Before you repot your flowers, you need to know these first!

The two sides of repotting

If you want to give plants more living space, repotting is not a panacea. Repotting also has two sides. If you don’t understand it, it can easily harm the plants.

The benefits of repotting: by repotting, the plant can be transferred to a completely new environment for growth, with a larger living space and the ability to absorb more nutrients, which is beneficial to it; that is why most plants grow better after repotting.

Risks of repotting: Any plant, once its roots have been moved and the soil has been changed, needs to start over and adapt to the new environment to resume growth. No matter how well it grew before, it will all be wasted and need to start over again. After repotting, if the external conditions are not suitable, such as high temperature or cold weather, it will affect its survival, or even kill it directly.

Repotting season

It is best to do this in spring and autumn; if it is a "winter type" plant that hibernates in summer, winter is also suitable.

But no matter what, you should never repot it during the high temperature period in midsummer. If you encounter high temperatures after repotting, it will not only affect the growth of the seedlings, but also cause it to die faster.

Repotting depends on growth conditions

It is best to do this during the plant's dormant period and early growth stage. Repotting during these two stages will have little effect on plant growth.

It is least suitable to do this during the plant's peak growth period, bud period, flowering period, and fruiting period. Repotting during this period will at best affect growth and cause it to miss the growth period; or cause plants that should have bloomed to miss the flowering period, etc., with serious consequences.

For plants that are in the seedling recovery period, do not replace them, because the flowers are already damaged. Replacing them at this time will cause secondary damage and extend the seedling recovery period indefinitely (they should have recovered in a few days, but will be forced to delay to more than ten days or longer). If the season for repotting is not suitable and you rush to repot in midsummer, the plants may even die directly.

Notes on repotting

Bring more soil. When repotting, keep as much soil as possible on the plant roots and try to avoid bare roots; this is because transplanting with soil is easier for the plant to survive than transplanting with bare roots.

No damage to the roots. When repotting, if the original pot is a soft plastic pot (or paper cup), it is recommended to cut it open so as not to damage the plant roots.

Don’t change often. Do not repot continuously in a short period of time. For general plants, there should be at least half a year or even longer interval between repotting. However, for plants in the seedling stage, there are special circumstances. Depending on the growth of the seedlings, you can repot them when they grow a circle larger. They can be repotted frequently.

Cut off the water supply first. You need to stop watering 3-5 days before repotting. An overly humid environment is not conducive to repotting.