How to transplant a fat woman correctly?

The inhabitant of window sills is Crassula, a money tree, or in the common people - a fat woman. An unpretentious houseplant, it has a positive effect on a person, releasing biologically active substances into the air, thereby purifying it. In addition, there is a belief that the fat woman brings money and prosperity to the house.

But the money tree grows, develops and, naturally, increases in size, so she needs a bigger pot. But how to transplant a fat woman correctly and not injure the flower? There is nothing difficult in this, even a beginner can handle it.

The fat woman does not need a transplant so often - only once every two years. First you need to choose the right pot for the transplant. It should be larger than the existing one by a maximum of 4 cm in diameter. The root system of crassula develops in breadth, not in depth. For a money tree, the best option would be a ceramic pot, not a plastic one, for the stability of the flower.

It is necessary to start the transplant in early spring, when the plant is just beginning to wake up from hibernation. Pour drainage and soil for cacti into a pot, fill two-thirds of the pot with this mixture.

Gently remove the money tree from the pot and rinse the rhizome. Let dry for three hours. Sprinkle with charcoal or ash. Moisten the soil lightly in a new pot and plant the jellyfish. Cover the roots with earth, but the petiole, the stem must always remain in the air.

It is not necessary to water the plant for the first week. Then water for two weeks not much, and then as usual.

Knowing how to transplant a fat woman in theory, in practice, there will be no difficulties. The plant does not require much attention and anxious care, so the transplant is easy.