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Q.Overgrown Roots

Zone Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Anonymous added on June 4, 2021 | Answered

Hello! I bought some indoor plants yesterday and just noticed that my Jade plant and Spider plant have their roots growing out of the drainage holes! I have heard it’s not good to re-pot plants too early, so what should I do in this case? Thank you!

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on June 11, 2021

Both of those plants actually prefer to be rootbound so there is no hurry to repot them. I would let them get acclimated to their new location a few weeks, then if you need to move them into a nicer container, do so. Only go up about one pot size to avoid overwatering.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/hpgen/should-you-repot-your-plant-happy-root-bound-house-plants.htm

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