Gardening Tips: How To Perform Plant Transplants & Revive Scorched Flowers

Many gardeners, both new and experienced, have fears about how to transplant flowers. Relocating can be tricky if you don’t take proper care to know your plant’s specific needs, so it’s important to do a little research before beginning the process. For all plants, there are a few key steps that will minimize any shock caused by initial moves. The steps below are not exact rules – all plants have specific needs – but they should help you better understand how to transplant flowers altogether.

Transplanting Time

It’s best to transplant during the dormancy phase. To know when your plant is dormant, be sure that buds have not yet formed, the plant has finished blooming and the green foliage has turned yellow or fallen off. For example, Iris’ greenery will turn yellow and wilt. If you have a bouquet of roses that has grown roots in a vase, transplant these in early spring for best results.

If there’s one thing to remember about how to transplant flowers, it’s that you shouldn’t do it during the middle of summer. When a plant is spending its energy producing blooms or sprouting new branches, it won’t have the strength to adapt its roots to a new location and new soil composition.

Dig the hole for your new plant during the cooler hours, and be sure to place it in the ground before the area is exposed to the heat of the day. You want healthy soil to welcome your plant, and sun exposure can kill off some necessary soil nutrients. This also goes for the plant’s roots. When exposed to the air or sun it can take only a few minutes for a root system to deteriorate, dry out or completely collapse.

Fertilize

For those annuals and perennials, a little fertilizer never does harm. These plants will love a little boost that mother nature may not provide, so send them a little growth spurt of manure or fish emulsions. If you happen to be transplanting shrubs or trees, hold off on the fertilizer. Trees and shrubs require root growth after a transplant before they can put their energy into their branches, so wait until the following season.

Water

Pay close attention to any new additions to your garden when watering. Their roots are often stressed, trying to acclimatize to their new environment, so don’t give any added stress by over or underwatering. Check the soil, about an inch down, near the base of the plant for moisture. If it’s dry, go ahead and get the watering can out.

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How To Revive Flowers Scorched By The Summer Sun

A common problem with both indoor and outdoor plants is that they can suffer from too much sun. The sun’s rays can stress a plant’s leaves to the point of dehydration, causing the plant to lose much of its green vigor. A sign that your plant has been overexposed to the sun is a collection of dark or bleached spots on the leaves. Often times, the soil beneath the plant will have little or no moisture, causing it to harden. If this happens to be the case with your plants, follow the instructions below for a quick fix. But remember, not all plants are easily revived, so have patience, and keep a good watch over your greenery.

Immediate Help

If your plant is indoors, remove it from direct sunlight and place it in a shadier spot. Changing a plant’s sun exposure can give it needed rest, but you must keep a close eye on its progress to be sure you have not placed it in too much shade. Shade, much like overexposure to sunlight, can easily disintegrate a plant’s health as overexposure to sunlight.

Hydrate

Next, for both indoor and outdoor greenery, you will want to water your plant, thoroughly. For outdoor fauna, this means soaking the ground at the plant’s base multiple times in a day. The soil has been hardened, and will take a few good soaks until it has been properly hydrated. For your potted greenery, or indoor flora, you will want to do the same. Let the soil have a full soak, and if possible, get the entire plant wet in the process, in order to cool it off. To keep your indoor plant’s moisture levels high, place the pot in a tray of water.

Trim

You will want to trim the dead or scorched foliage after properly watering. Your plant is expending energy on attempting to keep the burnt parts alive. Clip these areas off so that the energy it produces will go to the areas of the plant that are still healthy.

Mulch

After you have completed this process, mulch underneath your outdoor plants. The mulch is necessary to keep the roots and soil both hydrated and protected from the sun’s rays. This is a good idea for any plants that seem to dry out in your yard.

Lastly, if you are worried you have a shady house plant in the sun, check the following list. Some plants that you should move away from the window include – moth orchids, flame violets, peace lily, thanksgiving cactus, most palms, coleus, snake plant, zebra plant, philodendron and ferns.