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- Tips for repotting the fan palm
- When is it time to repot the fan palm?
- The right planter for fan palms
- This is how you repot the plant
- Maintain fan palms after repotting
- Tips
The fan palm needs a sufficiently large pot
Tips for repotting the fan palm
When the old pot is not enough or no longer stable, it's time to repot the fan palm. When is the best season to repot, how should the new pot be and what else should be considered?
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When the roots of the fan palm grow out of the bottom of the pot or the root ball slides over the top of the planter, it's time to repot the houseplant.
The best time to repot is the early spring, when you bring the fan palm from the winter quarters.
The right planter for fan palms
Like all palms, the fan palm forms very long taproots. The pot must therefore be as high as possible so that the roots can spread.
When repotting, choose a larger vessel than the previous one. The bigger the new pot, the less you need to repot the fan palm. Make sure that the bucket is stable so that it does not tip over.
The planter must have a sufficiently large draw hole. Lay a drainage of gravel or potsherds in the bottom of the pot. Then no waterlogging can develop.
This is how you repot the plant
Do not shake off soil that hangs between the roots, so that no cavities form and you do not press the roots too hard when replanting.
Then water the fan palm well, so that the root ball is once wet. Excess irrigation water must be poured out.
Maintain fan palms after repotting
After repotting, the fan palm is not fertilized for several months. The fresh earth contains enough nutrients for the next time.
Do not put the fan palm directly into the sun after the move, but slowly accustom it to the new environment.
Tips
Substrate for fan palms can be bought in the garden market. You can also mix it with compost, gravel, expanded clay and sand yourself. It is important that the mixture is nice and easy, so that no waterlogging can develop.