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Agree, flowers in the house are a joy for the soul, a kind of little oasis, looking at which we give rest to both our nerves and our eyes tired of the computer and TV. Beneficial features indoor plants They are very versatile and it is not for nothing that housewives enjoy breeding them.
Moreover, most flowers do not require our constant attention; most often they only have to be watered, and all other “operations” must be carried out from time to time - fertilizing, spraying, replanting.
And today we will master the most important operation, we will learn how to correctly replant indoor flowers that have long taken root in our home, and flowers purchased in a store.
So, based on our requests, we chose a flower and, satisfied with the purchase, brought it home. Now it is imperative to follow all the rules for transplantation, otherwise after a while you will have to hold a funeral ceremony to remove the dried “body”. Either in best case scenario the flower will hurt for a long time, get used to it, but will never become as beautiful as it was at first.
Transplanting purchased flowers has its own nuances, during which housewives often make the same mistakes. If you are planning to transplant an already established pet, then points 3-5 will be useful to you.
Error one
After purchase, the plant is immediately placed next to other house flowers.
You shouldn’t do this, because if your “newbie” is infested with pests, it will also harm its neighbors. Therefore, after purchasing, we send the plant to “quarantine”, during which time it will at the same time be able to “get used” to the house. Typically, “flower quarantine” lasts 1-2 weeks, during which the flower acclimatizes, and we do not disturb it, do not fertilize it or replant it.
During this time, we observe the plant and if pests and pathogens do not appear on it, then we safely place it in our collection. If they do appear, then we “identify” the pest and neutralize it by treating it with special preparations.
Error two
And the most important thing is that a flower bought in a store is left to grow in the same pot in which it was sold.
The fact is that transportation of natural soil to open containers(which are flower pots) across the border is prohibited. Therefore, manufacturers replace nutrient soil inert mixture.
The inert mixture is a combination coconut flakes, perlite (a natural form of volcanic glass) and long-acting concentrated fertilizers. Plants can live and develop in such a mixture only for a limited period of time. And if you don't get rid of her root system plants, they will die.
Alternatively, plants in stores may be kept in peat, which is also detrimental to them at home.
Several times during transplantation, right in the main pot of soil, on the roots of the flowers, I discovered special bags or small pots. If they are not removed, the plant will simply stop growing and developing. Therefore, replanting flowers in pots is vital.
Error three
Incorrectly selected soil.
There are now primers on sale for different types plants. But, based on my experience, I will say that they are still not ideal for replanting your green pets. And almost always, the composition of the soil has to be adjusted.
Soils can be:
Too dense, then we add additives to it that will loosen it, allowing the roots of the plant to breathe. You can add coarse sand (river, lake), or perlite, which we talked about above, to in this case performing the functions of sand. Or long-fiber peat (in which imported plants grow in stores).
If the soil, on the contrary, is too peaty, it is necessary to compact it by adding a more dense and nutritious type of turf soil.
Error four
Flowers are transplanted according to a gentle scheme
That is, the flower is transplanted into home potty along with some of the soil from the purchased pot in which it grew. This technique is not suitable for purchased flowers.
In replanting imported plants, technology plays the most important role; with it, first of all, we must clean the root system of the plant from the “substrate” in which it was located from the moment it left the foreign greenhouse until the moment it arrived at your home.
Remove the plant from the shipping pot and place its roots in a container of warm tap water to soak. While the flower is soaking, we place drainage at the bottom of the pot and add nutritious soil.
When the main part of the substrate “falls off” from the roots of the plants, carefully remove it, holding it by the base of the trunk, and transfer it under running water. Under running water, completely wash away the remaining substrate from the roots. After this, it is recommended to spray the root system with a preparation like Kornevin, but to be honest, I have never done this.
Carefully lower the plant onto the prepared soil and completely sprinkle the roots on top. Then water generously with warm, settled water.
When transplanting indoor indoor flowers, we use the same technology.
The only exception is that we do not wash off the soil from the roots, but only shake it off a little and lower the plant, along with the remnants of the “native” soil, into the prepared pot, fill the root system with the prepared soil and water it with settled water. That’s it, our flower is absolutely happy 🙂, but it’s still weak, so we protect the transplanted flower from cooling, drafts and waterlogging.
Error five
Early plant feeding
After such a “cruel” transplant, many housewives want to help their pet recover and settle into new conditions, for which they begin to add various supplements.
But this should not be done under any circumstances; you can start feeding the transplanted plant no earlier than a month and a half later, and only after it shows the first signs of normal rooting - new leaves, sprouts, and shoots will appear.
The transplant method I described may seem too traumatic. But don’t be afraid, in fact it turns out to be much more humane for the plant, since the pet will not suffer in a substrate unusual for its habitat.
I applied this method of transplantation to all plants purchased in the store, and they all tolerated it safely, continuing to grow and delight with their beauty. The only “missing” plant I had was myrtle, but it disappeared due to improper care behind him, the intricacies of which at that time I did not know, but this is a completely different story.
I hope that my experience in replanting green pets will be useful to you, and if I missed anything in the article, I will be glad to receive your tips.
Houseplants beneficial for human health
Absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen:
- Sansiviera, which is popularly called “pike tail”;
- chlorophytum;
- a coffee tree.
Plants that can absorb dust. Conifers have these properties:
- pine;
- juniper;
- cypress.
In the house, of course, they can only be in the form of a small coniferous tree - bonsai. I have never come across coniferous bonsai in flower shops, and even searching for them on the Internet has not yet yielded results. Although I would buy such a bonsai with great pleasure.
Fight harmful bacteria:
- chlorophytum;
- asparagus;
- monstera;
- myrtle;
- eucalyptus.
They help relieve tension and fatigue, soothe and improve sleep, so it makes sense to place them in the bedroom:
- rosemary;
- Melissa;
- and the well-known geranium.
Deal with toxins:
- ivy;
- ficus;
- philodendron;
- dracaena;
- aloe.
Azalea or rhododendron have a rare gift.
They say that this plant can relieve not only fatigue, but also hangover. To do this, it is enough to spend half an hour in the same room with this “green doctor”. We didn’t check the advice because we don’t drink that much 😉
All of the above advantages sound very convincing, so that you want to buy a green beauty for your home, especially since now you know how to properly replant both indoor flowers and store-bought flowers. About how to care for them after transplantation.
Comfort for your home :)
March madness is exactly how the first calendar month of spring is perceived by those who grow seedlings of their favorite vegetables themselves. In March, they sow their favorite tomatoes and peppers, carry out the first sowings in the greenhouse, and even sow vegetables in the beds. Growing seedlings require not only timely planting, but also a lot of care. But the troubles are not limited to her. It is worth continuing sowing in greenhouses and on window sills, because fresh herbs It will not appear from the beds so soon.
One of the most important rules growing strong and healthy seedlings- presence of the “correct” soil mixture. Typically, gardeners use two options for growing seedlings: either a purchased soil mixture or one made independently from several components. In both cases, the fertility of the soil for seedlings is, to put it mildly, questionable. This means that the seedlings will require from you additional food. In this article we will talk about simple and effective fertilizers for seedlings.
After a decade of dominating the catalogs of the original motley and bright varieties tulip trends began to change. At exhibitions best designers around the world offer to remember the classics and pay homage to the charming white tulips. Sparkling under the warm rays of the spring sun, they look especially festive in the garden. Welcoming spring after a long wait, tulips seem to remind us that white is not only the color of snow, but also the joyful celebration of flowering.
Despite the fact that cabbage is one of the most popular vegetables, not all summer residents, especially beginners, can grow its seedlings. In apartment conditions they are hot and dark. In this case, it is impossible to obtain high-quality seedlings. And without strong, healthy seedlings it is difficult to count on good harvest. Experienced gardeners know that it is better to sow cabbage seedlings in greenhouses or greenhouses. And some even grow cabbage by direct sowing seeds in the ground.
Flower growers tirelessly discover new indoor plants, replacing some with others. And here the conditions of a particular room are of no small importance, because plants have different requirements for their maintenance. Lovers of beauty often face difficulties flowering plants. After all, for flowering to be long and abundant, such specimens require special care. Unpretentious plants There are not very many flowers blooming in rooms, and one of them is streptocarpus.
Calendula (marigold) is a flower that stands out among others with its bright color. Low bushes with delicate orange inflorescences can be found on the side of the road, in the meadow, in the front garden next to the house or even in vegetable beds. Calendula is so widespread in our area that it seems like it has always grown here. About interesting decorative varieties calendula, as well as about the use of calendula in cooking and medicine, read our article.
I think many will agree that the wind is well perceived by us only in the romantic aspect: we are sitting in a cozy warm home, and the wind is raging outside the window... In fact, the wind blowing through our areas is a problem and there is nothing good about it. By creating windbreaks with plants, we break strong wind into several weak streams and significantly weaken its destructive power. How to protect a site from the wind will be discussed in this article.
Making a shrimp and avocado sandwich for breakfast or dinner couldn't be easier! This breakfast contains almost all the necessary products that will recharge you with energy so that you won’t want to eat until lunch, and no extra centimeters will appear on your waist. This is the most delicious and light sandwich, after, perhaps, the classic cucumber sandwich. This breakfast contains almost all the necessary products that will recharge you with energy so that you won’t want to eat until lunch.
Modern ferns are those rare plants antiquities, which, despite the passage of time and all kinds of cataclysms, not only survived, but were also largely able to preserve their former appearance. Of course, it is not possible to grow any of the representatives of ferns indoors, but some species have successfully adapted to life indoors. They look great as single plants or decorate a group of decorative foliage flowers.
Pilaf with pumpkin and meat is Azerbaijani pilaf, which differs in the method of preparation from traditional oriental pilaf. All ingredients for this recipe are prepared separately. Rice is cooked with ghee, saffron and turmeric. The meat is fried separately until golden brown, and pumpkin slices as well. Separately prepare the onions and carrots. Then everything is placed in layers in a cauldron or thick-walled pan, a little water or broth is poured in and simmered over low heat for about half an hour.
Basil is wonderful all-purpose seasoning for meat, fish, soups and fresh salads- well known to all lovers of Caucasian and Italian cuisine. However, upon closer inspection, basil turns out to be a surprisingly versatile plant. For several seasons now, our family has been happily drinking aromatic basil tea. In a flowerbed with perennials and in flowerpots with annual flowers, bright spice plant a worthy place was also found.
Thuja or juniper - which is better? This question can sometimes be heard in garden centers and in the market where these plants are sold. It is, of course, not entirely correct and correct. Well, it’s the same as asking what is better - night or day? Coffee or tea? Woman or man? Surely, everyone will have their own answer and opinion. And yet... What if you approach with an open mind and try to compare juniper and thuja according to certain objective parameters? Let's try.
Brown Cream of Cauliflower Soup with Crispy Smoked Bacon is a delicious, smooth and creamy soup that both adults and children will love. If you are preparing a dish for the whole family, including kids, then do not add a lot of spices, although many modern children are not at all against spicy flavors. Bacon for serving can be prepared in different ways - fry in a frying pan, as in this recipe, or bake in the oven on parchment for about 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
For some, the time of sowing seeds for seedlings is a long-awaited and pleasant chores, for some it is a difficult necessity, while others are wondering whether it would be easier to buy ready seedlings at the market or with friends? Be that as it may, even if you gave up growing vegetable crops, for sure, you will still have to sow something. These are flowers and perennials, conifers and much more. A seedling is still a seedling, no matter what you sow.
amateur humid air and one of the most compact and rare orchids pafinia is a real star for most orchid growers. Its flowering rarely lasts longer than a week, but it can be an unforgettable sight. You want to look at the unusual striped patterns on the huge flowers of the modest orchid endlessly. IN indoor culture pafinia is rightly ranked among the difficult-to-grow species. It became fashionable only with the spread of interior terrariums.
healthy, strong plant quickly grows tall and wide to the delight of its owners. And suddenly its lower leaves begin to turn yellow and dry out. Lift the pot and look under the bottom. This is true! Roots have come out of the drainage hole. The pot is small and cramped for the flower. But we know that the ideal time for transplantation is early spring, rest time. It is for such cases that transshipment exists.
Is transshipment necessary?
If necessary, you can transship plants throughout the year. Roots emerging from the drainage hole are only one (and the most understandable) signal for transshipment.
It happens that a flower grows very slowly, even when it is regularly fed and watered. The plant looks absolutely healthy.
You water it almost every day, the soil in the pot is always dry. This is also a sure sign: there is practically no soil in the pot, only roots.
To make sure that you need to enlarge the pot, do this. Cover the soil in the pot with the third palm (pass the stem or stems of the plant through your fingers) and, holding the plant in this way, turn the container over. Gently tap it on the edge of the table until you feel a lump of soil being removed from the pot. Carefully remove and look. If earthen lump is densely entangled in roots and the ground is almost invisible, then it’s time to move the plant to bigger pot. If the roots have not completely entwined the ball, then the plant does not need to be replanted. Return it to the original pot the same way you took it out. Don't worry, you won't do him any harm by doing this.
Do everything according to the rules
The plant you decide to move to new pot, water well, wait until water appears in the pan.
Carefully remove the flower from its original container. Do this carefully. If the plant does not come out when tapped on the edge of the table, take a long knife and run it along the inside walls of the pot to loosen the soil and roots.
After removing the plant, carefully squeeze the earthen ball, trying to keep it intact. Often the lower roots entwine both expanded clay placed on the bottom for drainage and a piece of an old ceramic pot covering the drainage hole. There is no need to drag all this into a new container, so carefully select all the pebbles and shards from below. Remove some of the old soil and put a coma on top.
Drainage has already been placed in the prepared pot; add a little (2-3 cm) of fresh soil. We place the earthen ball on this soil and, holding the plant with one hand, with the other we begin to fill the soil into the space between the earthen ball and the walls of the pot. Convenient but at the same time use a narrow garden scoop. They also compact the earth. However, this can be done with your fingers if you don’t mind your hands.
When filling voids with soil, tap the pot on the table several times to allow the soil to settle. Or with a scoop over the pot - if the container is large enough. Add missing soil.
Water the plant generously and lightly cover the surface with dry soil. The next watering is in a week.
Place the plant in the shade for 3-4 days. Then move it to permanent place and treat it as usual. Our green household members are forced to live in a limited space in a flower pot, where food supplies are not very large. Therefore, to make the plants feel as comfortable as possible for a long time, you need to change the container and soil in time.
The pot is ready!
A new flower pot should be 2-4 cm larger than the previous one; a larger container will only harm your pet. The fact is that in such a pot the volume of soil is too large, the roots do not have time to quickly absorb it, and part of the soil may turn sour. If you are forced to cut off some of the diseased or rotten roots, or divide an overgrown plant, then the pot must be reduced by 2-4 cm in diameter.
There must be drainage holes in the bottom of the pot. If you don't have them, do them. For example, in plastic containers they can be done with a heated thick nail.
If you are using old pots that have been vacated from other plants, they should be rinsed thoroughly.
Old clay pots soak in water, adding a little vinegar essence and a pinch of salt. This solution will remove any remaining calcium deposits from the pot.
New clay pots should be soaked in water for several hours. clean water so that their pores are filled with it. Otherwise, the clay will absorb irrigation water, taking it away from the plants.
Place a layer of small pebbles or broken shards with sharp edges down at the bottom of a clean pot. It is very good to add a little charcoal to the drainage layer. They excess water will take it and serve prophylactic from rotting roots. Place a thin layer of soil on the drainage.
To a new apartment
An hour and a half before transplanting, water the plant well. If you remove a dry soil ball from a pot, it may break into pieces, damaging the roots.
After removing the flower from the pot, clean its roots from the soil and carefully inspect them. Trim rotten and damaged ones. Sprinkle the cuts with crushed charcoal or a crushed activated carbon tablet.
The plant is then planted in fresh soil. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that the roots are distributed evenly and are not bent upward or twisted.
After filling the pot, gently tap it on the table several times to allow the soil to settle. Add the missing soil so that it is at the level of the base of the stem, and there is a space of 1-1.5 cm left to the top edge of the pot for easy watering and fertilizing.
After transplanting, the plant should be watered abundantly and placed in the shade for about a week. Do not water it at this time so that the soil has time to dry and the roots do not rot. But it would be good to spray the leaves daily.
If there is not enough space
Transplanting can be used if you do not want the plant to grow beyond a certain size. This way you can artificially slow down the growth of a flower without harming it.
Remove the plant from the pot. Remove about half of the soil from the roots, cut off some of the roots, trying to choose dead, damaged and weak ones.
Place the plant in a prepared new pot of the same size as the old one.
After replanting, pinch or trim the ends of the stems.
A different approach to giants
But what to do with huge potted palms, monsteras, dieffenbachias?
They are completely replanted only in cases where the plant is sick, the soil is clearly unsuitable, or the container has completely become unusable.
However, like other plants, over the course of a year the soil in the tub becomes compacted and depleted, and something needs to be done about it. For these cases, there is what is called a partial transplant. The plant is not removed from the pot, only replaced upper layer soil.
I remove as much soil as the roots allow, but no more than 5 cm. The soil is removed very carefully, trying not to damage the roots.
If you cannot avoid injury, be sure to cover the damaged area with crushed charcoal.
To fresh soil you need to add complete mineral fertilizer based on 30-40 g per bucket of soil.
When pouring soil into a pot, try to arrange it in a heap, top part which will be located near the plant. On such a slide, when watering, water will roll down to the edge of the container, which will reduce the risk of rotting of the root collar.
For large plants Combine partial replanting with pruning and crown formation.
All sorts of soils are needed
Lovers of sour things - azaleas, akalifa, anthurium, caladium, fittonia, pelley - will be happy with the soil consisting of leaf, turf and humus soil, peat and charcoal (2: 1: 1: 2: 0.1).
Ferns, echmea, cyclamen, gardenia, philodendron, gloxinia, camellia, streptocarpus, hydrangea, and begonias love slightly acidic soils. A mixture consisting of leaf, turf, humus soil and peat (4: 1: 2: 2) is perfect for them.
In light, slightly acidic or neutral soil, violets, columna, alocasia, croton, ivy, hoya, impatiens, and tradescantia will thrive. Mix leaf and humus soil for them and add sand (4:2:1).
Hibiscus, justice, oleander, jasmine, ficus, pelargonium, citrus, fig, coleus, dracaena, coffee prefer slightly denser and fertile soils. A soil consisting of leaf, humus, turf soil and sand (4: 2: 3: 1) is well suited for them.
Light turf, humus, leaf soil, bone meal and peat (2: 2: 1: 0.5: 0.5) - this recipe is useful for primroses, arrowroot, and dieffenbachia.
The biggest picky ones are the bulbous ones. For them it is worth preparing a mixture consisting of light turf, leaf, humus soil, peat, compost and sand (2: 2: 3: 1: 3: 1).
But cacti and succulents are completely unpretentious. Mix leaf and turf soil for them, add sand and charcoal, and for cacti also small fragments of broken brick (1:3: 1:0.1:0.1).
Prepared by Popov Kirill
Many people have indoor plants in their home. They are not only pleasing to the eye, but also bring great benefits to their owners, because flowers are able to purify oxygen, absorb heavy metals and even collect bad energy. But the plants require special care; in particular, they need to be replanted. In this article we will tell you how to transplant indoor flower.
Take a closer look at your " green pets" How do they behave? Yes, they cannot speak, but their appearance will speak volumes. Perhaps they are drying out, or the leaves are curling, or maybe the buds are falling off. All this suggests that it’s time to transplant them into another pot or change the soil. This is especially important in winter and summer time of the year, since these periods are more distinguished than others by the peculiarities of weather and climatic conditions.
But first you have to understand When is the best time to replant indoor flowers?, because this is not always useful. Let's figure it out.
- The plant grows out of the pot. When this happens, the earth quickly dries out from moisture, and from drainage holes in the pot (holes at the bottom) roots begin to be visible. This suggests that it is time for the flower to change its place of residence.
- Sickly looking. Many people think that the sickly appearance of a flower is due to freezing, great heat or simply due to high air pollution. In fact, usually the plant simply does not have enough microelements that it takes from the ground. Therefore, if there are withered leaves, they turn yellow or often crumble, then it’s time to change the soil.
- Soil oxidation. If the soil begins to smell of hydrogen sulfide, and a coating appears on the edges of the pot, this indicates that oxidation of the soil has occurred. This land not suitable for growing indoor plants.
- New plant. When you just bought new flower, try to replant it soon, because it is sold in uninhabitable land. It is stuffed with chemicals so that the plant has a marketable appearance for a long time, but such a flower still cannot live for a long time.
If there is one of these symptoms, then this is the answer to the question of when is the best time to replant indoor flowers. Yes, right now, in this case. But let's look at how to do it correctly.
- Preparing the pot. First you need to prepare the pot, for this you should disinfect it with at least boiling water, but it’s better to do this laundry soap, then rinse well.
- The day before transplanting, water the plant generously to make it easier to remove it from the old soil without damaging the roots. If the root is damaged or strongly intertwined with others, then they must be cut off (cut) with scissors. Diseased roots will “kill” the flower.
- We do drainage. It is advisable to place a 1-2 cm layer of fine expanded clay, a natural fertilizer, at the bottom of the pot, which must have a hole. This will allow the plant to receive useful minerals for a long time.
- Now we plant. You should add soil, filling half the pot. Next, place the flower and gradually add soil. When the pot is completely filled, lightly compact the soil and water the plant. The water temperature when watering should be several degrees higher than room temperature. You can again pour expanded clay on top, which will give decorative look and protects against mold.
Now you know, how to replant an indoor flower correctly. Your plant will feel great, and most importantly, it will clean the room and delight you with its appearance. Share this article with your friends so that they also know how to properly replant indoor plants so that they quickly take root.
For lovers indoor flowers We'll tell you how to properly replant a potted plant bought in a store. The fact is that imported flowers are sold in pots filled with “transport” soil. This is peat to which special fertilizers have been added. For further cultivation It is not intended for the plant in this pot, so the plant should be replanted.
As you know, peat dries very slowly in the center of the pot and quickly from its edges. On wholesale base plants 
watered carefully. Yes and in flower shop don't forget to do this. The main thing for sellers is to sell their goods quickly. So you bought a plant you liked in a pot, which looks quite healthy.
They brought it home, put it in its proper place, checked the dried soil on top, watered it, and after a couple of weeks the flower began to wither. The reason for this is root rotting from excessive watering.
If the plant is grown in our nurseries or greenhouses, then be prepared for surprises too. In flower pots, along with the soil, there may be rags, sticks and even plastic cups. Well, what about woodlice? forest ants, wireworms, earwigs and centipedes we simply won’t mention.
Therefore, simply transferring a plant purchased at a flower shop into a new nice pot will not be enough. It is necessary to replant a plant in a pot correctly. For this procedure you will need the soil that the plant prefers, expanded clay, scissors, a scoop or a tablespoon and, of course, a new flower pot suitable size.
You need to start replanting by removing the plant from the pot and removing large lumps of old soil. Then lower the earthen lump into a basin with warm water and carefully wash off the remaining soil, being careful not to damage living roots. If they are very small, then they can be washed under the running shower. After this, you should inspect the roots of the plant and remove rotten or dried ones. To prevent fungal diseases and root rot, it is a good idea to immerse the roots in a fungicide solution for half an hour.
Now we need to properly prepare the land for replanting. Pour it into a suitable container and add necessary components, and mix everything thoroughly. When the soil for the new pot is ready, pour a little expanded clay on the bottom, and then a small layer of soil. Holding the plant with your left hand, place it in the center of the pot. Right hand Having straightened the roots, we begin to add the prepared soil to the pot with a spoon, lightly compacting it. When transplanting a plant into a new pot, be careful not to expose its roots or, conversely, to unnecessarily deepen its trunk. Focus on the root collar.
As for watering after transplanting the plant into a new pot. It will be correct to immediately water only those flowers that have a healthy and developed root system. If the roots have been severely damaged by rot and there are few of them left, then it is better to do the first watering after a few days. During this period, you just need to spray the leaves with water. 
That, in principle, is the whole story about how to properly replant potted plants purchased at a flower shop. And some more useful tips:
You should not feed the transplanted plant during the first 2 months.
. If the plant blooms, then before replanting it, wait until flowering is over, or remove all flowers and buds,
. Coniferous indoor plants and palm trees do not need to wash their roots. Limit them to dry cleaning.