The season and cycle of changing pots with smile

The pot change for Michelia should be from late April to early May. At this time, the root of the flower is in the growth period, so the accidental wound caused by the pot change is easier to heal, and it is also easy to sprout new roots, which can greatly reduce the harm caused by the pot change to Michelia

With the continuous growth of Michelia, the original basin can not meet the needs of root growth, and the nutrients in the basin soil are basically exhausted. In addition, the basin soil is hardened by long-term artificial watering. Therefore, the basin should be changed every other year

Treatment of old and new pots of Michelia

New basin

Michelia likes deep and fertile slightly acidic soil. If a new basin is used when changing the basin, it needs to be soaked in clean water for one to two days, brushed and dried to remove the dryness and alkalinity of the new basin

Old basin

When using the old pot, you should pay attention to it. The air permeability of the old pot is not as good as that of the new pot, and bacteria or insect eggs will be left in the old pot when planting flowers before. Therefore, it is very important to brush the pot clean. Equally important is to soak it in boiling water for ten minutes after brushing, take it out and dry it before use.  

Specific operation of changing basin with Michelia

Take out

Knock Michelia out of the original basin and remove the old soil

Lose long fibrous roots, dense old, rotten, withered and broken roots. In order to leave more space for the growth of new roots and avoid the diseases of old roots in the process of withering

Soil

Michelia's root system is slightly fleshy. In addition, according to Michelia's preference, rotten leaf soil, manure and river sand can be mixed in 4:3:3, or rotten leaf soil, garden soil, pile soil and sandy soil can be mixed in 4:3:2:1 as culture soil. Sift each material to make their density basically the same before mixing. In addition, it is best to disinfect the soil before use

Planting

First cover the bottom hole of the flowerpot with tiles and add a small amount of culture soil, then put Michelia in the center of the basin, put the culture soil into the basin step by step, shake it gently to make the root system closely combine with the soil, and finally compact the basin soil by hand, leaving an edge about 2 cm away from the basin edge

Maintenance

Water the culture soil thoroughly and place it in the shade for 3 to 5 days to gradually see the weak light

Using the above method to change pots, we can avoid the embarrassment of smiling leaves yellowing and falling and root rot! Flower friends who are keen on smiling have a try