Eric Heber
May 11, 2010
Table of Contents
Introduction
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Purpose............................................................................................................. 1
Description....................................................................................................... 2
Materials...........................................................................................................3
Safety Tips....................................................................................................... 4
Body
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How to………………………………………………………………………. 7
Conclusion
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)……………………………………….. 15
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Purpose
 To improve living conditions for a growing plant.
 To help a plant thrive and grow larger.
 To make household plants visually more appealing.
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Description
 This process will involve carefully extracting the plant
from its current pot to a new one.
 This how to will explain the steps behind this process
in the hopes that anyone will be able to give their
favorite plant a new home.
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Materials
 What you will need:
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The plant of your choosing
An extra pot
Water
Nutrient rich soil
Gardening gloves (optional)
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Safety Tips
 Handling soil can irritate skin and infect cuts or
scrapes. For this reason, it is advised that you wear
gardening gloves to protect your hands.
 Some plants have thorns! Be careful when handling
certain kinds of flowers.
 When handling soil, be sure to avoid making contact
with your eyes.
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How to repot a plant – Step 1
 Be sure to water the plant in its current pot a couple of
days prior to moving it to the other pot.
 This ensures that the soil is moist when you are going to
be working on it.
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Step 2
 Place your hand over the top of the pot and hold the
plant’s stem, then turn the pot upside down.
 Tap the pot against a hard surface while slowly pulling
the pot away from the plant.
 If after several tries that does not work, you can use a
knife to cut around the edge of the soil or break the pot.
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Step 3
 Remove about one-third of the soil from the plant. At
this point, the soil is probably out of nutrients and
should be replaced with the new soil that you have
with you.
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Step 4
 Put a few inches of soil into the new pot and place the
plant into it.
 For this step, you need to make sure that there is enough
soil so that the soil line on the plant’s stem is about one
inch below the top of the pot. Adjust the amount of soil
put into the pot accordingly.
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Step 5
 Begin filling around the root ball with soil, making
sure to pat down the soil firmly around the edges with
your hand or thumb.
 This removes any air pockets that could potentially dry
out the roots when they are not being watered.
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Step 6
 Thump the newly potted plant against a hard, firm
surface to get the soil to settle.
 This encourages the roots to grow out from their original
location.
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Step 7
 Soak the plant with water until it runs out the bottom,
then drain it completely.
 You now have a newly potted plant! Be sure to take good
care of it.
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Conclusion
 Thanks for listening!
 The following section will cover Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs)
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Frequently Asked Questions
 How do I know which kind of plant I should pot?
 When purchasing a plant, look at the tag that is usually
sticking out of the soil. This provides information on the
environmental needs of the plant. For an indoor plant,
be sure it only requires little to medium amounts of
sunlight; outdoor plants usually require high amounts of
sunlight.
 How big of a pot should I get for my plant?
 At most, the pot you get should be one inch larger in
circumference than the old one.
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The End!
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Bibliography
 “How to Repot a Plant." eHow.com. eHow, 9 May
2010.Web. 9 May. 2010.
 Huynh, Christina. Personal interview. 9 May 2010.
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