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title: "She has been home for about 3 weeks, i know she needs repotted but is…"
description: "She has been home for about 3 weeks, i know she needs repotted but is december the right time to do this? i dont want to shock her! thanks!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/6590b4c578eb9538c92125f7"
community: "Show your plants"
author: "amanda p"
published: "2023-12-31T00:24:37.187Z"
language: "en"
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# She has been home for about 3 weeks, i know she needs repotted but is…

_Posted by amanda p on 2023-12-31_

She has been home for about 3 weeks, i know she needs repotted but is december the right time to do this? i dont want to shock her! thanks!

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## 6 comments

### Sunny commented on 2023-12-31

Repotting could cause some stress. But, these are very hardy. Plus, it lives indoors with warm temperatures. It should do fine.

#### amanda p replied on 2023-12-31

thanks! i will post pic after repot!

### iambijoux commented on 2023-12-31

Don’t repot until she’s busting out of the pot. They don’t need room!

### amanda p commented on 2024-01-01

repotted her today! she was barely in the pot she came in, and when i put into new pot, she was like “ahhh” room! now she has a nice big room to grow for years!

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#### Pierre replied on 2024-01-02

I concur

### Pierre commented on 2024-01-01

If I may, i like to differentiate potting up and repotting as two different things : the first doesn’t induce much stress since you leave the soil and transfer it in a bigger pot, adding soil around it. The latter involves cleaning the soil out the roots and give them an entirely new home, which can cause distress. Also, I can’t tell which you did, but for further transplants, be careful not to give it too big of a pot : the new one shouldn’t be 2inches bigger, since some plants may drown in too much wet soil.

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