--- title: "Well it’s 12:38 am. Can’t sleep. And I have some needed repotting to…" description: "Well it’s 12:38 am. Can’t sleep. And I have some needed repotting to do. Some for my older plants. And some I just got today. I have a few plants I acquired a…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/zX6Rrjq7f3Ca4Kg6NX1cTc" community: "Show your plants" author: "PlantNewbSTL" published: "2025-11-23T06:46:58.002159Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/5fcEIHWLRAmMZcSFWCdAzw.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Show your plants](https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw.md) # Well it’s 12:38 am. Can’t sleep. And I have some needed repotting to… _Posted by PlantNewbSTL on 2025-11-23_ Well it’s 12:38 am. Can’t sleep. And I have some needed repotting to do. Some for my older plants. And some I just got today. I have a few plants I acquired a while ago from Facebook marketplace. They were cuttings and they’re doing ok. I just don’t like the soil they’re in, it’s got the wet crushed Oreo look to it that I don’t like and it just doesn’t drain well. When I water them it takes forever for the water to finally start dripping. And then I have some plants from Menards that I need to split up and change soil cause they just hold water for way too long. I’ve skipped the watering/water check from the Planta app the past 2 times cause the soil is just still wet. 2 plants I got today are still growing roots, so they will remain in water for a bit. Also I’m still “new” to plants as of July of this year, so I haven’t done any propagation (except my fittonia the other day) yet or transitioning plants from water to soil. Wish me luck lol Update: repotting completed. Now they all have a great well draining soil mix that I use for all of my plants. All 4 bags get mixed together not all at once of course, I only mix what I’m using so it’s fresh. I don’t do measurements, I just kinda eyeball it. And it works lol P.s. I forgot to do my corn plant lol. That will also get split up as it’s already 2 separate plants. ![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/5fcEIHWLRAmMZcSFWCdAzw.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/kxE7ISonRZGg1juUY9HadA.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/62Z6EQG2T86lHwkNYVgL9w.webp?size=large) ## 9 comments ### Phil commented on 2025-11-23 I’m also awake doing plants. You must be central time. I’m eastern. I was gone for a week. Came home to almost 60 plants needing to be watered. Some are supposed to be fertilized too. But not now. Priority is to get them all watered. I have about 10 in leca which is a big help. I’ll be working on my watering tomorrow also. I’ve already had a couple glasses of wine to help me get thru this. #### PlantNewbSTL replied on 2025-11-23 lol I just finished my repottings. Did 6 of them and one of them, “the wandering dude” aka “the wandering Jew” I split into two plants. That was a pain to do since all the stems were intertwined lol one is bigger than the other. Oh well. That’s how life goes haha #### Phil replied on 2025-11-23 Let’s get it done. ### Nan commented on 2025-11-23 😂love seeing your posts, this one made me chuckle this AM. I love the care you provide for your plants #### PlantNewbSTL replied on 2025-11-23 Glad I could bring some joy to you this morning 😊 ### GreenJess commented on 2025-11-23 Same last night! I ended up repotting some impulse purchases I made earlier in the day, some that are being gifted, \& drilling some holes in thrifted planters. I was really regretting not grabbing an amazing ficus ruby I saw at Schnucks yesterday. #### PlantNewbSTL replied on 2025-11-23 I have a ficus ruby. It’s such a slow grower lol. I haven’t seen it make any changes since I bought it like2 months ago. Well looks like I lied lol there a red thing sticking out looks like I might FINALLY get some action lol ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/I3jmKO_6SPaVQz2WsCwmPw.webp?size=large) ### GreenJess commented on 2025-11-23 The one I saw was already at least 2' and pretty bushy. I've had my burgundy about 2 months and it's put out several new leaves and is growing bushier with new shoots. I wonder if it's just a difference in variety? #### PlantNewbSTL replied on 2025-11-23 I believe so because my other ficus right next to it has grown a bit and I got them around the same time --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_