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- Repot the pitcher plant - you have to pay attention!
- How often does the pitcher plant have to be repotted?
- The best time to repot pitcher plants
- How to put the pitcher plant in a new pot
- Tips
Fast-growing pitcher plants should be transplanted once a year
Repot the pitcher plant - you have to pay attention!
Some species of the pitcher plant (Nepenthes) may take some time to repot the first time. On the other hand, you have to put other varieties into another pot every year. What matters when repotting pot plants.
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How often a pitcher plant has to be repotted depends on the species. For fast-growing species, the pot will be too small each year, for others it may take two to four years for the pot to repot.
At the latest, when the roots of the Nepenthes have completely penetrated the plant substrate, it is time to repot.
The best time to repot pitcher plants
As for all plants, moving to a new pot also means a lot of stress for pitcher plants. The best time to repot is the summer. Then the plant is the strongest and quickly gets used to the new plant substrate.
Obtain a planter whose diameter is at most 10 to 15 centimeters larger than the old one. Make sure that there is enough drainage hole. Since pitcher plants can not tolerate waterlogging, you should first apply a drainage layer, especially if you care for the ornamental plant standing and not hanging.
Cover the vent hole with weed fleece so that it can not clog up.
How to put the pitcher plant in a new pot
As a plant substrate carnivorous soil from the garden market is suitable. Experienced gardeners put the substrate of peat, sand, peat moss or orchid earth together themselves.
So that the pitcher plant sits straight and is not damaged during transplanting, it is recommended to make repotting by two. Then one can hold the plant straight while the other fills the substrate.
Tips
Do not move the pitcher plants too hard when removing them from the old pot. If the liquid runs out of the cans, they die. It is a digestive extract that can not be replaced by water.