Today I repotted the second mini rose. This was the one I bought partially crispy and wilted at Bi-Mart. Clean-up, consistent watering, good light, trips outside, and dilute houseplant food brought it back.
With the producer's peat & perlite medium still in the pot, it dried out and wilted too quickly. That's my thought about all of these. Warmer sunnier weather, and more growth, will make the problem more challenging to keep up with. So I turned it out of the pot, to repot it.
The roots look very good. Not really over-crowded, and not root bound. I knocked off as much soil as I could without causing too much root damage, pulled the three plants here apart, and washed off the medium by swirling in a basin of water.
Not letting them dry out, I immediately potted them in my usual good quality potting soil that manages water very well and lasts for a number of years. Then watered it in. This was a somewhat larger container, maybe 100% more soil holding capacity.
I will leave the flowers on. I think the root damage was very minimal, and the effect of improved soil is almost immediate. They'll get pampered for a week. Probably more.
The leaf edges have a slight sunburn, from leaving them out earlier this week. I'm impressed that they held their dark red color.
No comments:
Post a Comment