Hello Friends!
Today we will look into a commonly asked question by many of our viewers � that is: When do
I repot a newly purchased Plant from a nursery or a garden store or even Online purchased
plant.
We will also look into Some basic concepts with two important tips or hacks at the end
of the video related to repotting.
Stay tuned..
Repotting Houseplants is also called Stepping up your plants: Often people have misconception
that repotting your newly purchased plant into a larger container and a nutrient rich
potting soil will make your plant grow like crazy.
This is not always true.
One simple concept to keep in mind is: �GROW GOOD ROOTS and the foliage will follow�
Now I shall discuss some Very important points and concepts, that you must keep in mind if
you want to keep your newly purchased plant healthy and avoid the wilt and shock.
So lets begin this topic.
To answer this question of: when should I repot my newly purchased plant, you need to
consider 4 SCENARIOS, because the answer to this question is different in different scenario.
The First two are very important: So first lets list out these situations one by one:
1.
When Do I repot a New Plant Purchased Plant from a Local Nursery or Garden Store.
2.
When Do I repot a Plant Purchased Online 3.
What if I am not happy with the dirty container or grow bag the plant came along with.
4.
What if the Soil used by Garden store is not upto the mark and is a Clayrich and not a
well draining soil.
Well, Without making the video long and boring , lets quickly checkout out the conceptual
answers to these queries.
1.
If your plant just came home from a local garden center or nursery, let it adjust to
its new environment for a one or two weeks before repotting it.
This is because the Plants are in shock until they get used to new factors like light, temperature,
and humidity conditions.
2.
Then coming to the second scenario, that is when you purchase a plant online.
Repotting immediately is the best solution.
Because, it is very much likely that the plants would have travelled hundreds or thousands
of miles and many days before reaching its destination.
The plant will be going through a recovery period and an acclimation period during these
days of transport in whatever medium the seller packs them in.
So, Why let the plant re-acclimate twice in this situation.
The Cycle involved in this process is perhaps � like this:
� An order is received at the online nursery � Plants are pulled out from the growing
area.
� Plants are packaged and then placed in a sleeve or box.
� Plants are then loaded onto courier or transport vehicles.
� Then after so many days of travel � whether surface or by air.
� Then Finally Reaches your Home.
Therefore, when you receive this type of delivery, Its Wise to immediately repot the plant.
Well, Now quickly coming to the third question, What if I am not happy with the dirty container
or grow bag the plant came along with.
In this situation, the best thing to do is Retain as much mother soil of the plant as
you can.
This way the mother soil takes care of the plant and its roots are not disturbed.
Then lastly What if the Mother soil is bad or fully clay-rich soil with no proper drainage.
We frequently come across this situation in a country like India.
The solution to this is: You can wait for atleast a week or two and then repot the plant
by removing the clayrich soil.
If you want to completely remove this soil, you better not pull it just like that from
the roots, your plant roots can undergo injury and damage.
I have already told you about this simple hack in my previous videos � that is to
soak the root ball in a bucket of water till the sticky clayrich soil dissolves.
If you want to give more protection to your plant, you can either use a dilute solution
of hydrogen peroxide of about 5 ml in 1 litre of water or even Epsom salt solution , a teaspoon
of Epsom salt in 1 litre of water.
Then Finally After Repotting, to counter the Transplant Shock, in any case, you can water
the plant with Epsom salt solution once or twice a week for a about a month.
Also one last thing to keep in mind is Perform Repotting in the evening hours to prevent
shock to the plant during sunlight which is the active time for photosynthesis and scientifically
the plant enters the Respirative Krebs cycle and it is no longer using water taken up from
roots for photosynthesis.
This way the new plants have overnight time to rest and adapt.
So, there we have it folks, those were the answers and explanation to a simple question
of when to repot a newly bought plant from a nursery.
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