Use caution when scooping the fertilizer away to ensure you don’t further distress or damage the plant or roots.

Use distilled, room-temperature water to leach nutrients from the soil, if possible. [6] X Research source

It’s easiest to flood the root system using a garden hose, which creates a continuous stream.

If your plant is too large to move or you don’t have any available space left, add new soil to the container or plot instead.