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title: "! HELP ! I’m going to replant this root-bound spider plant into leca…"
description: "! HELP ! I’m going to replant this root-bound spider plant into leca - any thoughts about how much to prune the roots ?? Any advice is appreciated ◡̈"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/iQjJvXEtRAC1MgorDcbBAA"
community: "Hydroponics & Semi-hydroponics"
author: "Elle"
published: "2024-07-07T20:53:10.433986Z"
language: "en"
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# ! HELP ! I’m going to replant this root-bound spider plant into leca…

_Posted by Elle on 2024-07-07_

! HELP !

I’m going to replant this root-bound spider plant into leca - any thoughts about how much to prune the roots ?? Any advice is appreciated ◡̈

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4T98Wv3gdZPzKi4asSu95r5Y8oGFRGCrGcPlR2kKbJE/ibHoMHoRSsW-vXac-Bh0Sg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4T98Wv3gdZPzKi4asSu95r5Y8oGFRGCrGcPlR2kKbJE/Ur41Okp2Q_yFopsChPwoxA.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-07-07

It might have just been a typo, but it looks like a spider plant rather than snake plant :)

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-07-07

For pruning the roots, I wouldn’t remove more than like 10-20% of the roots just to try to avoid shocking the plant

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