Temperatures are dropping outdoors, and vegetation are taking discover.
Tthe finest time to start transplanting vegetation indoors is earlier than the temperature drops beneath 40 levels Fahrenheit at night time. Even sooner for tropicals.
In any other case, this can be your begonia’s final summer season camp. You’ll be able to’t simply decide up the pot, nevertheless, and lug it again inside. Nicely, you may, however that is probably not sensible.
Step by step acclimate your backyard residents to the dimmer gentle situations inside. Put them in a shady spot for a day or so, then transfer them below an eave, then to the porch.
In fact, in case you’re anticipating frost tonight, neglect acclimation and simply go for it. Start transplanting vegetation pronto.
De-bug Plants Earlier than Bringing Them Indoors
Likelihood is your geranium picked up a number of buggy neighbors that you do not need to flip free in your own home.
Earlier than transplanting vegetation indoors is one of the best time to de-bug them by overlaying the soil with a plastic rubbish bag.
Wash the leaves with soapy water and rinse. This can kill most pests.
Some, nevertheless, similar to spider mites and scale, will want a light-weight spraying of high-quality oil – a unhazardous method of killing these pests.
Present Recent Soil to Winter In
Now that the plant’s squeaky clear, it is time to transplant. Think about the soil.
I prefer to repot mine when transferring them again inside. Not solely does this take away any burrowing bugs nevertheless it additionally provides it a pleasant, contemporary soil to winter in.
To do that, water flippantly then take away it from its pot. Is it
root sure? If the roots are going spherical and spherical, the reply is sure.
If
so, you’ve got bought two decisions: Repot it in a bigger pot (do not go
up greater than two inches in diameter, although) or trim it again.
If You Re-pot When Transplanting Plants
Loosen the foundation ball together with your fingers in order that the roots are typically pointing down. In the event that they’re wound too tight, you’ll have to pry them aside with a boring knife.
Put sufficient soil on the backside of the container in order that the crown (the half the place it grows out of the bottom) can be lined to the identical depth as earlier than.
Slowly add extra potting combine, gently tapping it down as you go. Water. Your
plant could sink a bit within the soil. If that’s the case, pull the crown again as much as the
desired depth and add extra soil round and below it.
Water once more to
take away air pockets.
If You Do not Need to Transfer As much as a Bigger Pot
The drill is way the identical. Water, then take away it from the container.
With a pointy, sterile knife, trim the roots again by one quarter to 1 third, then trim again the foliage accordingly.
Wash the container and fill the underside with sufficient soil so it is going to be potted on the identical depth as earlier than.
Proceed as detailed above, slowly including soil and gently patting it down. Water and modify the soil stage if essential.
Now discover a new residence for your post-vacationer close to the brightest window.
Because it turns into accustomed to the dimmer gentle, you may
transfer it to darker areas. Do not be stunned if it yellows a bit
and drops a number of leaves at first. But when it continues dropping leaves,
attempt to discover a sunnier spot.
Keep in mind that the vegetation will not want
watering as incessantly indoors. Poke your finger down into the soil and
solely water when dry. Reduce on fertilizer, too.
I fertilize
mine solely each different month with a really diluted answer. Some individuals
do not fertilize through the winter in any respect.
