Intro:
Before you begin Step 1:
Remove from the original pot Step 2:
Choose your method of transfer Step 3:
Prepare the new home Step 4:
Place in the new home Step 5:
Learn the art of topdressing
Don't forget to add the drainage material
to either of the potting schemes.
Don't feed a plant with new soil for about a
month: allow the roots to get their goodies
from the new surroundings.
2torial #0517: Learn2Repot a Houseplant (Continued)
Prepare the new home
Pick any moss or greenery from the top of the
root ball. Discard.
For repotting, you may need some space for the
new potting mixture. To make the space, you'll
prune the roots by trimming thin slices off the
root ball. Use a serrated knife, sawing gently on
each side or around the circumference. Take at
least a half-inch off smaller plants.
Prepare the new home
