Precautions for repotting Osmanthus fragrans Precautions for transplanting Osmanthus fragrans

Osmanthus fragrans, also known as Qianlixiang, Wanlixiang, Guoshanxiang, Huangjingui, and Shanhuangpi, has a beautiful plant posture, beautiful branches and leaves, and rich fragrance. It is one of the very good ornamental flowers.

Precautions for repotting and transplanting of Osmanthus fragrans

1. Repotting temperature

After repotting, the sweet olive needs to be placed in a cool and ventilated environment for about a week. The temperature should be kept at 20-25℃ as much as possible . Avoid high temperature and direct sunlight to prevent the sweet olive from withering.

2. Flowerpot selection

Osmanthus fragrans is a shrub plant with relatively small roots where it grows. When repotting, you should choose a shallow pot that matches the size of the plant . Generally, you will choose a purple clay pot or a clay pot with good air permeability and drainage .

Time to repot the osmanthus fragrans

The pot of Osmanthus fragrans can be repotted every 2 to 3 years , and the time for repotting is generally chosen in October to November in autumn and April to May in late spring .

Key points for repotting Osmanthus fragrans

1. Root pruning and drying

After removing the sweet olive from the pot , trim off the rotten and old roots , wash it with clean water, and then soak it in potassium permanganate solution for about half an hour for disinfection before rooting and planting.

2. Watering

After repotting the Osmanthus fragrans, it needs to be watered thoroughly at one time to keep the soil moist, which is conducive to the contact between the roots and the soil. If the soil is found to be dry later, water it appropriately, but be careful to avoid water accumulation in the soil.

3. Soil for repotting

Osmanthus fragrans likes to grow in loose and fertile soil. When repotting, you can add slag and cake fertilizer residue to sandy loam to make nutrient soil, or mix river sand, peat soil and pond mud to make nutrient soil. Homemade nutrient soil should be exposed to the sun and disinfected before use.

Why does the osmanthus lose its leaves after repotting?

1. Lighting issues

This is a very light-loving plant. If there is not enough light , a series of problems are likely to occur. Not only will the leaves fall, but during the flowering period, there may be very few flowers and a weak fragrance.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide it with sufficient light. Generally speaking, it should be at least four or five hours a day. Moreover, there is no need to worry about direct sunlight, which will not cause harm.

2. Temperature problem

This aspect is mainly in winter. This plant is not very cold-resistant and prefers warm places. In winter, if special attention is not paid to maintenance, the room temperature is below five degrees Celsius and lasts for a long time, then it is likely to cause leaf fall.

In this case, it is necessary to move it indoors for maintenance and management. Specifically, the minimum temperature must be between five and ten degrees. If conditions permit, it can be kept at around twenty degrees, but it should not be too high, otherwise the nutrient consumption will increase.

3. Moisture problem

As we have said above, it cannot tolerate waterlogging. Therefore, if water accumulates , it will inevitably lead to a series of bad consequences. The first is root rot, and the second is leaf fall.

If this phenomenon is observed, it is necessary to remedy it in advance. The most important thing is to control the amount of water. If there is no improvement, you need to take out the whole plant, rinse the roots, dry it, and then disinfect and replant it.

4. Normal phenomenon

This situation also mainly occurs in winter. Sometimes, the temperature in winter is very high, and its dormancy will be broken . Then, the leaves will naturally replace the old with the new, the old ones will fall off, and the new ones will grow.