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Repotting Houseplants

TIPical Mary Ellen : Episode TIP-212 -- More Projects »
Gardener Don Engebretson demonstrates techniques and tips for repotting houseplants when they outgrow their current pot.

  • When repotting a plant that has outgrown its pot, keep this in mind. Repot it into one that is only one size larger than its current pot. Pots come in sizes starting around two inches and go up in size one inch at a time all the way to 14 inches.

  • Once you have chosen the correct pot for the plant, you must prepare it to be planted. Start by laying screen or pieces of clay pot over the drainage hole in the bottom of the pot to keep soil from washing out when watering.

  • Next add a layer of foam peanuts or washed pea gravel.

  • On top of this, lay a one inch layer of professional planter's mix.

  • To remove the plant from its current pot, pick it up and turn it upside down, keeping your hand over the soil of the plant. Give the bottom of the pot a tap or two and as the plant slides out, pull the pot off of it.

  • Clip any roots that are overgrown with a scissors, or stretch them out.
Guests
Don Engebretson
University of Minnesota Master Gardener / Garden Writer and Expert
E-mail: don@renegadegardener.com
Website: www.renegadegardener.com
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