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title: "White fusion repotting help please. My calathea needs repotting and…"
description: "White fusion repotting help please. My calathea needs repotting and has been in this pot for over a year, maybe two years. The new growth is pushing up at the…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/MHDCEEvjSYaZAT8jdVgR2w/7rFQ6O16xFlugZvV8rxDwG"
community: "Prayer Plant Allies"
author: "Amy"
published: "2025-04-10T19:36:00.986543Z"
language: "en"
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# White fusion repotting help please. My calathea needs repotting and…

_Posted by Amy on 2025-04-10_

White fusion repotting help please. My calathea needs repotting and has been in this pot for over a year, maybe two years. The new growth is pushing up at the pot edge and is no longer growing in the center of the pot. What type of potting soil do you recommend and should I divide the plant? Anyone use charcoal at bottom of the pot? It’s so sensitive, I’m afraid to do anything to it.  
BTW, the granular stuff in the middle of the pot is the media the “good bugs” (predatory spider mites) came in. The good bugs are battling the bad bugs (two-spotted spider mites). I tried neem oil and alcohol-insecticide soap mix and the calathea did not like that.

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## 3 comments

### Gaileen Joy commented on 2025-04-11

She’s beautiful! 🥰

### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 commented on 2025-04-11

Wait which kind of bugs did you get to kill the spider mites?

#### Amy replied on 2025-04-12

I bought predatory spider mites to kill the bad spider mites. Available online.

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