A practical guide on how to transplant sorrel to another place and care for it.

Sorrel is an unpretentious, perennial plant that perfectly tolerates cold and is resistant to small sub-zero temperatures.

Sorrel contains a large amount of vitamins. It grows earlier in the spring, and the first crop can be harvested in early May.

Due to its taste, sorrel has found its use in cooking. It is used for preparations for the winter, for cooking first and second courses.

Is it possible to move the plant in the spring and at other times of the year?

Sorrel tolerates transplant.

When transplanting is necessary:

  1. Prepare a new landing site.
  2. Choose a young plant.
  3. Dig up sorrel with root. If the root is very long, carefully cut it, sprinkle with a pill of powdered activated charcoal pounded into powder.
  4. Dig a plant into a new place and pour it.

It is best to replant in the spring - in April and in the fall.. After transplanting the plant must continue to care: water and feed. Over time, the sorrel adapts to the environment and, in the future, will not need special care.

Is it possible to bed or pot?

Sorrel is an unpretentious plant, so it can be grown on the windowsill of the house, and on the country garden bed.

Flower pot on the windowsill is great in winter. The transplanted plant will feel comfortable in the shade or partial shade. As you know, the autumn-winter period is accompanied by cloudy days. That is why at this time of the year it is recommended to equip the window sills with additional lighting, such as a fluorescent light. Since sorrel is resistant to cold, the temperature of the place where it will grow can vary from +4 to +20.

Sorrel culture is not picky and can coexist on the summer cottage with almost all cultures. Replacing it to a new location, you must consider the following factors:

  • The new landing site should be in a diffuse shadow, for example under the trees. Because the leaves are aging in the sun.
  • Pay attention to the soil. For sorrel, slightly acidic or humus-rich soil is suitable.
  • An important role is played by the landing period.
    Best for transplanting is suitable for early spring or late autumn.

If you choose the right place and time for transplantation, give the right care, the plant will grow healthy and give a good harvest.

How to determine what is needed transplant?

In order to determine that the sorrel needs a transplant, it is enough to look at it. If the leaves of the plant become small, and the bushes are low-yielding, a transplant is needed.

Sorrel must be replanted every 3-5 years.. But in order not to bring the plant to poor condition, you need to replant them every 1-2 years.

With sorrel in the pot the same system. Another reason to transplant from pot to pot is the lack of free space for root growth. Subsequently, the plant starts to deteriorate and hurt, and eventually dies.

What soil is needed?

For such an unpretentious plant as sorrel do not need to specifically select the soil for transplanting. but There are three types of soil that are most favorable for this culture., this:

  • Sandy.
  • Peat.
  • Loamy.

For transplantation in the garden soil fertilized in advance. And for transplanting in a pot, you can buy ready-made soil or take the soil from the dacha.

It is necessary to give the ground from the summer house to heat treatment in order to clean the soil from pests and harmful bacteria.

Outdoor accommodation

Sorrel tolerates transplanting, the main thing is to properly prepare it and the soil for this procedure. Another important factor after transplantation is care. It consists in constant watering and weeding.

When and when is a transplant necessary?

Sorrel is transplanted in the following cases:

  1. When he begins to choke the plant "neighbor". There is an opinion that sorrel grows like a weed, therefore it is necessary to cultivate it by replanting.
  2. When a plant grows for a long time in one place. Sorrel picks all the necessary elements from the soil and becomes shallow and less fertile.
  3. When the wrong place is selected. Planted plant grows in direct sunlight, fading and quickly aging under them.

One of the highlights of the sorrel transplant is time. Properly chosen season will help the plant to quickly adapt. in a new place. And so, when is it better to transplant in open ground?

  • In early spring. From the autumn, prepared roots of the plant are transplanted into properly prepared soil. And then by the end of spring you will have a fresh and juicy harvest.
  • In the autumn. Sorrel is transplanted on a warm dry day to a previously prepared, dug-up bed. The plant should have time to get stronger before the first frost.

Because the plant is resistant to cold snaps, it is not necessary to wrap and warm. It self-adapts to temperature over time.

Step-by-step instruction

In order to properly transplant sorrel in early spring, you must do the following:

  1. Prepare a future garden bed in the fall by digging it and fertilizing it. To make fertilizer for the soil you need:

    • 1 bucket of humus;
    • 1 tbsp. l Nitrofoski;
    • 1 tsp urea.

    After feeding, level the soil with a rake.

  2. Abundantly pour the soil before transplanting.
  3. Carefully remove the sorrel root with an earthen clod, without damaging the root itself. If the root is deeply deep into the ground, it should be cut with sharp scissors.
  4. The plant should be planted in rows, the distance between the bushes should be 5 cm.
  5. Having landed, we drop the sorrel and water it.

While the plant takes root it needs to be watered, loosened and fertilized. Fertilizing in open ground can be potassium and phosphate fertilizers.

For transplanting sorrel in the fall it is also necessary:

  1. Prepare a place for transplant.
  2. Pre-water the soil.
  3. Carefully dig up the root of the plant.
  4. Transplant to a new place and prikopat.
  5. Water and fertilize.

In winter, the plant is not warmed, due to its frost resistance.

We offer to watch a video about transferring sorrel to another place:

In the pot

For the device beds under the sorrel is best suited sill. But even at home we must not forget that sorrel does not like sunlight. Therefore, you need to choose a shadow or half-shade window sill.

When is a procedure necessary?

Sorrel in pots is transplanted in two cases:

  • Soil depletion. This is when the plant takes all the necessary trace elements from the soil and begins to wither without them.
  • Little pot. For the roots there was little space in the pot and need more capacity.

Sorrel is transplanted in the second half of October. This allows for winter to have a harvest on the windowsill.

Step-by-step instruction

In order to transplant sorrel from one pot to another you need:

  1. Purchase a mixture of soil with a weakly acidic medium.
  2. Choose the right capacity.
  3. Put pebbles on the bottom of the pot.
  4. Then fill the container with soil.
  5. Before planting, shorten the roots slightly: up to 10-12 cm.
  6. Water the soil.
  7. Land the root by 16-17 cm in moist soil (if you have a box, then the distance between plantings should be 10-15 cm.).
  8. On the first 7 days, the container with the landings should be removed to a dark place, the temperature in which should reach + 10-12 degrees.
  9. The soil needs to be watered every day.
  10. At the end of the week, bring the capacity to the room
  11. After 25-30 days you can harvest.

Capacities for transplanting sorrel, you can use a variety of. It can be:

  • Flower pots.
  • Wooden boxes.
  • Plastic containers.
There are no special requirements for capacity. The main thing that they had drainage holes. The depth of the pot should be at least 20 cm for proper development of the root system.

Aftercare

If you properly care for the plant, you can get a good harvest. But the quality of the crop depends on your actions. Growing sorrel in the pot just enough time to water it, loosen and feed the soil.

But for sorrel growing in the open field, this is not enough. To get a good and healthy crop, you must:

  1. Weeding a bed of weeds, because they slow down plant growth.
  2. Loosen the soil, the roots need oxygen.
  3. Every day, water sorrel, because he loves moisture.
  4. Feed the plant. Feeding you choose at your discretion: chemical or organic. The second is less harmful, but also less effective.
  5. Leaves before frost should be cut so that they do not close the passage of oxygen to the root.
  6. Pest control. In the fight, you can use folk remedies.

With proper care, the crop can be harvested in two months. And he noticeably will please you not only with quantity, but also with quality.

What to do if the plant began to disappear?

The reasons why sorrel does not grow after transplantation may be different, for example:

  • Damaged by transplanting roots.
  • Not the right choice of soil.
  • Not the right care.

If the reason is in the roots, then only a new transplanted plant will help. With the defeat of the root system it is very rare to correct the situation.

If the soil is not correctly chosen, then it will cope easier. Just fertile black soil, and, as you know, Sorrel prefers a slightly acidic soil, it is enough just to acidify with additives.

If the reason is in the care, then reconsider your actions. Maybe you picked up the wrong fertilizer or even went too far with them. Or rarely water, and sorrel loves moisture.

When the reason is established, then it is much easier to solve it.

In order for the transplanted sorrel to please you with its harvest is not so much necessary. Just follow all the rules. By creating the right conditions for the plant you will receive thanks from him in the form of healthy dishes with this delicious culture!

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