This is how you separate your plants

When seedlings shoot

Often the seedlings grow too close together. The bigger they get, the more they compete for light and nutrients. As a result, the delicate plants shoot upwards. They do not develop strong shoots and root growth stagnates. Due to the lack of stability, the stems break easily. To prevent this phenomenon, you should keep the ambient temperature a little cooler and prick out the young plants in good time.

Transplant properly

Pierce the substrate directly next to the young plant with a prick stick, sausage skewer or popsicle stick. Carefully lever this out of the earth so that the root ball follows. It is important that the seedlings do not dry out and are quickly placed in the new plant pots. First fill the vessels with a nutrient-poor mixture of sand and earth.

method

Poke a hole in the soil mixture with the stick. The seedlings are placed so deep in the fresh substrate that the cotyledons are in contact with the surface of the earth. So that the roots do not bend upwards, you should carefully insert them into the

Potting soil to press. Fill up the planter completely and smooth the surface so that the irrigation water seeps away evenly.

Needs of the seedlings

For healthy growth it is important that the young plants find optimal environmental conditions. Keep the substrate mixture constantly moist. You can use a hand shower to do this so that as little soil as possible is washed away. The plants get enough light in a bright location. The plants do not tolerate direct sunlight, because the risk of drying out is too great here.

• Summer bloomer: ideal temperature at 15 to 18 degrees Celsius
• vegetables: has similar heat requirements as summer flowers
• Houseplants: like warm room air with 20 degrees Celsius
• Tropical plants: feel comfortable at at least 22 degrees