succulents.
A prerequisite for successful transplanting of a succulent is that in a new container, all the tips of the roots should be directed downward and to the sides, and even more so, they should not be bent up.
Work on bugs
When the plant has already been planted, but the ground has not yet been watered, some planting errors can be corrected.
| P / p No.
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Problem |
Solutions Problems |
| 1. | After compaction of the earth, it turned out that the plant was planted deeply. | You can gently pull the plant up by shaking or tapping the pot |
| 2. | Not all roots are covered with earth, and it is no longer possible to add it. | It is necessary to remove the plant and start the planting process again. |
| 3. | The plant is planted asymmetrically. | By tapping on the pot, you can try to correct the angle of the plant. This should be done without the use of force. If it did not work out, then the landing will have to be repeated |
| 4. | Forgot to put a drain on the bottom. | The landing will have to be repeated |
Features of watering when replanting
When can succulents be watered after transplanting? Only a week later. A transplanted flower needs time to get used to new conditions.
In the process of placing in a new container, the roots of the plant are injured. In this case, it is important that there is no contact with wet soil, since the soil can serve as a source of infection.
If for some reason the plant was not transplanted, but was transferred into a new container along with a lump of earth, then watering can be carried out immediately.
The transplanting process should be carried out from dry soil to dry.
The problem of how to transplant succulents can be solved quite simply if time is allocated for the preparation and for the transplant itself, and all conditions are met. The health of the plant and its attractiveness will depend on the correctness and thoroughness of the actions in the future.