When transplanting a zamiokulkas, it is necessary to pay attention to some requirements: the structure of the earth, the volume of the planting tank, the temperature regime and the correct timing for planting. Use a special substrate or make your own potting mix that includes peat, garden soil, river sand, and other ingredients.
Sequence of actions when transplanting a plant
When transplanting zamiokulkas into a new pot, follow the instructions below:
- Remove the shrub from the pot carefully so as not to damage the root system.
- The roots need to be slightly straightened, and dried or too soft roots will have to be cut off.
- Place the expanded clay pellets on the bottom of the container. The drainage layer should be at least 3-5 cm high, if your container is high enough, then it should be filled into ¼ part.
- Add special soil to the container, place a bush in the center.
- Thoroughly fill the empty spaces with soil and compact it.
- Then you need to mulch the land. To keep the humidity longer, place sphagnum, expanded clay or small decorative stones in the flowerpot.
- The plant must be watered, and the settled liquid must be poured into the pan.
- After about a week, surface watering can be done.
To make the plant look decorative, you must strictly observe the frequency of watering. In the summer, the land should be abundantly moistened. In autumn and winter, the volume of liquid should be reduced, because the flower is at rest.
In the summer and spring, the culture must be fed with nitrogenous preparations. But you rarely need to fertilize the land - no more than once a month. Top dressing should be carried out in April-September.
In summer, the culture is grown at an optimal temperature of about + 21-29 ° C, and in winter - at least + 18-20 ° C.
Plant characteristics and correct transplantation
Zamioculcas is a herb that belongs to the family of aroid indoor plants. The flower grows well in lighted places with sufficient air humidity. During planting, you should pay attention to the peculiarities of the sensitivity of the roots.
There is no need to transplant immediately after purchasing the plant. It is advisable to leave it alone and allow it to adapt for 2-3 weeks.
It is necessary to add the optimal composition of the earth. For transplanting, it is not recommended to use clay soil, which retains moisture and interferes with the free circulation of air masses.
Several requirements for the composition of the soil when transplanting a plant:
- you can use a substrate with neutral acidity;
- river sand, crushed sphagnum, peat, leafy soil must be added to the garden soil.
- universal land intended for the cultivation of decorative deciduous crops. It must be supplemented with perlite, river sand in a ratio of 2: 1: 1.
During cultivation of a crop in a sufficiently dense soil, poorly permeable to air and retaining moisture, the plant may be damaged, stunted, and the leaves will turn yellow. In this case, the bush urgently needs to be transplanted into a more nutritious and lighter soil.
It is necessary to determine the size of the container for the transplant. With the correct selection of tubs, some nuances should be taken into account:
- Shoots and foliage of the culture begin to grow as soon as the root system fills the entire volume of the dishes, in this regard, the container should be medium in size.
- A suitable size for a new flowerpot is about 15-20% more than the volume of the previous one. When moving the roots out of the pot, there should be about three to four centimeters of the diameter of the pot.
- There must be holes in the container.
The first transplant should be carried out two to three weeks after purchase, then annually. It is recommended to replant mature plants once every two years. Usually, the procedure is carried out in the spring (March-April).
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