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Moving plants from one pot to another

9 votes
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Why should a pot be only an inch or two bigger than the previous pot when re-potting?

I have read, seen and heard from folks here that the pot for planting a plant should be bigger by the previous pot by only either one or two inches. I don't understand why. No one has explained this a …
4 votes
1 answer
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Help! My Song of India (Dracaena reflexa) plant is dying!

Few weeks ago (probably 2-3), I was re-potting some of my plants. One of the patients was Song of India. The other two plants had severe root bounding. After re-potting them successfully, I started wo …
3 votes
2 answers
16k views

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. …
2 votes
1 answer
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Why does my new ZZ plant have yellow and broken leaves?

Also, does it need repotting? …
3 votes
1 answer
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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 Eve …
1 vote
1 answer
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How should I re-pot a severely root-bound weeping fig plant?

How do I re-pot this weeping fig plant? Any more details related to it would be welcomed. EDIT I ma confused now which tree/plant is this. Is it Ficus Benjamin or Weeping Fig? When I google either …
4 votes
2 answers
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Do's and Don't's for re-potting a plant?

What are some important things to do and not to do when re-potting a plant? I know it varies from plant to plant, but can anyone give me some general Do's and Don't?
4 votes
1 answer
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Finally got the rootball out, please diagnose the roots and health of this plant

Related question: Are these roots healthy or bad? My Dracaena Reflexa Pleomele started having tiny yellow spots for some weeks. As a result, I was asked to take the rootball and inspect it. I took ou …