How to repot Phalaenopsis

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1. Plants out of pots

2. Prune bad roots

3. Prepare a new pot

4. Re-potting

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Watering should be stopped a few days before repotting, as dry soil will make it easier for the plant to come out of its pot. Carefully remove the plant from the potting soil with your hands, being careful not to damage its root system. Clean off the old soil and trim off the rotten roots. Brown roots are mostly dead roots. Just cut off these and longer roots. Prepare new potting soil, disinfect the plants and then plant them.

1. Plants out of pots

1. Remove the plant from its pot

If you want to repot it, stop watering it a few days in advance and take out the Phalaenopsis with your hands or a shovel. When removing the pot, you should first loosen the soil and slowly take it out without damaging its root system.

2. Prune bad roots

< p>After cleaning up the old soil, use sterilized scissors to trim off the rotten roots. During the cultivation process, its root system will die due to improper maintenance methods. Under normal circumstances, you only need to prune off the brown roots, which are mostly dead roots. There are also some roots that have grown too long and need to be cut off.

3. Prepare the new pot

Prepare a large flower pot in advance. It is best not to use an old pot to avoid the presence of germs in it. Place broken tiles on the bottom layer of the flower pot, and then fill the flower pot with breathable soil.

4. Repotting

Before repotting, it is best to disinfect the root system, then plant it into the new potting soil, let its roots stretch in the soil, and then Bury well with prepared soil. After potting, place it in a well-ventilated location. Before it adapts to the new environment, spray some water appropriately to keep the pot soil slightly moist. Wait a few days for it to resume normal growth.

2. Prune bad roots

3. Prepare a new pot

4. Re-potting

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