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Questions tagged [repotting]

Moving plants from one pot to another

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Oak Tree Seeding

A year and a half ago, during the last stages of autum, my five year old niece and I were going for a walk in our neighborhood. She began collecting acorns that had fallen on the ground and asked what they were. I explained and she instantly…
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Can I Repot a Jade tree in December?

Would it harm my Jade tree if I repot it in December? I don't need to prune its roots, but I want to move it to a smaller pot and turn it into a mame bonsai instead. Can I do it now or maybe I should wait till Spring? UPDATE: I went ahead and…
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Venus Flytrap: repot, sun and water

I am a proud new owner of my very first Venus Flytrap (I came into the store to get some cute flowery plants, but I came out with this beauty instead :D) I am not sure if this is only one plant or three (to my inexpert eye, it seems three plants in…
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What kind of worm is this which lives in the soil of my potted mango tree?

When I was replanting my mango tree to a bigger pot I found some weird, very small, worms crawling around in the now rotten mango seed. I made a macro picture of them which you can see here: I also made a macro video, for my blog, were you can see…
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What to do (after two weeks) with a waterlogged pot plant?

See here for question about what I should have done at the time: What to do (immediately) with a waterlogged pot plant? TL;DR What should I do now, given that I suspect that I've created a plant pot that drains poorly? I recently repotted a bunch…
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What to do (immediately) with a waterlogged pot plant?

See here for question about what I should do now: What to do (after two weeks) with a waterlogged pot plant? TL;DR What should I have do, immediately, if I suspect that a repotted plant pot is draining poorly? I recently repotted a bunch of house…
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ZZ Plant in ICU. Root rot due to water. Need help quickly

I will explain how this happened, but one stump just came out easily, and I suspected root rot. Now, I took the plant out and examined the roots and found rot rotting with the tubers rotted too. On the first plant, I cut the two tubers(potato)…
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Is this Chinese Evergreen healthy? what should I do with the specifics?

i got this Chinese Evergreen yesterday from a local nursery. I selected the best one from them(sadly they had only two small ones). Since it's better to buy small plants then big one, I chose this Evergreen. But I found some things that I am not…
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When should I repot my avocados?

I stuck a bunch of avocado seeds into some mud, and surprise, they sprouted and seem to be doing quite well! I think I need to move them to separate pots, however. Is there a general rule for doing this? Number of leaves? Plant height? There are…
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Repot a basil plant with leaves only at the top

Same guy, same wife, different basil plant, new problem. So, I managed to convince my wife that, when removing leaves from the basil plant for use in cooking, she shouldn't remove more than half of the leaves. Well, first, she removed all of the…
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How often should I repot Lithops and Conophytum?

I have several different varieties of very small succulents (mainly Lithops and Conophytum) in small pots indoors. They have been in the same pots and soil for about 4 years. I'm not sure when it's the right time to move them to a bigger pot,…
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How to deal with very packed Spathiphyllum roots when repotting?

I have a bad case of Spathiphyllum abuse... I knew it was due for repotting, but I didn't think it was that bad. I need advice as to what to do with the roots. Should I just try to separate them a bit, or do I have to cut? Or maybe just do repot as…
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My newly repotted majesty palm is loose. Should I add more mix?

I blended the potting soil with 50/50 sphagnum peat moss/moisture retaining potting soil for my Majesty palm. It feels kinda light and the palm is a little loose in the pot. Should I add more potting soil or should I just leave it how it is?
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How to fix an aloe plant broken off from its root?

My aloe plant broke off from its root in the pot. It looked healthy and I have it sitting in water at the moment. Will it get a new root started in the water, or it is best to try repotting?
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Repotting diseased chilli plants - possibly rust

My chilli plants appear to have developed rust after a bad attack from aphids! See photo below The leaves have also gone curly: My plan is to repot the plants, washing away the old soil and replacing it with compost I bought. Would this help the…
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