Repotting plants

Determining the best time to repot your plant

It is best to immediately put your plant in a larger pot after purchase. This is best done because most plants are actually in a pot that is too small, because this reduces transport costs and, for example, increases growth in the case of palms. If you have had the plant for a while, it is best to repot your plant when the pot has become too small. You can see this by removing the plant from its original pot and checking whether the roots have 'rooted', in other words, whether they have taken up the entire pot space.

Houseplants

The best time to repot your houseplant is in the spring, because in this period the plant has more energy due to the number of hours of sun. The plant will then quickly start to produce new roots. If you want to repot your houseplant in the winter, that is also possible. Then be very careful not to damage the roots.

Garden plants

The best time to repot your garden plant is also in the spring, around April. Of course, it is also possible to put the plant in the garden later in the year. Make sure that it gets a bit more water during warm summer days, so that it cannot dry out.

The benefits of repotting

The advantages of repotting are mainly that it stimulates growth, gives the plant a larger water buffer and therefore dries out less quickly. The plant also gets new nutrients and therefore looks better. The most important thing is that it prevents the plant from suffocating, because the roots can no longer go anywhere.

It also looks much nicer to put your newly purchased palm in a beautiful pot. After all, nursery pots are purely functional, and therefore not beautifully made.

There is a pot for every plant

The right decorative pot ensures that the plant comes into its own and completes the picture. A pot can be chosen based on the interior, but of course also based on a colour. The right pot is just as important as the right plant. A car with ugly wheels does not look nice, because the picture is not complete. The plant is also not complete without the right decorative pot.

Plants stay beautiful longer by repotting them

Houseplants stay beautiful longer when you repot them. This is mainly because they get a larger water buffer, which means that if the plant gets too little water, it can use the remainder from the soil. So you don't have to water the plant as often.

Prevent root rot

By repotting your houseplant more often, you prevent root rot. Plants do not like to sit with wet feet. A longer period of wet feet can cause root rot. This problem is immediately solved when you put the plant in a larger pot, because of the larger water buffer. But here it still applies that there should not be a puddle of water in the pot.

More nutrients for the plant

By repotting your garden plant, you immediately give it new nutrition by adding new soil. This will result in better leaf growth. We recommend Mediterranean nutrient soil for palms, olive trees, fig trees and other Mediterranean plants. For houseplants, for example, we recommend using high-quality houseplant nutrition, such as Florentus. This will do your plant a lot of good and it will reward you for it.

Root suffocation

Because most plants from the nursery are in too small a pot, it is important to prevent root suffocation. You do this by repotting the plant, and using new potting soil. This is because the new potting soil is much airier than the old soil.

Repotting will promote the health of your plant.