How to repot Michelia

The season and cycle of repotting Michelia

The time to repot Michelia should be in late April or early May. At this time, the roots of the flowers are in the growth period, so the accidental wounds caused by repotting are easier to heal and new roots can be easily sprouted, which can greatly reduce the damage caused by repotting to Michelia.

As Michelia continues to grow, the original pot can no longer meet the needs of root growth, and the nutrients in the soil are basically exhausted. In addition, long-term artificial watering makes the soil hardened. Therefore, the pot should be changed every other year.

Treatment of New and Old Pots of Michelia

New basin

Michelia likes deep, fertile, slightly acidic soil. If you use a new pot when repotting, you need to soak it in clean water for one to two days, brush it and dry it to remove the dryness and alkalinity of the new pot.

Old basin

Be careful when using old pots. The air permeability of old pots is not as good as that of new pots, and bacteria or insect eggs may be left in the old pots when planting flowers before. Therefore, it is very important to scrub the pots clean. It is equally important to soak them in boiling water for ten minutes after scrubbing, take them out and dry them before using them.

Specific operation of repotting Michelia

take out

Knock the Michelia out of its original pot and remove the old soil.

Cut off excessively long fibrous roots and dense old, rotten, withered and broken roots. This leaves more space for new roots to grow and prevents old roots from being damaged by diseases during the dying process.

soil

The roots of Michelia are slightly fleshy. In addition, according to the preference of Michelia, you can choose leaf mold, manure, and river sand mixed in a ratio of 4:3:3 or leaf mold, garden soil, pile soil, and sandy soil mixed in a ratio of 4:3:2:1 as the culture soil. Sift each material and mix them until their density is roughly the same. In addition, it is best to disinfect the soil before use.

Planting

First, cover the hole at the bottom of the flowerpot with tiles and add a small amount of culture soil. Then place the Michelia in the center of the pot. Put the culture soil into the pot one by one and shake it gently to make the roots tightly combine with the soil. Finally, compact the soil with your hands, leaving an edge of about 2 cm from the edge of the pot.

Maintenance

Water the culture soil thoroughly, place it in the shade for 3 to 5 days, and then gradually expose it to weak light.

By repotting using the above method, we can avoid the embarrassment of Michelia leaves turning yellow and falling, and root rot! Flower lovers who are keen on Michelia should try it now!