If you don't repot your flowers now, they'll get yellow leaves, drop leaves, stop growing, and die off as soon as the weather turns cold
As soon as autumn arrives, many gardening friends ask Huahua, why is it that my flowers not only refuse to grow, but also get yellow leaves and drop them? Well, Huahua can't help but ask you one thing: have you repotted them? If your flowers at home haven't been repotted for a long time, the soil becomes severely compacted, water can't get in, fertilizer can't get in, and over time they naturally get yellow leaves!
Repot a pothos and it will climb like crazy into a growing waterfall!
If your pothos has been growing for 1-2 years without getting any bigger, and has gradually started to show yellow leaves, then it definitely needs repotting! While the temperature is still 25°C, it's the perfect time to repot!
How to repot?
1. Turn the pothos, whose roots have filled the pot, upside down, hold the pothos with one hand, and gently tap the pot with the other hand, and you can take the whole pothos out directly.
2. Clean the soil off the roots. For those roots that are tangled together, you can first roughly separate them by hand, then trim off the overly long old roots and weak roots.
3. To prevent bacterial infection after potting, you can soak the root-trimmed pothos in a carbendazim solution for more than half an hour, then take it out and let the wounds dry.
4. If you want the pothos to grow well, the soil must be loose and breathable. You can choose leaf mold, perlite and coconut coir, mix them in a 3:2:1 ratio, then pot the pothos and water it thoroughly once.
5. Put the pothos in a cool, ventilated place to let the roots recover for 1 week, then place it somewhere with good indirect light. Just wait for the pothos to grow like crazy!
Repot a money tree and keep it for 20 years without root rot!
Why does the money tree at home get yellow leaves and root rot at the drop of a hat? It must be that the potting soil isn't breathable! Hurry and take advantage of the cooler weather now to repot your money tree!
How to repot a money tree?
1. If the potting soil stays unbreathable for a long time, the money tree will get root rot. First take the whole money tree out of the pot, then use a sterilized knife to cut off the rotted roots.
2. Soak the entire root system of the money tree in a carbendazim or potassium permanganate solution to disinfect, soaking for about 1 day is enough, then take it out and let the wounds dry.
3. To avoid root rot in the money tree, the potting soil must be a loose, breathable nutrient soil. You can mix leaf mold and perlite in a 3:1 ratio. Of course, you must put tiles or expanded clay pellets in the pot to increase drainage and breathability.
4. After potting, first put the money tree in a cool, ventilated place to let the roots recover for 1 week, then place it somewhere with good indirect light. The money tree has shallow roots and is most afraid of waterlogging and root rot, so don't water it too much normally. Poke a small wooden stick 3-5cm into the soil, and if you pull it out and find it dry, then it's time to water.
Repot a clivia and it will definitely bloom in autumn and winter!
Autumn and winter are the time for clivia to bloom again. If your clivia still hasn't grown any bigger by now, it may be because the roots have filled the pot, and you must repot it right away!
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How to repot a clivia?
1. Take the clivia out of its original pot. Note that when taking the clivia out, hold the clivia with one hand and turn the pot upside down, and you can easily take the clivia out.
2. Clean the soil off the clivia's roots. Be careful not to damage the roots when cleaning the soil, then rinse slightly with clean water, so you can quickly tell which roots are rotted or hollow.
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3. When you see hollow or rotted roots, cut them off with sterilized scissors, then apply some carbendazim powder or plant ash to the wounds.
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4. Prepare a loose, breathable nutrient soil. You can mix 5 parts leaf mold + 1 part pine needle soil. To give the clivia plenty of nutrients, you can grab a handful of cooked sunflower seeds or peanuts and scatter them in the potting soil, but be sure they are plain flavored.
5. Because the clivia's roots are bare, don't just throw it into the pot and fill with soil, or the middle of the root ball will end up empty. So first hold a fistful of soil and stuff it into the bottom of the clivia's roots, wrapping the roots, then put it into the pot. Center the clivia on its pseudobulb and secure it, then fill with soil and press firm.
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6. After potting, water thoroughly once, until water flows out from the bottom of the pot. Clivia has fleshy roots, so when watering normally, better dry than wet, and you won't have to fear root rot and death!
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Repot an asparagus fern and it will zoom up to the ceiling!
If your asparagus fern keeps getting yellow leaves, and some even turn yellow all over, besides watering too little, the main reason may be that your asparagus fern needs repotting!
How to repot an asparagus fern?
1. Asparagus ferns that generally need repotting are those that have grown for 2-3 years or more, with roots filling the entire pot, and the roots may even have grown out of the pot. At this point, take the asparagus fern out of the pot whole.
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2. Gently tap the roots by hand to clean the soil off the asparagus fern's roots. Be careful and don't damage the roots, then rinse the roots with clean water, and cut off any old or weak roots you see. You can also divide the plant at this time, finding the nodes where the asparagus fern splits, and gently pulling them apart.
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3. For the soil to pot it in, you can choose 3 parts leaf mold mixed with 2 parts river sand. Put a few tiles at the bottom of the pot, add a handful of slow-release fertilizer to the pot, then repot the asparagus fern.
4. Put the asparagus fern in a well-ventilated indoor spot, mist the leaves often, and make sure it gets enough indirect light. The asparagus fern will soon grow like crazy, climbing the wall is no problem at all!
Repot a snake plant and it will poke through the ceiling in no time!
Snake plants are one of the easiest plants to have roots completely fill the pot. Huahua still remembers growing a snake plant in a plastic pot before, and in the end the roots were so many they burst the pot open!
How to repot a snake plant?
1. Before repotting a snake plant, it's best to withhold water for a few days to let the potting soil dry out, then poke a few times along the edge of the pot with chopsticks to loosen the soil, so you can easily take it out of the pot.
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2. Remove the soil from the snake plant's roots. If you have a large pot at home, you don't need to divide the plant. If your pot isn't big enough, then divide the snake plant directly. Note that each divided snake plant must have roots, so it's easier for them to grow.
3. To prevent root rot in the snake plant, it's best to put 2-3cm of crushed brick at the bottom of the pot, then add nutrient soil. If you want the snake plant to grow vigorously, you can also add some cooked, fermented soybeans and eggshells at the bottom of the pot.
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4. Repot the snake plant, then water thoroughly once, and afterwards just put it in a cool, ventilated place! As long as you make sure water doesn't accumulate in the pot, the snake plant will grow like crazy, poking through the ceiling is no problem at all!
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Repot a kalanchoe and flower buds will sprout like crazy in autumn and winter!
Many gardening friends worry every day, why hasn't my kalanchoe grown any bigger yet, and when on earth will it bloom? Huahua thinks that if your kalanchoe has been bought for several years without repotting, then it definitely won't grow or bloom easily!
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How to repot a kalanchoe?
1. Take the kalanchoe out of its original pot, then gently loosen the soil around the roots. It's best to keep a ball of the original soil, don't remove it all.
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2. Prepare a new pot, put loose, breathable expanded clay pellets at the bottom, then add new nutrient soil.
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3. Put the kalanchoe with its soil ball directly into the new pot, then fill with soil and press the soil down lightly.
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4. After potting, water thoroughly once. When watering, you can mix a little trace-element fertilizer into the water, then keep it in a cool, ventilated place for care, and afterwards move it somewhere with good light. Soon the kalanchoe will grow new shoots and bloom!
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