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Yucca transplant: how to transplant in the fall
Yucca is a perennial evergreen that is grown in a room or garden. Outdoor specimens tolerate frost well, but in harsh regions they require additional shelter for the winter. Transplanting garden and room yucca has its own characteristics that you should be aware of.
Is it possible to transplant garden yucca in the fall?
If the plant is grown in the garden, then the transplant is extremely rare, in one place the yucca has been growing for more than 20 years. But there are situations when a perennial urgently needs a transplant. It is better to do it at rest, while the plant is not blooming. In garden specimens, transplantation occurs in early spring or autumn.
Indoor yucca can be transplanted into a bowl to create an exquisite composition.
The older the plant, the more carefully all work needs to be planned. The fact is that the yucca root system grows not only in depth, but also in width. Sometimes you need to dig in a fairly large circle so as not to damage the roots. The yucca is carefully removed from the ground, the excess soil is shaken off and the young shoots are separated. They are planted in a new place. The holes are prepared a little more than the root system of the seedlings.
In spring, the plant tolerates transplanting better and takes root in a new place. After the autumn procedures, the root zone is covered with dry leaves. Falling snow will serve as additional mulch.
How to transplant room yucca?
Young plants are replanted annually. As you grow older, it is enough to do a transplant every 3 years. Old specimens are not transplanted, but only replace the topsoil with a more nutritious one.
Only a purchased store plant is transplanted as soon as the opportunity presents itself. The transport store soil is not suitable for further cultivation, as it does not contain the necessary nutrients. In the future, the transplant is done regularly, taking into account all the requirements:
- For a yucca pot, choose a ceramic or clay pot, but not plastic. In the latter, the earth dries out poorly, problems with roots are possible.
- The size of the pot should correspond to the root system and be several centimeters larger than the previous one.
- The soil is chosen light, loose and fertile. Store soil for palm trees works well. If there is none, you can mix turf soil, leaf humus and sand.
The transplant is done by the transshipment method, the old earth is not crushed from the roots so as not to damage them. The resulting voids are filled with fresh earth. After transplanting, the plant is stressed, so it is placed in partial shade for several days, not watered, but only the leaves are watered.
There is no need to be afraid to replant your plant, there is nothing difficult about it. Follow the well-known rules so that the yucca will quickly adapt to a new place and be less sick.