In the Garden: Re-potting

​Late winter and early spring is the time to re-pot many plants into larger pots or just replace tired, depleted potting mix. Pots should be of adequate size, particularly width, for the plant to be potted, and with ample drainage holes. Consider upcycling a suitable container for a unique look or converting into a wicking system.
 
Ensure plants are well watered and unstressed beforehand and use good quality premium potting mix with the Australian Standard tick of approval at the bottom (premium ticks are in red, regular in black). Unless the pots are quite large it is best to stick with potting mix and not add garden soil, as drainage will be hindered. You can, however, fill the bottom section of pots over 60cm or so with a lower quality mix, coarse gravel or similar to keep costs down.
 
Tidy up plant roots if needed with a sharp spade, old serrated bread knife or secateurs (best to keep a set especially for this purpose) and keep the soil level the same as it was previously.
 
Water in well with fertiliser tea or seaweed extract – there’s no need to add granular fertiliser at this stage as premium standard potting mixes contain enough nutrition feed them for at least six weeks.

Late winter and early spring is a suitable time to re-pot many plants into larger pots or simply to replace tired potting mix.

Tidy up plant roots if needed with a sharp spade, old serrated bread knife or secateurs.

Consider upcycling items for a unique and sustainable look.