Spring Awakening: How to revive your plants after winter
Spring is here, making it the perfect time to refresh your indoor garden! With longer days and more sunlight, your plants are ready to thrive. Repotting them into slightly larger inner grow pots will help them grow bigger, and why not update your decorative pots with our unique vintage finds and protect your pot from water by adding one of our plant pot liners.
Our handcrafted pots, like the beautiful Vintage Emerald Green Pot combine charm with timeless style, making them ideal for your spring refresh.
Ready to get started? Here’s a step-by-step guide to repotting, along with tips to showcase your plants in our one-of-a-kind ceramics. **Why Repot in Spring?** Spring brings a growth spurt with longer daylight and warmer temperatures, signaling that your plants are ready to stretch their roots. If your plants are root-bound (roots circling the pot), toppling over, or showing stunted growth, it’s time for a new pot. Pairing a fresh pot with a Botanical Boys creation results in a match made in plant heaven—functional and fabulous!
Things you need to re-pot your houseplants
Larger grow pots, gloves, trowel, potting soil, dust sheet or plastic sheet, pot liner and watering can.
Step 1: Purchase a bigger plastic grow pot, the same type of pot as your plant came with from the garden centre. The pot should be 2-4cm wider than the existing one to allow the plant to grow bigger. If it's too big then there will be too much soil and potential for increased moisture to build up around the root ball, which is what you want to avoid. Re-potting into a grow pot and then placing this into a decorative pot is easier for drainage and moving later on. you should avoid planting directly into a decorative pot as it could be difficult to remove your plant later on and is a lot messier work.
Step 2: Ease out your plant by gently tipping the pot. If it's root bound, it may be difficult to pull out the plant the first time, so apply hand pressure around the plastic grow pot to loosen the soil around the root ball, and that should help get your plant out. If the plant is stuck, you may need to break open the plastic pot using your trowel handle around the sides until it splits, then remove the plant carefully to avoid sharp plastic edges.
Step 3: Purchase some fresh houseplant potting mix from your local garden centre, and spread a few inches at the bottom of your bigger grow pot with your hands. Be sure to place a sheet of plastic or dust sheet on your floor to avoid messing up your nice floor. Place your plant into the pot and pack in the fresh soil around the sides using a trowel until it's fully re-potted and the plant is standing firm and stable. You can wear gloves to keep your hands protected if you wish to.
Step 4: Once you have re-potted your plant, you will need to place this into a protective pot liner that sits inside your pot. Be sure to choose the right size by measuring the diameter of your pot first. Add a couple inches of either small stones or clay pellets to the bottom of your pot liner; this allows for a drainage layer to avoid water sitting around the roots. You may need to purchase a larger decorative pot, so why not try our unique handmade vintage pots, which add charm, character, and a fresh impact to your space?
Step 5: Give your newly potted plant a good drink, allowing excess water to drain. Place it in bright, indirect light, and skip watering for a week to help it adjust.
Sit back and feel relaxed knowing you have given your plants a fresh re-potting; they will love you for it!!
