Potting tips: caring for the soil

We know that growing plants in pots is not the same as growing plants in firm, nourished soil, where there is no shortage of surface area and the conditions are the most ideal for the crop to evolve without stones in the way.

In the first case, you have to be much more cautious and study the needs of each plant, making sure that receive the nutrients but avoiding excess, checking that the soil is damp but not flooded, that the roots have room to spread.

Mother Earth

In the case of potting soil, it is common for it to appear somewhat dull and washed over time, for a hard layer to form on the surface and to appear caked. That even when watering it is dry, as if the water could not penetrate it.

This is a very common thing that happens when the earth becomes old and is not renewed, something that in the pots is much more accelerated due to the lack of surface. What's worse, it talks about the lack of soil nutrients.

In these cases, it is best to incorporate a liquid fertilizer for the earth to regain health. You can do it every 15 days because an excess of nutrients can end up affecting the earth by burning the leaves of the plant.

The best time to do it is from late winter to early fall. Then you have to space the doses to once a month.

Another alternative is the slow release fertilizers that are placed in the ground and released in precise doses. They require less work as they last 3 months.

Care of the land

In addition to applying a fertilizer, you can stir the earth every so often for what is loose and thus allows water to penetrate.

Every two years, it is recommended to change the soil of potted plantsYes, but in the case of large plants you can renew it by adding new soil to the upper part of the sutrato.