Repotting your Calla Lily
If your lily has become root bound, it is easy enough to move it to the next larger size pot by simply removing it from its pot and potting it up.
Repotting Houseplants
Actively growing house plants require occasional repotting. This occurs very rarely with some slower growing plants, more frequently with others.
To repot a small plant that's easy to lift, put a few inches of moist soil in the pot and tamp it down lightly. Place the plant in the pot, centering it. The goal is to get the top of the root ball to sit about an inch below the rim of the pot.
Repotting & Root Pruning
Bonsai trees should be repotted every 2- 5 years, preferably in the early spring, although winter jasmine and certain other trees can be repotted at almost any time of the year.
Repotting Orchids
Repotting an orchid for the first time can be daunting.
Repotting a cactus
Cacti are easy-going houseplants that come in a multitude of shapes and sizes. Follow our guide to caring for cacti in pots and ensuring a successful and long-lasting display.
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Repot older plants when rootbound. Otherwise, early spring is the best time to repot when plants are still resting and before new growth appears. Place a few inches of soil mix over the pebbles. Gently remove plant from old container by its stem.
When repotting plants, place potting soil in the bottom of the container. If the drainage hole is large, place a clean, broken, curved shard of another pot, curved side up, over the hole.
To repot your plant into a bigger container, choose a new pot that is only about 1 or 2 inches larger in diameter than the old one.
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Separating and Repotting Yucca Offshoot Pups
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Yucca plants are a popular plant to grow as both an indoor houseplant and an outdoor garden plant. This is with good reason as yucca plants are hardy and tolerant of a wide variety of conditions.
First of all, only repot orchids when they aren't blooming. The shock of a new, though similar, environment may disrupt the plant's shining moment. Remember, they like small pots.
Repotting Philodendrons
Philodendrons grow best when their roots are slightly cramped, (but not too cramped), so don't plant them in a pot that is too large.
Repotting Plants
Question: How do I know when to repot? My oleander tree is over 35 yrs old. I adopted her spring 2011. Thank you. Mary Anne Answer: Wow.. that's
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Repotting Time. It's good time for "stepping up" or repotting cramped plants into larger containers. In a shaded area, use a good soil mix with no artificial ingredients. Add some homemade compost—1 part compost to 3 parts potting soil.
Repotting and Pruning:
After you have selected your plant, give it a pruning into the shape you want. Don't be shy.
Repotting
If any plants look overcrowded, they need transferring into a larger pot to give them more room to grow. To judge this, tip the plant out if its pot and examine the roots.
Repotting an Overgrown Shrub
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Repotting
Most container plants will need to be repotted from time to time. You can generally tell if it is time to re-pot is the roots are growing out through the drainage holes or if they are coiling around the container's inner edges.
Repotting: Repot this plant infrequently. It is a slow grower and likes to be in small containers.
Repotting Christmas cactus
Our Christmas cactus has roots growing up out of the soil.
Repotting Aloe Vera: Aloe Vera has a rather shallow root system that likes to spread out close to the surface. As the plant grows and needs repotting, move up to a wider pot, rather than a deeper one.
How to Repot Orchids
The time to repot an orchid is when the potting media begins to break down, or when the roots begin showing new growth activity. Potting media lasts between 2 and 3 years, and roots begin new growth between 1 and 2 years.
How to Repot Houseplants
Late winter/early spring is a great time to repot houseplants since they're getting ready to begin their spring growth spurt, and we gardeners are so stir crazy that we're looking for a good reason to get our hands dirty! ...
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When repotting your cactus, break the old pot if possible
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Repotting
Actively growing indoor plants need repotting from time to time. How often a plant needs to be repotted depends upon how fast it is growing.
Repot in forcing pans as the bulbs begin to send up foliage in fall and treat as you would newly purchased bulbs. Perhaps your sense of satisfaction at reblooming the paper-whites will make up for the reduced number of flowers.
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Repot your plant about once a year, moving it to the next larger size pot (terra cotta or plastic are both fine) and giving it a blend of compost or potting soil, which holds water and nutrients, and chicken grit or builder's sand, ...
Repot as needed, and prune off excess growth and errant shoots to keep growth within bounds.
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When repotting, remove the plant from its old pot and cut off the bottom 40% of soil which contains a few roots. Put a good scoop of the organic mix on top of the gravel, but not too much as the plant will sit too high in the pot.
In spring, repot plants in new soil positioning the corm at the same depth it was growing before. Note that the older corms of large plants may be a third to halfway out or the soil.
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Feel free to repot Ficus when they become pot-bound-every two to three years. (Ficus elastica, however, doesn't mind a snug fit.) Figs prefer a light, fast-draining soil of medium fertility, and do well in both compost-based or soilless mixtures.
OVER-POTTING: Repotting a plant into a pot which is too large to allow successful establishment.
OVERSEEDING: Planting on top of an existing garden or lawn. Rye grass over lawns for winter. Wildflower seed broadcast in meadows.
Potting and repotting: Orchids are usually happiest in a relatively small pot. Plastic pots are preferred because when it’s time to repot, the roots can be more easily detached, or the pots can simply be cut apart.
Potting On: Repotting a plant so that it has room to expand its root ball and encourage growth - see over potting.
Pricking Out: Moving seedlings from a seed tray and replanting them with more space for development.
POTTING ON: The repotting of a plant into a proper-sized larger pot which will allow continued root development.
POTTING MIX: Pre-packaged ready-to-use soil mixture that may include sand, compost, vermiculite, and peat moss.
The best time to repot is directly after blooming when new growth and roots are sprouting.
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First pry the root ball out of the pot. You may need to tap the sides of the pot on the table to loosen the root ball.
Garden use: They're practical for cultivating and repotting - durable and effective.
Why it works: They're tough; they're sharp enough to do the job without causing damage.
To keep your plant vigorous, repot it every year and do a little root pruning in the process, if needed. It may sound intimidating, but it's really easy.
Amaryllis plants bloom best when they are potbound so they will require repotting only every 3 or 4 years. The best time to repot them is after they have gone through a dormant period, and you are bringing them up from the basement to reflower.
However, be warned that they quickly girdle themselves and become rootbound, so you'll either have to repot frequently or use a root control bag (a plastic-like fabric that drains quickly and exposes the roots to enough air that they don't girdle ...
If your pots and containers are looking a little tired, now is a good time to repot them with fresh potting mix. Use any good quality mix that includes slow release fertiliser and a wetting agent.
They will need to be kept under glass and repotted into a rich soil mix again taking care not to damage the roots.
In early June the plants can be put either outside in their pots or planted out into a sunny position.
Eager eaters, licorice plants should be fertilized every 2 to 3 weeks with a balanced fertilizer. And because they don't like cramped containers, repot when the roots fill the pot, ...
This gives a delightful fragrance, and is not hard to cultivate. It may be managed just as the verbena, but should be repotted often, and allowed to grow large, being trimmed for shape only.
Transplant the pencil plant cutting into a larger pot after the cutting roots, which usually requires several weeks. Water the new pencil plant immediately after repotting. After that time, water only when the soil feels dry.
Mix in organic matter with existing soil before planting perennials or lawns, each time garden beds are replanted and when dividing perennials or repotting container plants. Sandy soils need more compost than do clay soils.
Remove the bottom most leaves from the stem. Dip the stem in a rooting agent, and place in moist sand. Keep the sand moist (not soggy) until the plants are well rooted. They can then be repotted or moved outside (after hardening-off first).
Quarantine new plants from existing plants for two to three weeks so they do not introduce whitefly populations to your existing healthy plants. If whiteflies are suspected, repot the plant into new, sterile potting soil, ...
organic material - Any material which originated as a living organism. (i.e., peat moss, compost, manure)
overpotting - Repotting a plant into a pot which is too large to allow successful establishment.
Here's how: In the fall, set the plant outside in a sheltered location for 8 weeks of cool nights. Be sure to keep them moist. After the rest period, prune the plants back to about 7.5 cm (3 inches). Repot with fresh soil and start all over again.
Â- Trim plants in June and August for best results. Get 
into a routine of applying slow-release fertiliser granules every three months and repotting every two years.
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It is stated that bonsai is 90% art and only 10% horticulture, which may be pleasing to hear by those who think they lack a green thumb. As the tree grows, obviously it will require watering, feeding and repotting, ...
Mild soap and water sprayed on plants prone to spider mites and white fly is a good preventative measure. (It is a good idea to mist the foliage of plants such as Lemon Verbena with water every week throughout the winter.) Repot any plants that have ...
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