How Do You Repot A Large Houseplant?
Sometimes those wonderful large houseplants we have nurtured for years begin to get top-heavy and tilt, bend or lean. And the soil tends to dry out very fast. And leaves turn brown lower on the stems. These are all signs that it’s time to pot those plants into larger containers. Here are some tips on how to re-pot a large houseplant into a larger container. Re-potting a large houseplant is a little more complicated than doing the same for a smaller plant. Most larger plants can be heavy yet fragile. If the pot is unbalanced and the plant is pot-bound, the root system has too little space to support the top-growth and will struggle to take up sufficient nutrients and water. The ideal place to re-pot a large houseplant is outdoors, weather permitting. Otherwise, either do it in an area that is easy to clean up, or lay a waterproof tarp or other covering over the space you will be using. Re-potting a large houseplant WILL be messy! If you can bring your plant outside the easiest way to wa
