HOW TO TRANSPLANT A OVERGROWN SEMPERVIVUM GUIDE

CLOSE-UP OF ‘MAREN’ ARACHNOIDEUM SEMPERVIVUM OVERGROWN & PUSHING OUT OF ITS POT

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INTRODUCTION

Do your Sempervivum plants look like my ‘Maren’ arachnoideum Sempervivum overgrown shown in the photo above?

Then, it’s time to give them more space!

This DIY guide will share with you how to transplant your Sempervivum plants, also known as hens and chicks, to new pots so they can grow big and strong.

Follow the steps below for your success to transplant your Sempervivum.

Let’s start!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

SEMPERVIVUM PLANT
POTTING SOIL
SCISSOR (OPTIONAL)
KNIFE (OPTIONAL)
POT
GRAVEL
NAME TAG
PLASTIC TARP OR PROTECTIVE PAPER (OPTIONAL)
DISPOSABLE GLOVES (OPTIONAL)
GARDEN APRON (OPTIONAL)
CHOPSTICK (OPTIONAL)
SCREWDRIVER (OPTIONAL)

OPTIONAL: GIFT SUPPLY CHECKLIST

PAPER
CARDSTOCK
CARDBOARD
HOLE PUNCH TOOL
FABRIC
RECYCLED WRAPPING PAPER
PAPER BAGS
TIN FOIL
RIBBON
STRING
TWINE
JUTE CORD
RECYCLED MATERIAL CUT INTO STRIPS
GLUE GUN (OPTIONAL)
GARDEN RAG (OPTIONAL)

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INTRODUCTION
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
OPTIONAL: GIFT SUPPLY CHECKLIST
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WHAT WE’LL COVER
STEP ONE: HOW TO EXAMINE YOUR SEMPERVIVUM FOR TRANSPLANT
STEP TWO: HOW TO REMOVE PLANTS
HOW TO TRANSPLANT SEMPERVIVUM: A SIMPLE PHOTO GUIDE
STEP THREE: HOW TO CHECK FOR ROOTS
STEP FOUR: HOW TO PLANT NEW SEMPERVIVUM IN POTS
STEP FIVE: HOW TO WATER YOUR SEMPERVIVUM
STEP SIX: HOW TO DRAIN YOUR POT
IF GIVING AS A GIFT AFTER WATERING
WAIT 24 HOURS
AFTER 24 HOURS
STEP SEVEN: HOW TO ADD GARDEN TAG FOR FUTURE IDENTIFICATION
JOURNALING/GARDEN PLANNER
STEP EIGHT: HOW TO CARE FOR SEMPERVIVUM AFTER TRANSPLANTING
BONUS: OPTIONAL GIFT IDEAS TO IMPRESS & PREPARE POT FOR GIFTING
STEP NINE: HOW TO COVER YOUR POT
STEP TEN: HOW TO WRAP YOUR POT
STEP ELEVEN: HOW TO MAKE A GIFT TAG
STEP TWELVE: HOW TO ATTACH YOUR GIFT TAG TO YOUR POT
ADDITIONAL HELPFUL HINTS
CONCLUSION
AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE
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STEP ONE: HOW TO EXAMINE YOUR SEMPERVIVUM FOR TRANSPLANT

WHEN PURCHASING A PLANT FROM A GARDEN CENTER OR CONSIDERING TRANSPLANTING FROM YOUR GARDEN, LOOK AT YOUR PLANT CLOSELY TO SEE HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS PLANTS YOU CAN REMOVE
IF YOUR PLANT LOOKS LIKE MY OVERGROWN ‘MAREN’ ARACHNOIDEUM SEMPERVIVUM THEN IT IS TIME TO TRANSPLANT

STEP TWO: HOW TO REMOVE PLANTS

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS HOW TO REMOVE YOUR SEMPERVIVUM PLANTS FROM YOUR PARENT PLANT
IF YOUR SEMPERVIVUM OVERGROWN AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTO ABOVE REPRESENTED BY THE PLANT ‘MAREN’ YOU CAN GENTLY PULL EACH PLANT FROM THE MOTHER PLANT
YOU CAN DO THIS BY SIMPLY LIFTING THE BASE LEAVES OF THE MOTHER PLANT EXPOSING THE ROOT(S) AND THE BABY PLANTS ATTACHMENT
IF YOU DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE PULLING OFF THE BABY PLANTS, YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO TAKE A SCISSOR AND CLIP OFF EACH PLANT
IF YOU DO THIS, MAKE SURE TO TRIM YOUR BABY PLANT CLOSET TO THE MOTHER PLANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ROOTS ON YOUR BABY PLANTS
THE LAST WAY TO GATHER BABY SEMPERVIVUM PLANTS IS TO TRANSPLANT THE ENTIRE MOTHER PLANT AND DURING THE TRANSPLANT TO SEPARATE AND REMOVE ALL THE BABY PLANTS
DO THIS BY GENTLY PULLING OFF THE BABY PLANTS FROM THE MOTHER PLANT TAKING CARE NOT TO DAMAGE THE MOTHER PLANT OR BABY SEMPERVIVUM PLANTS

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE HOW TO REPLANT YOUR PARENT PLANT CHECK OUT MY BLOG POST TITLED:

HOW TO TRANSPLANT SEMPERVIVUM: A SIMPLE PHOTO GUIDE

STEP THREE: HOW TO CHECK FOR ROOTS

WHEN YOU REMOVE YOUR SEMPERVIVUM PLANTS, CHECK YOUR BABY PLANT FOR ROOTS
SOMETIMES THERE IS ONLY ONE LARGER ROOT THAT ATTACHES TO THE MOTHER PLANT
WHILE OTHER TIMES, THERE ARE MANY FINE LONG HAIRS AROUND THE BASE OF THE SEMPERVIVUM
TRY TO PROTECT THESE BECAUSE THEY ARE DELICATE AND CAN BE DAMAGED EASILY
IF YOUR BABY SEMPERVIVUM DOESN’T HAVE ANY ROOTS DON’T WORRY THEY WILL GROW ONCE YOU PLACE THE BABY PLANT ON THE SOIL

STEP FOUR: HOW TO REPOT BABY SEMPERVIVUM PLANTS

GATHER ENOUGH POTS, PEBBLES, GRAVEL, AND SOIL FOR EACH BABY SEMPERVIVUM YOU’RE GOING TO PLANT
MOVE YOUR CHOPSTICK OR SCREWDRIVER TO YOUR PLANTING STATION AND PUT ON YOUR GARDENING GLOVES (OPTIONAL)
MOVE ALL BABY SEMPERVIVUM NEAR THE POTS
TRY USING AN OLD PLATTER OR PLATE TO DELICATELY SEPARATE BEFORE PLANTING
EXAMINE ALL BABY SEMPERVIVUM AND REMOVE ANY DEAD LEAVES AT TEH BASE OF THE PLANT
BE CAREFUL NOT OT REMOVE ANY LIVE LEAVES
PLACE PEBBLES OR GRAVEL IN THE BASE OF A POT FOR DRAINAGE AND WEIGHT
THEN PUT SOIL OVER THE TOP OF PEBBLES OR GRAVEL
MAKE A HOLE IN THE SOIL AND THEN SET BABY SEMPERVIVUM PLANTS IN THE HOLES
WHEN MAKING HOLES IN THE SOIL, TRY USING A CHOPSTICK OR A SCREWDRIVER
COVER ROOTS WITH SOIL

STEP FIVE: HOW TO WATER YOUR SEMPERVIVUM

AFTER PLANTING, IT’S IMPORTANT TO WATER YOUR SEMPERVIVUM TO HELP THEM ESTABLISH STRONG ROOTS AND REDUCE SHOCK
WATER UNTIL THE SOIL IS SATURATED AND DRIPPING APPEARS AT THE BASE OF THE POT
ONCE WATERED WELL, YOU WILL NOT NEED TO WATER UNTIL YOUR SOIL IS DRY TO THE TOUCH

STEP SIX: HOW TO DRAIN YOUR POT

IF GIVING AS A GIFT AFTER WATERING

WAIT 24 HOURS

WAIT 24 HOURS TO ALLOW FOR ALL EXCESS WATER TO DRAIN
BY WAITING 24 HOURS, YOUR NEWLY PLANTED SEMPERVIVUM SHOULD BE DRY ENOUGH TO WRAP YOUR POT

AFTER 24 HOURS

PICK UP YOUR POT AND WIPE THE BOTTOM OF THE POT CHECKING FOR ADDITIONAL EXTRA WATER
IF YOU STILL FIND ANY WATER, I SUGGEST YOU WAIT ANOTHER 24 HOURS TO ALLOW FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE TO OCCUR
AFTER THE ADDITIONAL 24 HOURS, REPEAT THE PROCESS AND CHECK YOUR POTS AGAIN BEFORE GOING TO THE EXPENSE AND WORK OF DECORATING YOUR POT FOR GIFTING

STEP SEVEN: HOW TO ADD GARDEN TAG FOR FUTURE IDENTIFICATION

MAKE SURE TO COPY THE NAME OF YOUR PLANT FROM THE PARENT PLANT AND TO ADD YOUR GARDEN TAG FOR FUTURE IDENTIFICATION TO YOUR BABY SEMPERVIVUM PLANT
DOING THIS NOW WILL SAVE YOU A GREAT DEAL OF FRUSTRATION AND TIME IN IDENTIFYING YOUR SEMPERVIVUM PLANT(S) IN THE FUTURE

JOURNALING/GARDEN PLANNER

THIS PART IS OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
ADD TO YOUR GARDEN JOURNAL THE NAMES OF YOUR SEMPERVIVUM PLANT(S) TRANSPLANTED, THE DATE, HOW MANY PLANTS YOU TRANSPLANTED AND IF A GIFT, WHO YOU GIFTED YOUR SEMPERVIVUM TO

STEP EIGHT: HOW TO CARE FOR SEMPERVIVUM AFTER TRANSPLANTING

ONCE YOUR PLANT HAS BEEN WATERED AND GARDEN TAGGED, PLACE YOUR BABY SEMPERVIVUM IN THE SUN
CHECKING IT OCCASIONALLY, WATER WHEN THE SOIL IS DRY
ENJOY!

BONUS: OPTIONAL GIFT IDEAS TO IMPRESS & PREPARE POT FOR GIFTING

STEP NINE: PREPARE POT FOR GIFTING

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS YOU CAN USE TO COVER YOUR POT FOR GIFTING
THESE THINGS COULD BE A PIECE OF FABRIC, A PAPER BAG, WRAPPING PAPER, TIN FOIL AND A RECYCLED GIFT BAG
ONCE YOU HAVE DECIDED, WRAP THE POT OR PLACE THE POT IN THE BAG
WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE BAG OR WRAPPING YOUR POT, MAKE SURE TO BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR BABY SEMPERVIVUM
IF BY CHANCE YOUR BABY SEMPERVIVUM BECOMES DISTURBED, DON’T WORRY SIMPLY PLACE YOUR BABY SEMPERVIVUM BACK IN THE HOLE YOU MADE PRIOR AND COVER WITH SOIL

STEP TEN: HOW TO WRAP YOUR POT

WRAP A PIECE OF TWINE, STRING, RIBBON, JUTE CORD OR RECYCLED MATERIAL CUT INTO STRIPS TO HOLD YOUR POT WRAPPINGS IN PLACE
YOU CAN EITHER KNOT THE END OF THE TWINE, STRING, RIBBON, JUTE CORD, RECYCLED MATERIAL CUT INTO STRIPS OR TIE IT INTO A BOW
PERSONALLY, I LIKE TO KNOT THE ENDS
CUT OFF ANY EXCESS TWINE, STRING, RIBBON, JUTE CORD OR RECYCLED MATERIAL CUT INTO STRIPS
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DECORATIVE WRAP STAYS IN PLACE BY USING A DOT OF HOT GLUE

STEP ELEVEN: HOW TO MAKE A GIFT TAG

MAKE A GIFT TAG OUT OF CARDBOARD, PAPER OR CARDSTOCK
TO MAKE A GIFT TAG QUICKLY, CUT YOUR SHAPE OUT OF THE PAPER, CARD STOCK OR CARDBOARD
MAKE A HOLE AT THE TOP WITH A HOLE PUNCH TOOL

STEP TWELVE: HOW TO ATTACH YOUR GIFT TAG TO YOUR POT

STRING AND THREAD THROUGH HOLE OF HANDMADE GIFT TAG WITH RIBBON, STRING, TWINE, JUTE CORD OR RECYCLED MATERIAL CUT INTO STRIPS AND WRAP AROUND POT
YOUR GIFT IS NOW READY TO BE SHARED

ADDITIONAL HELPFUL HINTS

SAVE ALL YOUR GARDEN CENTER POTS TO REUSE IN THE FUTURE
WHEN TRANSPLANTING YOUR CROWDED SEMPERVIVUM, CONSIDER TRANSPLANT SOME FOR GIFTS FOR FRIENDS
TO MAKE SMALL HOLES IN YOUR SOIL TRY A CHOPSTICK OR A SCREWDRIVER
MAKE GARDEN TAGS ALL AT ONE TIME, COUNT YOUR PLANTS AND THEN MAKE YOUR TAGS
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BEAUTIFY YOUR PAPER, CARDSTOCK OR CARDBOARD USE YOUR FAVORITE STAMPS WITH INK OR PAINT TO DECORATE
AFTER YOU HAVE MADE YOUR CUTTINGS AND PLANTED THEM FOR REGIFTING, MAKE SURE TO WATER THEM
MAKE SURE YOU WAIT 24 to 36 HOURS AFTER WATERING YOUR CUTTINGS BEFORE COVERING ANY POTS
USE A SPRAY BOTTLE TO WATER YOUR SEMPERVIVUM TO EXPIDITE PREPARING YOUR SEMPERVIUVM FOR GIFTING
WHEN GIVING AS A GIFT MAKE SURE TO SHARE THAT SEMPERVIVUMS NEED SUN AND LIMITED WATER

CONCLUSION

Congratulations on mastering the art of transplanting your overgrown Sempervivum plants!

By following the steps outlined in this guide, you can ensure your plants thrive in their new environment.

I hope by sharing my personal experiences you have been inspired to explore local nurseries or online resources to find new captivating Sempervivum plants.

Happy Gardening!

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