Peace Lily Needs Repotting
Quiet lilies are a must-have for every home plant parent.
These stunning, delicate plants are incredibly resilient and can withstand a wide variety of conditions inside and outside your home. They are also popular with horticultural beginners and offer great gifts because of their interesting white modified leaves that look like glossy flowers.
Although peace lilies do not care for maintenance, they may need to be replaced again at some point in their lives. It is characterized by problems with root development or simply by age.
Take a look at these signs to know if this is the right time to put your peace lily back on. If you find any of these symptoms in your plants, follow the simple steps below to replant without any hassle.
When to change the peace lily
Many indoor plant parents replant as soon as they bring their plants home. But, despite the fact that some plants are a little overgrown, they forget that they struggle to adjust to the changes. Therefore, it is important to put it back on only when absolutely necessary.
It is best to transplant in the spring to take advantage of the growing season, but if you wish to replant your plant, you can do so at any time. Do not let the plant struggle while you wait for spring, especially if it is poorly rooted.
When it comes to quiet lilies, there are some signs that it's time to re-lay, which provides an easy guide to know when to start.
Roots grow from drainage holes
Roots need a lot of space to grow. These small structures move through the soil, searching for open spaces around the pot and plant. When they run out of space, you can see them exiting through the drain holes. This is a sure sign that the roots have grown more than the pot. The soil may be overgrown with roots, unable to go anywhere else, leaving drainage holes looking for water and nutrients.
Although the quiet lilies do not care for a small crowd, this stage of root growth is dangerous to plant health. The plant does not receive enough water, nutrients, or oxygen, suffocating effectively and slowly killing it. If conditions are so bad the growth will slow down drastically or stop altogether. Once your plant has reached this stage, a transplant is long overdue. Do not wait for spring in this case - report soon.
The roots are visible on the surface of the soil
Roots are exposed to the soil surface for the same reason that they escape from the drainage holes - the lack of space. However, the visible roots above the pot represent a much worse crowd than the roots growing from the drainage holes.
Because the roots like to grow downwards, it is natural for them to escape from the bottom of the pot when they run out of space. However, if the roots are visible above, they are forced to grow upwards from the bottom of the pot in a desperate search for water and nutrients in the soil.
This can also happen if you do not water your plant properly. To prevent water from escaping from the drainage holes and destroying any surface of the plant, some houseplant parents choose the tiniest bit of water each day rather than watering the plant every two days.
However, this procedure only completes the top layer of soil, and the bottom layer (where the roots end) dries out. To try to soak the water, the roots will grow towards the moisture in the top layer of soil and they will be exposed.
If this happens, replant your plant immediately. Be sure to tease the roots to release cross-section or complex growth, allowing the new pot to grow back downwards.
The roots circle around the bottom of the pot
Your plant may not be completely rooted but still struggles to take in water and nutrients. This is because if the roots fill closely together, it will slow down the absorption of nutrients required by the plant, thus slowing down the growth. The leaves may begin to rot or turn yellow, indicating that there is a serious problem. This is a common occurrence in circular-shaped pots. Due to the lack of hard edges, once the roots reach the outside of the pot they simply grow on the sides around the edges. As more and more roots follow the same process, they are tightly packed into the bottom of the pot, taking up all the space. Thus leaving them unable to absorb water or nutrients.
Find a way to check this problem This is it. After the soil has dried for a few days before the next watering, gently lift the plant out of the pot. If the roots circle around the base of the plant and take the shape of the base of the pot, it is time to replant.
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