One of the most popular plants at home and office is mother-in-law's tongue, pike tail or sansevieria. This plant is very unpretentious, which is why many people choose it for landscaping the windowsills.
Instruction manual
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Transplant sansevieri need often enough. Being in good conditions for itself, it will grow quickly enough, constantly forming daughter sockets. Its roots grow in breadth more than in depth, therefore, the pot needs a shallow, wide. The powerful roots of sansevieri, while ignoring the timely transplantation and separation of outlets, can easily split even a clay pot, not just a plastic one. The plant is very unpretentious and will grow in any conditions. The best time for transplanting is early spring, when Sansevier has not yet entered the phase of active growth. But it’s unlikely to ruin it with an untimely transplant, so you can divide and transplant the sansevier at any time of the year.
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Sansevieria is also undemanding to the soil and will grow in any soil. But for good growth and rapid reproduction, it is best to take nutritious soil for decorative deciduous plants and mix it a third with sand. Mandatory drainage in the pot - Sansevieria reacts worst to the bay, since it belongs to succulent plants and is used to storing moisture for the future. Before replanting this plant, it is best not to water it for about a week in order to facilitate its work and reduce root injuries. When replanting, you can take the pot even wider than it was, or you can just separate all the outlets and plant them separately.
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In the process of preparing for the transplant, you need to spread newspapers, paper or polyethylene on the table or on the floor so that the soil does not spread throughout the house and it is more convenient to put it back in the pot. By placing the pot with the sansevier pre-dried for a week in the center, you can start the transplant. The leaf outlet is held gently, holding it with your hand, not separating the leaves as much as possible, as this can injure them. Gently pulling the outlet up from the pot, at the same time tilt the pot over the surface and remove the plant. If the sansevieria has not been transplanted for a long time and its roots are covered with an earthen lump in a pot, it can be difficult to take out the plant. In this case, they put the pot on its side and, trying not to split it, tap on the walls, separating the roots. If this manipulation did not help, a narrow plate like a ruler or knife is pushed between the walls of the pot and the earthen lump around the perimeter. The roots that sprouted through the drainage hole, most often have to be cut off.
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When the plant is extracted, with a sharp knife, the rosettes are separated from each other, cutting the thick root connecting them. Cut sites are disinfected with crushed coal. In a new pot, drainage is poured to the bottom - it can be coal, pebbles or expanded clay balls. The soil is poured into the drainage with a layer of at least 1 cm. Then, a sansevierium is set, focusing on the center, and the space around is covered with soil. After this, the plant is watered and put in a permanent place. After work with a transplant, be sure to wash your hands, since sansevieria is poisonous.
