Tips: how to transplant a flower

Before beginning florists, lovers of indoor plants, sooner or later the question will arise: "When and how correctly to transplant home flowers?"

Time to transfer

There are several reasons for transplanting a houseplant. First of all, they need a plant transplant, purchased in the store. As a rule, they are planted in a temporary substratum, which must be replaced at home. The only reason not to do this is the flowering of the plant. It is necessary to wait, when the blossoming will end, and then to engage in a transplant, having preliminary learned how to transplant a flower correctly.

For indoor flowers that grow in the house for some time, the reason for the transplant will be a very developed root system of the plant, which became crammed into the pot. How can this be determined? Firstly, if there are holes in the pot in the bottom, the roots will tend to climb out through them and immediately become noticeable. Secondly, if you turn the pot upside down and gently pull out the plant from there, you can see the root system that has intertwined a lump of earth. If the earth clod is entangled with roots so much that it becomes like felt, then the plant must necessarily be transplanted.

Another reason for transplantation: the plant became very frail, which can be caused by depletion of the soil, which must be replaced.

The best time for transplanting indoor flowers is undoubtedly spring, when the active growth of plants begins . You can also transplant flowers in the fall (October, November). Young plants usually require an annual transplant, adults - in 2-3 years. Especially large plants, as a rule, do not transplant, only update the upper layer of the earth.

We follow the rules of transplantation

You need to know the rules, what and how to transplant the flower. Pot for plant transplantation is selected from two types: either plastic or ceramic. It should be 2-3 cm larger than the previous one. First it needs to be washed well, then burned with boiling water. In the ceramic pot, the hole in the bottom is filled with drainage.

The land for flower transplantation is best purchased at the store. Do not use garden land. It is often the carrier of harmful and pathogenic microorganisms. You can prepare an earthen mixture yourself. But for this it is necessary to have chernozem, peat, sand, fertilizers, ashes, as well as instructions on how to mix everything in what proportions.

Only having prepared a pot and the earth, it is possible to start directly to the procedure of transplantation. So, how to transplant a flower? First the transplanted plant is watered, after about an hour it should be put on the palm and carefully pulled out of the old pot. Then remove the broken or rotten roots, dry the shoots with a sharp knife and install the flower on the drain or a layer of earth. The depth of planting should remain the same as it was in the previous pot. The gaps between the flower and the walls of the pot should be carefully filled with earth, sealing it with your thumbs and adding up the necessary amount.
After transplanting the plant must be well watered and put in the shade. After a week, the flower can be returned to its original location.

What else you need to know about how to transplant a flower to an amateur flower-grower? Here are some tips:

- clay pot, if it is new, it is recommended to soak it so that it absorbs moisture, and does not take it from the ground;

- it is sometimes better not to transplant a plant in winter, it has a rest period;

- to feed the flower after the transplant should be no earlier than 3-4 weeks;

- on the surface of the earth around the flower, you can pour a little claydite, so that moisture does not evaporate quickly;

- instead of a full flower transplant, you can simply add a fresh soil with fertilizers to the pot.

Armed with knowledge of how to transplant a home flower, any amateur florist will perform this procedure without much difficulty.