Sunday, February 7, 2010

Repotting Plants

When you first purchase a plant, never re pot it
immediately.
A plant needs to become a custom to a new
environment.
After about 3 days, check the bottom of the pot
to see if
any roots have grow out the bottom.
Or gently pull the pot off the plant and see if
the roots
are bond up.
You will need a bag of moisture control potting
soil, Perlite,
and sand. Mix 2 parts of perlite, and sand into
the potting soil.
Then add water to the soil, don't drown the
soil, just add
enough water to moisten the soil.
Pot size is very important, if it is too large
there will be
root rot. Pots should be one size up from the
original pot
size. This goes for all indoor plants accept for
Minature Roses.
Miniature Roses should have a pot 3 times the
size of the root ball.
Some plants that blooms requires a tight pot,
the more root bond
they are the more they bloom like african
Violets.

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