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title: "My Rubber Plant is growing. It’s about 3 ft tall. Do you think I…"
description: "My Rubber Plant is growing. It’s about 3 ft tall. Do you think I should repot it?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/kha5BKVGweQBE5ecwokMZP"
community: "Show your plants"
author: "Carrie"
published: "2026-09-04T21:01:13.673487Z"
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# My Rubber Plant is growing. It’s about 3 ft tall. Do you think I…

_Posted by Carrie on 2026-09-04_

My Rubber Plant is growing. It’s about 3 ft tall. Do you think I should repot it?

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## 4 comments

### Buffy commented on 2026-09-04

Is it root-bound? Very pretty plant.

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2026-09-04

If it’s pretty root bound then yes, size and length does not determine when you should repot you should always look at the roots first (I’ve made this mistake before and it made my plant very sad.) your plant is very beautiful! ❤

### Reptile0 commented on 2026-09-05

Wow, it's very tall!

### Nikiller commented on 2026-09-05

The only things determining if a repot is necessary is:  
If the root ball is too small for the pot  
If the root ball is root bound  
If the soil mix is not healthy for the plant  
If you’re dividing co-planted plants

Repotting too early just causes unnecessary stress for the plant and may lead to root rot too

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