How to give your house plants new life

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 December 2010 11:22 Written by Phillip Saturday, 11 December 2010 11:22

Now that we are in the middle of winter here in Minnesota, the only green plants around are indoors. I’m sitting here looking at one of my Spathiphyllum (Peace plant), it occurs to me that I’ve had this plant for a number of years and have not seen a bloom in quite a while. It looks like it is time to give this plant a new container with new soil. So be fore I set about re potting mine I think I will take a moment to describe to you the procedure. So if you have a plant that has been growing in the same pot for a long time, maybe it is time to give a new pot to stretch out its roots.
Get yourself a bag of  good quality potting soil and a container that is not more than 2 inches in diameter larger than the existing pot. Remove the plant from its old pot by turning the plant upside down and tapping all around the pot. Lift the pot off the plant and set it aside. Carefully loosen the roots and remove some of the old soil. Now place the plant in the new container adding what ever soil is necessary to  allow the plant to set about one inch below the top of the new pot. Water the plant thoroughly  with regular tap water. Fertilizer should be added at this time and again on a regular schedule. Most house plants should be fertilized every six weeks. By keeping consistent moisture and fertilizer, your plant should soon be showing new growth and blooms, in no time at all. Now that I’ve helped you re pot your plants, it time do my own.