gardenstead | How to repot a large houseplant: Ficus audrey @gardenstead | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
In this video, tropical plant expert Michael Leach of Toronto’s Dynasty Plant Shop and gardenstead’s host Dan Fox repot a Ficus audrey, or Ficus benghalensis (commonly known as a banyan tree in its native India).
Here’s what Michael and Dan talk about in the video:
how to choose what size pot you’ll need to go up to when repotting
why you don’t want to go too big with your pot choice (hint: it’s connected to root rot)
what kind of soil to use for tropical houseplants
how to remove plants from plastic pots, and tips for how to get them out if they’re really stuck
what the telltale signs of a root bound plant are
whether you should remove old loose soil from the plant’s roots — or not
placing the plant and adding soil
why you should moisten the soil after you place your plant
should you reuse the soil from the old pot
Part of our “How to choose a houseplant” series. Check out the other two videos in the series:
How to choose a houseplant: youtube.com/watch?v=0yDn4xloaWA&t=1s
How to care for a large houseplant: Bird of paradise plant: youtube.com/watch?v=Kn14nEMiC5A
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In this video, tropical plant expert Michael Leach of Toronto’s Dynasty Plant Shop and gardenstead’s host Dan Fox repot a Ficus audrey, or Ficus benghalensis (commonly known as a banyan tree in its native India).
Here’s what Michael and Dan talk about in the video:
how to choose what size pot you’ll need to go up to when repotting
why you don’t want to go too big with your pot choice (hint: it’s connected to root rot)
what kind of soil to use for tropical houseplants
how to remove plants from plastic pots, and tips for how to get them out if they’re really stuck
what the telltale signs of a root bound plant are
whether you should remove old loose soil from the plant’s roots — or not
placing the plant and adding soil
why you should moisten the soil after you place your plant
should you reuse the soil from the old pot
Part of our “How to choose a houseplant” series. Check out the other two videos in the series:
How to choose a houseplant: youtube.com/watch?v=0yDn4xloaWA&t=1s
How to care for a large houseplant: Bird of paradise plant: youtube.com/watch?v=Kn14nEMiC5A
About gardenstead
gardenstead is an online gardening community for everyone, and we’d love to have you join us. We share tons of information on every gardening topic you can imagine on our website (where you can also subscribe to our newsletter), so take a minute to check us out. We'd also love to have you follow us on social, and consider this your friendly invitation to join one (or, heck, all) of our super active Facebook Groups! We’d love to hear your gardening stories, learn your gardening tips and see your garden photos – basically, all the gardening, all the time. See you over the garden fence!
Subscribe to our newsletter: bit.ly/3B7RUfU
Find us on Instagram: instagram.com/gardenstead
Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/gardensteadcommunity
Join one of our Facebook Groups:
Indoor and Small Space Gardening: facebook.com/groups/indoor.smallspace.gardening
Vegetable Gardening: facebook.com/groups/gardenstead.vegetablegardening
Houseplants: facebook.com/groups/gardenstead.houseplants
Flower Gardening: facebook.com/groups/gardenstead.flowergardening
Succulents: facebook.com/groups/gardenstead.succulents
Herb Gardening: facebook.com/groups/gardenstead.herbgardening
