How to Transplant a Houseplant

How to Transplant a Houseplant.Is your plant looking a bit under the weather ? It may need to have its soil changed or maybe It's out grown it's pot.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Houseplant
• Container
• Potting Soil
• Fertlizer(Osmocote)

1. Is your plant looking under the weather ? It may need to have its soil changed or maybe It's out grown it's pot.

2. Remove any old or dryed out leaves from the plant.

3. Remove plant from the container.
   looking at the roots; making sure they are not bunched up or wrapped around themselves to tight.

4. Loosen the roots up.

5. Select a pot that is 1 or 2 inches larger in diameter than the current pot. Put potting soil in the container, about halfway.

6. Place plant into container.
   Spreading roots out. If the roots are too tight to loosen, score the rootball with a knife to loosen them.

7. Add more dirt; Do not cover up past where the original dirt line was.
   Over covering can cause damage to plant.

8. Add fertilizer, Osmocote is a realy good slow release fertilizer.
   It keeps feeding the plant for months.

9. Water thurly.

10. ENJOY

[elviscash]

on 1/17/2009 I need to transplant some plants asap... thanks for the reminder info - Its always good to revisit the basics. I will recommend.

[MSmith]

on 1/11/2009 Great info. I sometimes end up killing the plants. I need to be more careful. 5*

[twostepsforward]

on 1/7/2009 Haha 3cmom - Same here! I have such a hard time remembering to water my plants.

[AngelGirl1024]

on 1/6/2009 Perfect! What we need in this world is more plants - plants make any dull house into a happy house.
Thanks for yet another well written article that is full of advice and tips.
~Melanie

[Malzeke]

on 1/3/2009 This is so true. You need to revisit your plants and make their life better! Thanks!