How to transplant Tradescantia

Transplanting Tradescantia

Tradescantia plants need to be transplanted when repotting or propagating by cuttings. The method of transplanting is actually not difficult. The general process is to prepare the flower pots, fill them with soil, put them in the pots, and do a good job of management and maintenance after transplanting.

When transplanting Tradescantia, you need to choose suitable soil. You can use a mixture of garden soil and slag, garden soil, medium-coarse river sand, sawdust, one of paddy soil, pond mud, leaf mold, or a mixture of peat, perlite, and expanded clay. Just choose one of them and mix it in a certain proportion.

Before transplanting Tradescantia, put a layer of coarse-grained substrate or expanded clay at the bottom of the pot as a water filter to allow the soil to breathe and improve soil drainage. Sprinkle a layer of decomposed organic fertilizer on this filter layer as base fertilizer, and finally sprinkle the substrate. Fill the soil well.

Then place the Tradescantia plant in a pot, dig a small hole in the middle of the soil, and put the Tradescantia roots in it. Be careful to separate the fertilizer from the roots to avoid burning the roots. After potting, water it thoroughly first, and then place the Tradescantia in a shaded environment for maintenance.

Note on transplanting and maintenance of Tradescantia

First, control watering. After transplanting Tradescantia, you need to pay attention to watering. Usually, you should keep the soil in the pot moist, but not too wet, so as to avoid root rot of Tradescantia. However, it should not be too dry either. Being too dry will cause Tradescantia to grow fewer leaves, the plant to grow too tall, its growth to become weaker, and its leaves to become smaller. In addition to watering, you also need to spray water on the leaves frequently.

Second, apply fertilizer reasonably. Tradescantia has certain requirements for fertilizer. Only with more fertilizer can it grow vigorously and have enlarged leaves, so liquid fertilizer should be applied frequently.