You should always wait at least a week after bringing a plant home to repot. Let it get over the shock of moving before giving it a shock of repotting
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mourningcrows@feddit.org 1 day agoHmm I just bought it a few weeks ago and didn’t use fertilizer yet, is it recommended to change the soil right after buying?
Not all from the same place. This one I got at a more “high-end” place where they usually have a good quality
Thank you!
glimse@lemmy.world 1 day ago
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It might be something else.
But as far as repotting as soon as you get it, it depends. It might be fine for a year or two, or it might be completely rootbound in old soil that has no nutrients and just a bunch of nitrogen dumped on top as a bandaid.
I grew up on a farm, not an expert on houseplants. But most of the time if everything else seems fine but leaves are browning, it’s because there’s too much nitrogen. Especially for houseplants a lot of fertilizer is “slow release”, so if that’s the problem, repotting is the only fix. All that nitrogen in the soil will just stay there and keep getting picked up by the plant.
As far as I know, repotting “early” can’t really backfire either.
mourningcrows@feddit.org 1 day ago
My experiences haven’t been too well with repotting, so I often try to avoid it as long as I can… but I just checked and that pot might actually be a little small for this plant. A few roots are sticking out of the drainage holes a bit
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, that’s not just “rootbound” that’s a serious case.
A bigger pot and new soil will def help, just watch some YouTube videos first if you’re nervous.
But if it’s growing out of drainage holes, there’s too much roots and not enough soil in the pot.
mourningcrows@feddit.org 1 day ago
I repotted it now and aside from tight roots I also found them and the soil to be really moist! If I’m lucky this helped - and I’ll pay more attention to let it dry more before watering again!