The calla is replaced every year after the blossoming period, it is compulsory procedure in order that the plant has blossomed the next year. Before its carrying out it is necessary to prepare new nutritious substrate and more spacious pot.
Instruction
1. The soil for calla is made of the cespitose and sheet earth, sand and peat. It is possible to add one tablespoon of superphosphate on 3 l of mix. These plants badly transfer too close ware, in it they can not blossom. However big pots are not suitable for them, in this case all forces of plant leave on forming of root system.
2. If desired during change it is possible to multiply plant by division of tuber, it is possible to make it once for 3-4 years. It is better to break tubers carefully, but not to knife. At the same time it is necessary to watch that on each part there was at least one kidney. Demolitions at once powder with coal or process brilliant green. Sometimes at change the calla tubers break or their parts remain in the soil.
3. Recommend to place tubers for 2-3 hours in weak solution of potassium permanganate, it will help to prevent rotting and will provide protection against wreckers. Often after soaking the latent defects — the dried-up sites after mechanical damages are found or decayed. The damaged places need to be scraped out knife and to process brilliant green.
4. The separated parts of tuber leave to be dried for 3-4 days, only after that start jumping. They are placed on depth about 10 cm if the piece small, then hole is done by no more than 5 cm. Smaller landing will lead to drowning of leaves. At first it is necessary to try not pereuvlazhnyat substrate. When there are first sprouts, it is possible to pass to normal watering.
5. Change of white callas is carried out in the middle of July. The earth lump is beaten out from pot, and the plant is cleaned from leaves and placed in pot with new substrate, trying to bury it not strongly. After that the calla is left on windowsill. At first it is watered moderately, and after 2-3 weeks passed to more frequent and abundant watering. In the fall the pot should be placed most close in light.
6. Start change of color callas only when the plant was strongly thickened. It is beaten out from pot then store in the warm and dry room within month. Temperature is maintained near +25os or above, in these conditions there takes place ripening of tubers.
7. After month the color calla is placed in the cool place where the plant is during the whole winter. In March it is landed in the same pot, but use the freshly cooked soil. After change the calla needs to be put to the solar place then it is possible to start regular abundant watering.