Azaleas enchant with their lavish flowers. To keep it that way, you should repot indoor azaleas and bonsai azaleas regularly. Garden azaleas remain in their location, but can be moved if necessary.
When and how should you plant an azalea?
Repotting azaleas: Indoor azaleas should be repotted every two years in the spring after flowering, using rhododendron soil. Garden azaleas are transplanted in spring between March and May or late August to late September. Repot bonsai azaleas in spring, every two years for younger plants and every three to four years for older ones, using “Kanuma” bonsai soil.
When and how often should you pot an azalea?
The best time to move azaleas, which are kept in pots as so-called indoor azaleas, is inspring after floweringSo that they develop well, you shouldthe plantsrepot every two years into a slightly larger container. Rhododendron soil is recommended as a substrate because the pH value of this special soil is between 3.5 and 4.5, depending on the product, which corresponds to the requirement for azalea soil.
How to move an azalea planted in the garden?
Azaleas planted in the garden are ideally planted inspring between March and May. If you missed this period, the period between the end of August and the end of September is another window for it. Proceed as follows:
- Dig a new planting hole
- Pick off the roots of the garden azalea with a spade (shallow roots)
- Carefully lift out the plant
- Use at new location
- Fill planting hole with soil
- Tread firmly and water thoroughly
So that the azalea can root well in its new place, you should make sure that the soil does not dry out.
When and how can you plant a bonsai azalea?
The optimal time to transplant a bonsai azalea is inSpring Younger plants should be repotted every two years, older specimens every three to four years. You should choose a deeper bowl as a new container because the substrate in it stays moist longer. Proceed as follows:
- Raking the azalea with wooden sticks
- Untangle the roots, organize them a little and trim them again
- Put the bonsai azalea in the new bowl
- Fill cavities with bonsai soil “Kanuma”
- Cover surface with peat or sphagnum moss (optional)
Tip
Do not fertilize azalea in the pot after moving it
While a good supply of water after repotting is important for azaleas, you can stop fertilizing for a while. Because the new substrate contains sufficient nutrients. How long you pause depends on the product you are using. You can find the information on the packaging.
