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I just got my new baby in the mail. Meet Ripple. I hope I don't kill it. šŸ˜¬ It seems to be in some really dense soil, but I know I shouldn't transplant it right away. Control yourself girly! šŸ˜†

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  1. Soup

    My go to thinking with new plants is, if the soil is dense and soaking wet, very dry, mouldy, or I just donā€™t like it I repot immediately, repot stress is better than root rot stress imo.

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    • GreenLeaf

      I second this. I take it slightly further, I always repot new plants I bring home as soon as they come in my house. I would much rather deal with some replant shock than leave them in a medium that isnā€™t conducive to my environment. I also want to know what the roots of my new plants look like/root ball size. Iā€™ll upsize/downsize accordingly. Iā€™ve found I have much better success with my plants if I set them up right from the start. And if my new plant doesnā€™t survive that process, then it wasnā€™t meant to be apart of my collection :)

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    • Soup

      This!! Thereā€™s lots of incorrect fear mongering in this hobby, it doesnā€™t help when google and other sources give the most robotic unhelpful responses too

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    • Springvision

      Thank you for the input. Repotting immediately. I believe it will relieve some stress wondering what the heck is going on in that soil! šŸ˜

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    • Springvision

      Thank you šŸ˜Š

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  2. Sarah

    So pretty! I just acquired a Hindu rope plant, too!

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