- How often does a golden fruit palm have to be repotted?
- The best time to repot golden fruit palms
- Select the new planter
- Properly repot the golden fruit palm
- Do not fertilize golden fruit palm after repotting
The golden fruit palm or areca palm grows rather slowly. Therefore, repotting does not have to be on the agenda as often. When is repotting necessary and what should you consider when transplanting golden fruit palms?
The golden fruit palm rarely needs to be repotted
How often does a golden fruit palm have to be repotted?
Since the golden fruit palm does not grow that fast even with good care, it is usually sufficient if you only repot the palm every two to three years - not only to give the roots more space, but also to exchange the old substrate for fresh soil.
You can tell that the previous pot is too small when the roots grow out of the drainage hole or the root ball begins to push out of the top of the pot.
The best time to repot golden fruit palms
Repot in spring in March or April, just before the growth phase begins.
Select the new planter
Like all palms, the golden fruit palm also develops very long taproots, which should not be bent if possible. The new pot should therefore be deeper than the old one. The diameter, on the other hand, only needs to be slightly wider.
Make sure that the vessel has a sufficiently large drainage hole so that no waterlogging can form when watering. It is good if you create a drainage of gravel or small stones at the bottom of the pot.
Properly repot the golden fruit palm
- Carefully remove the palm tree from the old pot
- rinse off old substrate
- prepare new vessel
- insert palm
- Don't press the soil too hard
- water the substrate
- place bright and warm but not sunny
When planting, be careful not to press the golden fruit palm taproots too hard to avoid kinking or breaking them.
Do not fertilize golden fruit palm after repotting
The fresh plant substrate contains many nutrients. You must therefore not fertilize the Areca palm in the first few months after repotting. Otherwise there is a risk that the palm will be over-fertilized.
tips
The golden fruit palm is one of the slow-growing palm species. In our latitudes, it often only increases in height by up to 25 centimeters a year. On some specimens, bottom shoots form, which you can use to propagate golden fruit palms.