Do These 10 Things Before Planting Any Houseplant & It'll Remain Happy!

How you transplant your plants while potting them sets the stepping stone for their health for the years to come. Do These Things Before Planting Any Houseplants to ensure they stay happy.

While you are repotting the plant, check out the roots. If the roots are densely packed, it would be good to scratch them up a bit to make them loose. Also, snip away the dark brown and rotten parts, too, if you identify.  

Ensure that you are doing it lightly and not harming or breaking the rootball in the process. Scratching the roots will expose them, allowing better contact with the soil in the new pot, enabling them to grip the growing medium perfectly. This will ensure the plant grows well in the new container with a better and stronger root system.

2. Use Water Absorbing Crystals

Water absorbing crystals or hydrogels can hold water and then release it gradually. This attribute makes them perfect for busy gardeners who don’t have much time to look after plants, especially watering them.

After preparing the potting mix, add a handful or more (the amount of it depends on the volume of soil) hydrogel crystals to a medium-sized pot. This will allow your houseplants to absorb the moisture as per their requirement and thrive happily.

Getting rid of the dying parts like spent bloom, discolored leaves, dead and tangled stems will make more space for the plant to grow as the healthy parts can now receive all the nutrients and therefore, look much healthier, happier, and lusher. 

4. Put Fish Head in the Potting Hole

A fish head is a powerhouse of calcium, phosphorous, manganese, and magnesium. They are released slowly in the growing medium, helping the plant to have lush foliage as the microorganisms break them down into the soil.

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