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How to use PrimeAgra
™:
You
should pre-soak the PrimeAgra
™ for at least 24 hours to prime the pellets, rinsing them first
to wash the dust off, and allowing them to soak until they are completely
saturated. At this step I add DynaGro
K-L-N, which is a rooting hormone to the soak.
To prep the plant for re-pot, set you self up over a plastic trash bag so
you can contain the mess, and gently turn you pot upside down while holding
on to the plant itself. If the roots haven't attached themselves to the
pot, everything should just fall out, if not give it some gentle coaxing.
Once you have your plant out of the pot, remove as much of the old bark
or moss as possible. Now that you have removed all of the old media, you
should clean up the root system.
Healthy roots should
have a bright white absorbent outer covering called velamen progressing
behind nice green root tips. They can be purple in color at times too but
usually only on the aerial roots. Commonly found on Phalaenopsis.
Take special care not
to break your root tips, as they are especially vulnerable to damage. Cut
off any old brown dead or dyeing roots, on these the velamen will be leathery
and will pull right off the root itself. You are trying to get all the decaying
material off your root system.
Add
enough PrimeAgra ™ to the pot to cover the drain holes. This
will prevent the roots from being potted down into the reservoir where they
would smother and rapidly decompose.
Holding
the plant centered in the pot, gently add the PrimeAgra ™, shaking
the pot a bit as you go to help get the pellets down and seated and around
the roots.
You
want to have the plant potted up to where the newest roots are emerging.
Now
just give your plant a good watering filling up the pot and letting the
water flow out of the leveling holes. The pot will keep the water
it needs.
Don't fertilize it until you see new established root growth, usually within
a month. If you foliar feed, I would wait a few weeks to let the plant
acclimate a bit and then go for it.
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