How to repot bromeliads

After a bromeliad flowers, it produces offsets, also known as ‘pups’. These can be divided from the mother plant and repotted. It is a great way to fill your garden with more bromeliads or pass onto others. Just wait until the pup is about one-third of the size of the mother plant before dividing.

Gather your supplies

• Hanging basket, lined with coconut fibre

• Seaweed solution

• Orchid bark potting mix

You’ll also need

Garden gloves; shovel, sharp knife or secateurs

Here’s how

Step 1 Remove bromeliad clumps from garden bed and place on a flat surface. Clean excess soil or bark chip.

Step 2 Using knife, cut pups away from mother plant, leaving a short stem on pups. Clean any dead or damaged leaves.

Step 3 Part-fill hanging basket with potting mix. Arrange 2-3 pups in basket, backfill and water in with diluted seaweed solution. Hang as desired.

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