How can I successfully transplant my store bought Peace Lily into a bigger pot without killing it?

Answer 1

I agree with MAttsprat. Let it get used to its new home first, then re-pot, but only if it is necessary. Unless there are roots growing profusely out the bottom of the pot, I don't know that you need to re-pot at all. Good luck!

Answer 2

best way is to not water it for a while, let it dry till it starts to suffer a little, tap theoutside of the vase till it detaches, lift it out place it carefully into new home make sure there's some good soil there, add a little bit of moisture, keep in in the dark for a couple of days. Always let water sit an hour or so to get rid of chlorine

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How can I successfully transplant my store bought Peace Lily into a bigger pot without killing it?
How can I successfully transplant my store bought Peace Lily into a bigger pot without killing it?

Answer 3

First answer after joining Answer!! A friend of mine has her house for sale. In an attempt to make her living room appear larger, she took her Peace Lily into the garage on a day that it was very cold. Her peace lily was recently transplanted into a larger pot that sits on the floor. You can cut or break the existing pot away. Don't try to dig out the lily because the root system is already through the dirt and the roots are very small and delicate. One you have your lily out of your pot, place it in the middle of your larger new pot. Place a few medium sized rocks in the very bottom so water will drain off your plant. Have a couple bags of potting soil ready to fill the plant up to 1" from the top of your new pot. Water it 24 hours later. Don't water it until it has sit for those 24 hours getting used to "stretching" its roots and relaxing before it gets watered. Hope it continues to grow and branch out.

Answer 4

Buy fresh potting soil, and when you transplant, don't brush off all the soil from the roots. Bring some of the old soil into the new pot, otherwise the plant will go into shock. Place peace plant into pot, press down soil so there are no air pockets. Then water thoroughly. Do not fertilize for one week. Then buy fertilizer plugs and place one or two into the soil. Water only when dry to the touch. Use a large plastic pot with a saucer underneath and place into a decorative basket pot or any vessel. YOur plant should be just fine.

Answer 5

Just plain cut out the store pot or whatever ur plant is planted in. Lift the whole plant along with the soil and transfer into the desired Pot which has to have proper holes so that water wudn't remain in it, place some stones in the base of ur pot just to cover the hole so that no soil wud get out of the hole and clog the pots hole with soil. All u need to do is make a stable base out of some small or medium sized stones. Now place ur lily plant and add in more soil to fill ur current pot. water it and keep it in the sun. Keep watering ur plant after every 2 hours just three or four times on the first day. Put very small amount of water don't over water it, half a cup of water or one fourth cup shud be sufficient.

Have done it over the years and have a good collection of potted plants. Love planting so was guided by my parents nicely. Enjoy and have fun with ur Peace Lily ;-)

Answer 6

first off what i would do is take a larger pot not to large because you will over water it. But give it some growing room just take the old pot and put it into the next size pot. hit the sides of the old pot to break loose all of the roots so u don't break any off. then kinda seperate the roots if they are real tightly knitted. put a few rocks in the bottom of ur new pot for drainage and some potting soil and then put your plant in and start packing around it you might want to add a little miracle grow to ur water and water it well and let it dry out not to the point that it is weeping but pretty much and next thing you know it is out of shock and walah you have a thicker bigger plant. Happy planting

Answer 7

Water thoroughly a good 12 hours before and drain access. In a pot just a quarter inch around bigger, as peace lilies like to be transplanted each spring, just handle it as u would a newborn baby, no expert here but, oils from your skin burn the leaves and haven't had much luck separating the roots to make more plants or anything like that. My own experience is wut I pass on to u as I love these sometimes hard to grow lilies.

Answer 8

Peace Lily's like to be root bound in order to bloom. However they are susceptible to a Fusarium wilt, ie: a fungus that cause them to stay wilted even when watered, so people tend to overwater them. If you decide to repot the plant, just go up one size bigger. Prune away any dead roots, or just slightly root prune before adding to new pot with fresh soil. Never let it set in water. Pour off all excess and do not water too often. This plant can thrive well to indoor lighting just watch the watering and don't fertilize too much, maybe once a season. And talk to it a lot. :-)

Answer 9

Buy Peace Lily

Answer 10

make sure you have some good potting soil at my job we use Faffard 52 mix

dig a hole pop the lily out of the pot and place the root ball in the hole you dug

back fill

sprinkle in some fertilizer 10-10-10 of 14-14-14 works the best

be sure to water daily (potted plants need more watering than those in the ground cuz pots lose 3 times more water)

after a week or two use some miracle gro

Answer 11

As long as it's healthy to begin with, it shouldn't be a problem. Water it a little with non-chlorinated water (tap water that has been sitting out for a while or rain water), fill the new pot half full or so of potting soil and stick the lily with a ball of oil soil around most of the roots in the new pot.