Welwitschia Repotted
Bought a welwitschia a month ago and have been itching to get it into my pot made from a terracotta chimney flue and a terracotta saucer which I mortared together. Had to wait a while so I could leach all the lime from the mortar by constantly soaking it in water and then testing the ph. Never been so nervous repotting a plant before. I ended up using a Dremel to carefully cut the pot from around the roots. Not sure how old the plant is but the tap root was almost a foot long and incredibly thin/delicate. There was no root ball because the soil it was in was so loose and gritty that it just fell apart.
My soil mix is around 70% pumice, 15% sifted decomposed granite, 10% coco coir, and 5% work castings.
Fingers crossed I didn't damage it and it can live happy in this pot for a long while. I have 50 seeds to plant next if I ever get the nerve to try and plant them.