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title: "So I am nervous about this plant. It was pretty root bound when I got…"
description: "So I am nervous about this plant. It was pretty root bound when I got it on clearance several months ago from Walmart and it has thrived as long as I pay…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/658f236845d06698586f4f45"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Angelfire"
published: "2023-12-29T19:52:08.806Z"
language: "en"
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# So I am nervous about this plant. It was pretty root bound when I got…

_Posted by Angelfire on 2023-12-29_

So I am nervous about this plant. It was pretty root bound when I got it on clearance several months ago from Walmart and it has thrived as long as I pay attention to it. My concern right now is that it is acting root bound again where I need to water it a lot more often than I was watering it so it doesn’t wilt. I already repotted it in October but I am afraid to repot it again now in December as I don’t want to chance overwatering and root rot in too big a pot over the winter. The soil is still draining well so it’s not hydrophobic I am just watering about twice as much as I used to where as all my other plants has slowed down due to less light as it’s winter time. Is there a chance that I just didn’t put it in a big enough pot in October so going up a pot size again won’t hurt it or would it be better to wait and just water it more often as it needs?

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## 5 comments

### #plantlove🌿 commented on 2023-12-30

Can you send a picture of the plant? It is kind of hard to tell without one.

#### Angelfire replied on 2023-12-30

Sorry I thought I had. I’ve now added my most recent photo. Just a heads up some of the leaves are damaged due to cats I’ve checked it’s not pests just cats getting to my plant before I could catch them.

### #plantlove🌿 commented on 2023-12-30

You could try to aerate the soil and poke holes in it, and see if that works.  
If that doesn’t work, I would repot it.

#### Angelfire replied on 2023-12-31

Thank you.

### Plant Queen commented on 2024-01-09

I have seen you can trim roots but it obviously goes through a shock period if you do so.

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