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color of the flow.
(3) Repeat this process until the color of the water becomes clearer.
(The soil should get very muddy when you do this and some of the
mud will pass out with the water.)
(4) Once the water is clear tilt your plant on its side again and wait for
all the water to drain out. You may repeat this process several times. If
your feeding solution does not have a color then you should keep an
eye on the texture and smell of the solution that you are flushing out.
When this changes your flush has worked.
(5) Quickly take your plant to a warm dry area and wait for the soil to
dry out.
(6) Use a pH meter to test the pH of your soil.
(7) Follow step D.
STEP C.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE HOLES AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR POT
(1) You can use a screwdriver to make holes in your pot if it is light
and the plastic is not tough. You can always use thick masking tape
later to patch the holes closed. If you can do this then do and follow
step B.
(2) If you can not then you need to do an emergency transplant.
(3) Quickly set up a new pot and put in new soil leaving a large gap in
the middle where your plant will go in.
(4) Take your plant and use a knife to cut around the edge of the soil
as close to the rim of the pot as possible. Go as deep as you can.
(5) Put you fingers in down around the inside of the rim and pull the
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