Possible problems
With an unsuccessful transplant, there is a risk of problems. Dracaena may begin to lose its decorative effect. In this case, the foliage will look drooping, yellowed. The causes of plant malaise lie in mistakes made during the process of transplanting and during subsequent care. Among them you can see:
- Illiterate selection of soil mixture. Ornamental crops do not do well in heavy and oily soil with a high peat content.
- Using a container larger than required. There is a risk of soil acidification and the development of putrid flora.
- Excessive watering of a plant that has undergone a transplant. Watering the false palm after transplanting should be as the top layer of the soil dries up. Water should not stand in the pan. If the plant has suffered from excessive watering, it is required to dry the earthen lump, having previously removed it from the container.
- Non-observance of the temperature regime in the room. Dracaena that has undergone a transplant cannot be kept in the cold. She needs warm and humid air.
Yellowing and dying off of leaves
What is happening is provoked by excessive soil moisture or its increased fat content and air impermeability. It will be necessary to reduce watering, and in case of urgent need, change the soil to a suitable one.
Dry and darkened tips of the leaves are a sign of excessive dryness in the indoor air. The solution to the problem is spraying.
Attention. False palm leaves may turn black when kept in cold weather.
This complication is also caused by the contact of the green decoration of the plant with cold glass.
The plant has dropped its leaves
Dropped leaves are normal after transplanting dracaena. The plant has experienced stress and needs to be recuperated. A warm shower will help the false palm bounce back. During the implementation of the water procedure, waterlogging of the soil should be avoided. It is advisable to cover the soil in the pot with plastic wrap.
Correctly carried out transplantation will help the dracaena stay healthy and retain its decorative effect. It is enough to follow the technique of performing the procedure and competently care for the plant after manipulation.
How to properly transplant dracaena at home
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The appearance of the dracaena directly depends on proper care: feeding and watering, the use of high quality soil. This flower is thermophilic, therefore, it should be provided with suitable conditions of detention. You need to be especially careful when transplanting a plant.
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Preparing for transplant
Before starting work, you need to learn how to properly transplant the dragon tree. The best time to transplant is late winter or early spring. What you need:
- water and spray;
- pot;
- drainage;
- gardening scissors;
- substrate.
Such a plant needs good soil. The acidity of the soil should vary from 6.0 to 6.6 pH. The soil taken from the garden area will not be a suitable option for replanting. Indeed, this soil contains various fertilizers and mineral salts.
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If there is no soil in the store, you can prepare it yourself. This will require leafy soil and sod, compost and peat. The ratio is approximately 2: 1: 1: 0.5. There is an easier option for creating soil.Humus, sod land, river sand and leafy land are needed; the ratio is 1: 3: 1: 1.
To transplant a plant, you need to find a suitable container.
If you follow a number of rules when choosing a pot, then there will be no problems with its use:
- It must have a sufficient opening to drain excess moisture.
- Be about 2-3 cm larger than its predecessor. But you should not transplant the dragon into a pot that is too large. Non-standard container sizes will accumulate moisture and lead to the death of the flower.
Dracaena transplant process
The new pot must be washed before starting the transplant. Dracaena itself is recommended not to water for at least a day.
This procedure will allow the soil to dry out in order to more easily release the plant from the pot and not damage the roots. But if the soil is wet, watering the flower can be postponed for 3 days.
After the flower is removed from the pot, it is necessary to inspect the root for damage; if found, trim gently using a pruning shear. Open cuts of rhizomes should be treated with charcoal to prevent decay processes. At the end of the treatment, the root must be sprayed with moisture from a spray bottle.
First, a layer of drainage is placed on the bottom of the pot (thickness is about 1/3 of the pot), after which there is a small amount of substrate. Then a flower is placed in the container and covered with earth, while the voids in the roots are filled. The soil around the stem must be tamped, and the dracaena must be watered. For a stronger soil compaction with the pot, you need to knock on the table.
Flower care
Dracaena tolerates stress for about 2 weeks. During this period of time, a new root system (capillaries and hairs) is created.
It is recommended to water the flower with additional agents within 2 months, for example, "Kornevin" - 1 g per 1 liter of water.
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If, after 2 weeks, the plant drops and leaves the leaves, you should:
- determine the humidity in the room - dryness can negatively affect the dracaena;
- check that the soil in the pot is not overdried or waterlogged.
The plant can be saved by adjusting irrigation and watering, creating a special microclimate by covering the flower with polyethylene with ventilation.
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Dracaena care
After transplanting and watering, the plant is harvested in partial shade. Direct sunlight is contraindicated. They dry out the soil, weakening the dragon tree. The room should be cool so that moisture does not evaporate from the ground too quickly. The temperature varies from +18 to + 20-23 degrees.
After 5-7 days after transplanting, a solution of Zircon is introduced into the soil: 5 drops of a growth stimulator per 1 liter of liquid. The preparation nourishes the weakened flower and strengthens the root system. If the air in the room is dry, it is necessary to spray dracaena leaves from a spray bottle 1-2 times a day.
How to understand that dracaena has taken root? Monitor the plant closely. New green leaves are the first sign that the flower has grown stronger. Now you can take out the pot with dracaena to the balcony or street, because oxygen accelerates the growth of the stem and root system.
The adapted flower is fed with mineral supplements. There is also a popular version of fertilizer, which is prepared from milk powder diluted with water. For 10 g of powder, about 500 ml of water. The calcium contained in the harvest feeds the flower. Thanks to milk powder, the crown of the mini-palm tree becomes thicker, and the tips of the leaves do not turn yellow.
The top layer of the soil is periodically loosened to provide oxygen to the root system. Flowers over 8-10 years old are not transplanted.They practically do not grow, so they do not need a larger pot. It is enough to replace the topsoil 1–2 times a year and replenish it.
Dracaena will be a decoration for your apartment and office. The flower resembles a small palm tree, so it fits perfectly into a modern interior. It is easy to care for the plant, and replanting is even easier. You need to choose the right pot, soil and follow the recommendations of experienced florists.
When and why to transplant
Usually, you can find any types and varieties of dracaena on sale. They have already been planted and are already in pots on store shelves. But the pots in which they are located are just a temporary container for transportation. In these shipping pots (they are usually red and plastic), they are grown and prepared for sale. When grown in such pots, dracaena and almost all plants are crammed with stimulants and growth enhancers. There is a large number of fertilizers that support the plants until they are purchased by you. Not always employees of garden centers take good care of them. Therefore, it is imperative that when buying a dracaena, we purchase all the necessary materials in advance.
The purchased dracaena is a transplant, which is always needed after buying it in the store. It doesn't depend on the season. But the transplant of dracaena is carried out as needed and preferably in the spring season. Usually in the winter season - dracaena are at rest. In the spring, sap flow begins along the shoots and trunk. A sunny day is longer and a transplant will not give much stress, as the plant wakes up from sleep and is ready to grow and develop.
Planting new plants is needed so that you can examine the root system for diseases and pests. If necessary, we carry out treatment and treatment with drugs. We cut off dead roots, inspect, process.
Planting your own plants, which grow safely in the house, is carried out as needed. This is usually due to the fact that the roots have developed well and the dracaena has become cramped in your pot. This can be determined by the appearance of the dracaena. Usually the leaves become smaller, they become not so juicy and colorful (if these are variegated forms of dracaena). There are very large specimens of dracaena, which are simply physically difficult to transplant. Large trunk and huge crown. Usually in such cases, the top layer of the soil is simply replaced. Carefully remove the top layer and add a more fertile one.
Dracaena needs a transplant in the following cases:
- - a newly purchased plant, requires a mandatory transplant.
- - young plants need a transplant every year.
- - your plant has grown enough to fill the entire pot with roots. In this case, he becomes cramped and there is a lack of nutrients. Transferring to a new pot and replacing the soil.
- - when the soil is depleted, at this moment the leaves begin to turn yellow, growth stops and the decorativeness of the plant itself is lost. transplanting a plant into a new, more fertile soil.
- - if the conditions for watering dracaena are violated, problems with the roots (decay, bacterial diseases) may arise - a transplant is necessary with replacing the soil and disinfecting the pot, or replacing it.
- - upon detection of pests that live in the soil. Plant transplant and soil replacement. Treatment of the pot with appropriate preparations.
Soil preparation
Dracaena is unpretentious and can grow in almost any soil. However, the ideal conditions for it would be a drained soil with a low peat content and an acidity of 6-6.5 pH. Ready-made compositions for dracaena are presented in flower shops, but you can prepare the soil yourself:
- mix leaf, turf, compost and peat soil in a ratio of 2: 1: 1: 0.5;
- add some charcoal.
It is better to take soil for the composition not in a garden area, where there are too many mineral salts and fertilizer residues, but in deciduous forests, parks or groves. Possible drainage:
- expanded clay balls;
- fine river sand;
- crushed brick.
The volume of harvested soil depends on individual conditions. If this is a planned transplant, and the old soil is still of good quality, then very little new land will need to be added. In this case, you should focus on the difference in the volume of the old and new pot. If it is necessary to replace all the soil, then the volume will be equal to the capacity of the larger container.
The recipe for the right soil
Dracaena, although it looks like a palm tree, loves slightly acidic or neutral soil more. Preference is given to light soil that is breathable and does not retain moisture
In flower shops, it is advised to pay attention to the universal soil intended for indoor plants. Owners of summer cottages and suburban areas can prepare the perfect base on their own
The composition of the correct soil includes:
- sod land;
- river sand, coarse;
- humus.
Loose components are mixed in equal proportions. You can add peat, leaf soil or dolomite flour to the soil. In order for the dracaena to receive a sufficient amount of nutrients, the base is enriched with fertilizers:
- potassium;
- double superphosphate;
- micronutrient fertilizers.
Do not use soil that contains clay. The additive retains water and leads to the appearance of fungus. A heavy and dense base is combined with small pebbles or coconut fiber, which acts as a baking powder and regulates the moisture level.
Land taken from a vegetable garden or garden must be disinfected. There are two ways: cold and hot. In the first case, the container with the workpiece is placed in a freezer for 1-2 weeks. In the second, the soil is steamed or calcined in the oven. High and very low temperatures kill weed spores, insect eggs and fungus. Disinfection is needed to protect the dracaena from diseases and parasites that can destroy the plant in a matter of days.
The sand is calcined or poured with a steep solution of manganese. The pebbles are thoroughly washed, poured over with boiling water and dried. The processed soil is combined with peat and other additives. The components are well mixed and insisted for 5-7 days. During this time, beneficial bacteria necessary for the growth of dracaena will appear in the soil.
Transplant technology
It is quite easy to transplant dracaena at home. Usually the greatest difficulty is the moment of removing the flower from the old pot. To make it easier to get the dracaena, you should not water it 2-3 days before transplanting. The table shows an algorithm for moving the plant step by step:
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Dracaena care after transplant
Flower care after transplantation should be at the same level as before.The only difference is the addition of fertilizer.
The plant, as before, should not be exposed to the sun - there is a risk of burns for the leaves. In addition, there should be no drafts. The air temperature in the room with dracaena is needed at least 25 degrees Celsius. You need to water the flower at least 3-5 times a week, quite abundantly. In addition to watering, intensive spraying of leaves from a spray bottle is required - dracaena comes from a hot and humid country.
After the transplant, the dracaena will adapt for about two more weeks - this is the time the plant will need to form the root system. To smooth out the stress state of the flower, you can use a special root growth stimulator "Zircon", but not more than twice a month.
Top dressing of dracaena is usually carried out during the period of active growth, that is, from March to November. In winter, once a month, half the dose of fertilizer.
How to transplant dracaena at home and a detailed description of the transplant algorithm in the video below.
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A clean and processed dracaena is transferred to a pot. The roots are spread by hand throughout the flowerpot and straightened. The base is covered with earth, leaving the sides 1.5–2 cm high. The lower and middle soil layer is tamped with a spatula or hand. Dracaena is watered, waiting for the soil to sit down, then add a little more. The top layer remains loose and does not need to be tamped.
You can put a piece of charcoal next to the root system. The material absorbs excess moisture, preventing soil from silting up, and prevents the appearance of mold.
The flower was attacked by pests or a fungus, needs to replace the soil? If an urgent transplant is carried out in winter or autumn, the root system is not cleared of the earth. The soil is treated with a special pest repellent and placed with the flower in a new pot. Add soil and fertilize to help the plant adapt.
Removal and Inspection
Dracaena is very fragile. The flower is easy to damage if you pull strongly or sharply on the stem, so it is removed from the flowerpot carefully and slowly.
The pot is turned over, knocking on the bottom with your fingers or a wooden stick. They grasp the dracaena stalk closer to the base and try to turn the container around the axis. If it gives in easily, then the flowerpot is removed, and the flower, along with an earthen lump, is placed on a paper or cloth napkin.
Before planting in a new pot, you need to inspect the root system. The earth is not cleaned, but the samples that peep out of the soil are studied. If they are clean and healthy, then the plant is transferred to a prepared container.
A detailed inspection is necessary in cases when:
- roots are weak and sluggish;
- there are blackened or dried samples;
- the leaves of the plant have turned yellow or curled;
- small passages or insects have been seen in the ground.
The earthen lump together with the root system is immersed in warm water or a weak solution of potassium permanganate. When it softens, the remains of the soil are carefully removed by hand, being careful not to damage the shoots. The flower is placed on a cloth and waited for it to dry. At this time, you need to prepare inventory:
- rubber gloves;
- a sharp scalpel, scissors, or knife;
- crushed activated carbon;
- alcohol or salicylic acid;
- cotton wool.
The tool for pruning weak and diseased roots must be sharp. Dull scissors injure the plant. Jagged and torn edges remain and take longer to heal.
The blade of a knife or scalpel is disinfected before the procedure and after each removed root, so as not to spread infection and bacteria. Work in rubber gloves, otherwise microbes living on the skin and under the nails get into the sections. The wounds are sprinkled with crushed coal, which accelerates healing and protects against decay.
After pruning and processing with dry powder, the flower is placed in a plastic tray for a day and left in a warm room to dry the slices.If you immediately plant it in the ground, there is a high probability that the injured roots will begin to rot.
How to transplant dracaena
Before starting a transplant, prepare everything you need. To have it close at hand. To begin with, carefully remove the dracaena from the old pot. If the soil is too dense, you can knock on the sides of the pot and carefully pull out the lump with roots and soil. We try not to shake off the ground and not to violate the integrity of the earthen coma.
In a new pot, at the bottom, put a layer of drainage. It can be expanded clay, as a small, medium or large fraction. Pre-mix the soil with perlite / vermiculite. You can also add granular mineral fertilizers, prolonged action. Pour a small amount into the bottom of the pot.
Then we carefully place our dracaena in the center. The roots can be pretreated with a root stimulator (kornerost, root). It is necessary to place the plant in such a way that its upper part is on the surface or just below the border of the pot. Next, using a scoop or with your hands, pour the soil on the sides, in small amounts and evenly. Tamping her down a little
We do this carefully so as not to damage the roots.
After you have filled the pot with dracaena soil. Sprinkle the plant well so that the ground is in contact with the soil and roots. After that, you can add a little more soil if it settles. Stimulants (zircon, epin, Cytovit) can also be added to the water for irrigation.
Dracaena care after transplant
After you transplanted dracaena, she will have a period of getting used to new conditions.
We provide the plant with proper care and attention. We maintain a comfortable temperature, indoor humidity, illumination
If there is a lack of humidity, you can use a humidifier or regularly spray the dracaena. If there is not enough lighting, we use phytolamps or fluorescent lamps. These can be additional lamps, both for the whole room, and spotlights for the plant. We control soil moisture and watering. In general, we continue to look after the dracaena. Good luck to you.
