How Do You Repot Plants Sucessfully?
Yes, potting and repotting is easy but here are a few tips that might help you. If your house plant looks over crowded in the pot, roots coming out of the hole in the bottom, or has some dead parts that need to be removed, it is time to repot. Find a pot that is two inches larger than the existing pot to use. If you are repotting a very large plant, there are many inexpensive plastic or resin decorative pots that you can find at places like dollar stores and Old Time Pottery. Large clay and porcelain ones are beautiful but very heavy and hard to move once filled with soil. You don’t need fancy garden gloves – use disposable latex or rubber gloves. Weather permitting, repot outside on the ground and that way you can be as messy as you want. If this is not an option use a large table, workbench, or on your kitchen sink area. Lay down a cheap plastic tablecloth on your work surface. This can be used over and over. Lay your potted plant on its side, tap side with your hand, turn and repeat
