All too often you don't need to repot a Kentia palm. Only when the pot has become too small should you consider moving to a larger planter. What you need to consider when repotting Kentia palm trees.

The Kentia Palm needs to be repotted at least every three years

The right time to repot a Kentia palm

The Kentia palm needs a larger pot if roots are growing out of the drainage hole below or the root ball is pushing out of the top of the pot. It is usually sufficient if you repot the Kentia palm every two to three years.

However, the palm should not be in the same pot for longer than three years, as the soil is then too exhausted and must be replaced with fresh substrate.

The best time for repotting is early spring.

The right planter

Like almost all palms, Kentia palms have long taproots that grow deep and not wide. The pot must therefore be as deep as possible. Choose a vessel that is deeper and slightly wider than the previous one.

There must be a drainage hole in the bottom of the pot, as Kentia palms do not tolerate waterlogging. Drainage in the bottom of the pot is beneficial so that the roots are never directly in the water after watering.

This is how you repot

  • Prepare new planter
  • Pot the Kentia palm
  • shake off old substrate carefully
  • Put the palm tree in the new pot
  • Gently press down on the soil
  • Water the Kentia palm

Special palm soil from the garden market is suitable as a plant substrate. But you can also put the earth together yourself. For this you need mature compost, which you mix with sand, gravel or lava granules (13.99€). Due to the admixtures, the substrate remains nice and loose and does not collapse.

Do not fertilize immediately after repotting

After repotting in fresh substrate, the Kentia palm is sufficiently supplied with nutrients. You should therefore not fertilize the palm tree in the first few months after moving.

If the Kentia palm has been in the pot for a long time, it is fertilized with liquid fertilizer once a month from March to September. No fertilizer is given in winter.

tips

The Kentia palm is a fairly slow-growing species of palm. If you also want to ensure that it does not get too tall, slightly trim the roots when repotting.

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