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kimmyg wrote: ↑March 14th, 2025, 6:31 am

Ryceman3 wrote:I’m repotting natives now.
I would generally do it earlier, but I wasn’t here… so now it is!
Melaleuca, Leptospermum, Allocasuarina predominately and a few others… some going from plastic to bonsai pots, some back into training pots, some that were already in bonsai pots that need root work. Younger stock particularly won’t have much of an issue I don’t think.
After care is really what matters regardless of when you repot.

Hey Ryceman,

As a newbie trying to soak up as much info as possible, what are the mains things that come with aftercare after repotting, especially for malelucas.

Cheers


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Water. Keep them on the "wettish" side for a couple of weeks. I generally keep them a bit more sheltered from wind/sun straight after root work too, and will use a tray under if I am really thinking the root reduction was pretty invasive, but haven't done so with any I posted recently. Usually I find within about 3 weeks you can see roots beginning to emerge from the drainage holes if you keep them on a tray. When that happens you can clearly tell things are happening under the soil and you can go back to business as usual... off the tray, normal watering, sun access etc.
Just my process, since you asked. There are many ways to go about it I'm sure.

Thanks!


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