Since it's about repotting time, I wanted to get the opinions of the other growers on transplanting. Specifically....
When moving Sarracenia to larger pots, should you typically avoid disturbance by just transplanting the entire plant/soil clump and then filling in the gaps with new soil? Or should the old media be washed away and completely replaced?
... or does it depend? I've always done the former to prevent shock, but I seem to remember reading about benefits from "refreshing" all of the soil. I don't recall if I was even reading about Sarracenia; but in any case, can soil ever go "stale," and if so, how does one tell?
And CAN Sarrs be set back by transplanting at all? Maybe I'm coddling them...
Thoughts/experiences?
When moving Sarracenia to larger pots, should you typically avoid disturbance by just transplanting the entire plant/soil clump and then filling in the gaps with new soil? Or should the old media be washed away and completely replaced?
... or does it depend? I've always done the former to prevent shock, but I seem to remember reading about benefits from "refreshing" all of the soil. I don't recall if I was even reading about Sarracenia; but in any case, can soil ever go "stale," and if so, how does one tell?
And CAN Sarrs be set back by transplanting at all? Maybe I'm coddling them...
Thoughts/experiences?