How to Repot Yucca Cane Plants

Repot your yucca cane when it becomes top heavy or its roots stick out of the drainage hole at the bottom of its container. If the soil in its container dries out within a day of watering, it may have filled its pot with roots and needs repotting.

Choose a heavy ceramic pot, as succulent yuccas are prone to becoming top heavy and toppling over if grown in plastic containers. A ceramic container makes soil dry out faster and prevents rot. Make sure that the container you choose has a large drainage hole at the bottom.

Remove your yucca cane from its original container by turning the pot upside down and giving it a sharp tap to loosen the roots. Loosen the roots with your hands if they are in a tight ball. Remove any dead or blackened roots with a sharp knife.

Replant your yucca cane in a mixture of 50 percent coarse sand and loam, or in peat-based compost mixed with 25 percent sand. Mix in a gram of granular fertilizer formulated for succulents per inch of pot diameter.

Place it close to a bright window where it receives some direct sunshine every day. Water your yucca thoroughly as soon as it has been potted, allowing all excess water to drain away. Allow the top 2 inches of the soil to dry out between waterings in the summer. During the winter, provide only enough water to keep the soil barely moist and to prevent wilting. Fertilize every three months during the warmer months of the year with a gram of granular fertilizer per inch of pot diameter.