Ep. 131 - Adopting an old plant. Now what?

We can talk about techniques one by one, but sometimes a scenario – like adopting an old plant – is the best way to discuss how we think of them *all working together*.

Today we’ll talk through fertilizing, potting substrate, pruning, and dividing, and when we’d consider each. Will we agree? Expect a few propagation and pruning tips in this one, and of course some teasing between us.

Mentioned in this episode:

• the things we consider when we inherit (or have!) an old, mature, or overgrown plant: fertilizer and soil, repotting, pruning, and dividing

• we discuss when and why we chose each of these interventions, and look at some of the particulars when doing them

• how to prune an overgrown plant for improved form (or propagation!)

• some propagation methods for creating new plants from old, and when this might be preferable to trying to rehab an overgrown specimen

• dividing a plant - how, why, and when

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