Repotting Your Plants Made Easy

Repotting your house plants does not have to be difficult. A few simple steps is all it takes. Once your plants have become pot bound, their roots will fill up the entire pot and there will not be enough soil to hold any water for your plant. Often, the water will just run through to the saucer and your plant will not be able to drink any. Ideally, you will want to repot your plants every year or so. But who has time for that? I wait until I notice that my plants have outgrown their pots.

Time to Repot Your Plant?

If your entire plant comes out of its pot very easily, chances are it is ready for repotting. Once it is out of the pot, take a look at its roots. Have they grown to fill almost the whole pot? Is there very little soil left? Then it's time to repot your house plant. In addition, the soil in the plant will have built up with salts and other impurities from tap water. Repotting will give your house plants a fresh new home. A good place for some more information is www.wikihow.com/Repot-a-Plant.

Size Matters - Choosing the proper container

When you repot your house plants, it may be tempting to put them into a much bigger pot so that you will not have to repot it for a long time. Bad idea. This will kill your plant. Too much water will be held in all that extra soil and the roots of your beautiful plant will rot. No roots, no plant.

When you repot your house plants, try to use a pot that is one size bigger than its present pot. This way, your plant will get just the right amount of fresh new soil and the right amount of room to spread out a bit.

Make sure that you choose a pot which has drainage holes in the bottom. If there are no drainage holes, excess water and impurities will build up and rot the roots. Make sure that you also have a good fitting saucer to catch any water that runs out from the bottom of the pot.

Potting Soil