The ivy is very frugal, but at some point every houseplant's existing plant pot becomes too small and it's time to repot. When is the best time to transplant? How do you repot an ivy plant correctly?
When and how should you repot an ivy plant?
Ivy plants should be repotted in early spring when the pot is well rooted or the roots are growing out from the bottom. Carefully remove the plant from the pot, clean the roots, shorten them if necessary and place the ivy plant in a larger pot with fresh potting soil.
When should you transplant a money plant?
Ivy plants always need a larger pot and new planting substrate when the pot is well rooted. You should repot the ivy at the latest when the first roots poke out of the bottom of the planter.
It is also recommended to repot the ivy if the roots have been too moist for a long time. In the long term, ivy plants cannot tolerate too much moisture. They drip a sticky, toxic liquid onto the floor or surface.
The best time to repot?
The best time for repotting is early spring. Then the ivy sprouts freshly and the plant settles into the new pot more quickly.
How to repot the ivy correctly
- Carefully unpot the ivy plant
- Shake off or rinse soil
- Pruning roots
- maybe. Shorten the ivy plant
- fill new pot with potting soil
- Insert money plant carefully
- pour on
Take the money plant out of the old pot. Shake or rinse the old plant substrate completely.
Prune the roots by cutting off all rotten and dried root parts. If the root ball is very large, you can also shorten he althy roots a little.
Place the ivy plant in a new pot that is about two to three centimeters larger in diameter than the old one. Medium-coarse potting soil (€10.00 at Amazon) from the hardware store is suitable as a planting substrate.
Care for ivy after repotting
Place the freshly repotted ivy plant in a bright, warm location. Protect them from direct sunlight for the first three weeks.
After you have placed the ivy in fresh potting soil, you should not fertilize it for the time being. The new substrate contains sufficient nutrients. Wait at least three months before fertilizing for the first time.
Tip
Make sure that the pot of the ivy has sufficiently large drainage holes. Only then can excess irrigation water drain away. This way you avoid waterlogging, which can lead to root rot.
