Learn how to repot succulents with this simple, step-by-step guide.
Depending on the bang out of succulent, the growing season begins in the early spring or early fall.
Dont repot a succulent when its dormant.
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A dormant succulent is resting up for the return of its growing season.
You may harm it by repotting it mid-nap.
Succulents that go dormant in the winter includesedum, echeveria, kalanchoe, and agave.
They are best repotted in the spring.
Dont repot a succulent thats blooming, either.
Disturbing it will interrupt the blooming process.
Repotting a succulent may even make the blooms fall off the plant prematurely.
Let those flowers bloom and fade before moving the succulent into a new pot.
Alarger potwith fresh soil provides nutrition for the succulent and room for its roots to grow.
The old pot may be full of roots that have displaced the soil.
You just bought it.New succulents sometimes come in too-small pots full of tired potting mix.
Many nurseries usepotting mixes that are heavy with peat mossto lighten the shipping weight of plants.
Peat isnt the best growing medium for succulents.
Put your new succulent in a new pot with a high-quality, well-draining succulent mix.
Youll give the succulent a burst of nutrients to fuel its growth for a few more seasons.
Signs of transplant shock include yellowing or dropping leaves and a limp, weak look to the entire plant.
Mostsucculents recoverwithin two weeks, but it’s possible that repotting will kill an overly stressed succulent.
Succulents need loose potting mix with a high ratio of perlite and pumice to organic matter.
The goal is a mix that allows for fast drainage.
Soil that holds water and keeps roots wet harms succulents; these drought-loving plants dont need consistent moisture.
Always use a potting mixture formulated for cacti and succulents.
