Cyclamen transplant

Cyclamen is a capricious flowering houseplant that does not like transplanting and recovers for a long time after it. Experienced flower growers do not recommend carrying out this procedure more often than once every 3 years. But there are several reasons when you simply cannot do without a transplant..

Buying a new plant. In most cases, plants in flower shops are sold in containers with a special substrate in which the flower cannot stay for a long time and at the same time fully develop. After buying a cyclamen, it is recommended to immediately transplant the culture into the appropriate soil..

Large size of the root system of the flower. The growth of indoor cyclamens, especially in the first years of life, is very intense. Indoor crop tubers can grow so that the flower pot becomes cramped for them. Plants can stop growing or stop flowering due to the uncomfortable state. Fertilizers, watering and any other care will not correct this situation. It remains only to transplant into a large container with a new soil mixture.

The need for soil replacement. Such a need arises if the soil has been used for a long time or if harmful insects, fungus, infection have appeared in it. Poor depleted soil cannot be made nutritious and fertile again only with the help of top dressing. And you can get rid of pests only by completely replacing the potting mix and flower container..

How to transplant cyclamen correctly

Preparing for transplant

Preparatory activities consist of choosing the correct flower container, appropriate soil and drainage material.

The size of the flower pot is of great importance for the future indoor flower and the choice must be approached very responsibly. In comfortable conditions, cyclamen develops and blooms well. In the presence of a cramped pot, the root part will suffer. In a vessel that is too wide or deep, flowering may stop, the soil in such a container will acidify, and root rot may appear..

A pot with a diameter of 7-8 cm is enough for a cyclamen aged from one to three years, and for older specimens – 10-15 cm. Do not use used flower containers. But if this has to be done, then only after careful treatment with disinfecting solutions or preparations. Through a pot infected with another flower, cyclamen can get sick with root rot or other disease.

Since the transplanting process itself is stressful for cyclamen, it is worth taking care of the composition of the new soil so that the plant feels normal in this regard. The composition of the new substrate should be better than the previous one in terms of the presence of nutrients in it. You can purchase a ready-made soil mixture designed for cyclamen. When creating a substrate at home, you need to take 4 essential components – leafy soil, peat, river sand and rotted humus. These elements must be 3 times larger than all the others..

Requirements for new soil: it must be light, neutral in composition and breathable. Such soil can consist of equal parts of sod land and coarse sand..

For drainage, it is recommended to use expanded clay, which must be treated with a disinfectant solution before being placed in a pot, and then dried well..

Start of transplant

A favorable time to start the transplant procedure is the last days of the rest period of cyclamen. As soon as young leaves begin to appear, you can start. It is not recommended to transplant a houseplant during the flowering period, even if there are some significant circumstances for this..

Transplant procedure

Transplantation due to a grown tuber is carried out together with an earthen clod. Cyclamen must be carefully removed from the old pot and transferred to a new one. When diseases and pests appear, the soil is completely replaced, and the root tubers are carefully cleaned of the old substrate before planting and the damaged and rotten root parts are removed. Before placing the plant in a new vessel with fresh soil, it is necessary to treat the tubers with a disinfecting solution, and then plant.

When transplanting a cyclamen “European” tuber is completely covered with a substrate, but it is not compacted. The tuber of the “Persian” cyclamen is sprinkled only 2/3, and the soil around it is tamped.

Timely transplantation of cyclamen contributes to full growth, long life and beautiful flowering for many years.

How to properly transplant cyclamen at home (video)

How to properly transplant cyclamen at home [Leroy Merlin]