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title: "Question.. When it comes to transplanting my main plant into a bigger…"
description: "Question.. When it comes to transplanting my main plant into a bigger pot probably in the spring.. do I need to trim the roots at all because she has such a…"
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# Question.. When it comes to transplanting my main plant into a bigger…

_Posted by Tera on 2025-11-25_

Question..  
When it comes to transplanting my main plant into a bigger pot probably in the spring.. do I need to trim the roots at all because she has such a big root ball now..

## 10 comments

### Plant Newbie commented on 2025-11-25

👋 I don’t mess with a root ball unless it has rot. If you are sizing up the pot it should be fine to leave alone. If you are keeping the same pot size and refreshing the soil then cutting back some of the roots is usually fine.

### Tera commented on 2025-11-25

Ok.. yeah ill be going up in size is what i was thinking of doing

### GARDEN GIRL commented on 2025-11-25

I wouldn’t if there isn’t a problem just make sure she has enough room in the pot

#### Tera replied on 2025-11-25

Thats what im going to fo is a bigger pot shen spring comes along

### Plant Newbie commented on 2025-11-25

Some plants like being root bound is what I think the other person means, so maybe research the specific plant to see if it likes that. I only size up about 2-4 inches at a time. 🪴

### Tera commented on 2025-11-25

Ok

### Tera commented on 2025-11-25

Its a golden pothos is what I have. I have fishing line that I have hooked on to some nails onnthe too and bottom and so I wrap it around the line and just weave the rest in

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/KmjID1rJx5JLk-IndmAeasD5XkP7tW7xxaVqnyb0-r0/BXWoQblIQ160HB1wuZG8AA.webp?size=large)

#### Rovita replied on 2025-11-25

That is so pretty. How did you get them to climb like that

### GreenLeaf commented on 2025-11-25

A good rule to know if its ready to go up a size is if it has 50% (or more) roots to soil ratio. Pothos can handle being quite root bound. If the roots look healthy I don’t touch them at all, if there’s issues then I’ll trim that back.

For my pothos, I’ll usually wait till it starts to put out smaller leaves, lack of new leaves, base leaves start to yellow, or can’t hold moisture well before I upsize.

### Tera commented on 2025-11-26

I've had to increase the water intake lately on it too but wow she is putting off some big leaves lately more towards the top where its climbing

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