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16. September 2022

How to: Repot

Estimated time: 15min

Difficulty: easy

INFORMATION​

There are many reasons for repotting your plant: the roots are already growing out of the pot or rotting, your plant has too many offshoots, and not to forget: it comes straight from the store and is still sitting in growing soil. A good base is important for the growth and health of your plant. We show you in eight short steps how to repot correctly.

SIGNS IT'S TIME TO REPOT

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What You Need

Tongranulat
Blähton
Topf mit Drainageloch und Untersetzer
Grünpflanzenerde
Gießkanne
START START .
START START .
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Step 1/8

Carefully release the plant from the pot. Slightly pressing in the edges of the pot will help.

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Step 2/8

Remove most of the substrate from the roots and check them for root rot: brown, rotting ends? If so, wash the roots by dipping them in a bowl of water and remove the affected root shoots.

Step 3/8

Grab a pot with a hole and a saucer and create a drainage layer of coarse-grained material like expanded clay.

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Add about 70 percent commercial green plant soil and about 30 percent fine clay granulate to a container.

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Step 5/8

Now mix well until the granulate is evenly distributed in the soil.

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Step 6/8

Hold the plant in the center of the pot and fill in the substrate around the roots.

Step 7/8

Press the substrate down well so that your plant has a firm footing.

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Step 8/8

Water generously. Remove excess water after 30 minutes. Done!

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