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title: "PLEASE HELP. I bought this spider plant and I knew it needed repotted…"
description: "PLEASE HELP. I bought this spider plant and I knew it needed repotted but what I didn’t know is that these roots are OUT OF CONTROL and there is a grow pot…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "leen"
published: "2023-08-08T17:19:32.803Z"
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# PLEASE HELP. I bought this spider plant and I knew it needed repotted…

_Geplaatst door leen op 2023-08-08_

PLEASE HELP. I bought this spider plant and I knew it needed repotted but what I didn’t know is that these roots are OUT OF CONTROL and there is a grow pot stuck inside! Does anybody have any advice? Should I try to get the grow pot out or leave it??

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Q7mLGDOz1vk5Z6pSBX3nNHvo1EyStPse9P8XmNaeIco/6fa535ccf9244db193aca68920f143ff.webp?size=large)

## 13 reacties

### leen reageerde op 2023-08-08

I’m now realizing the bigger pot I got, isn’t nearly big enough. Do you think I could try to split this thing? 😅

#### leen antwoordde op 2023-08-08

I don’t want to, I just don’t have a big enough pot, I don’t think. I’ll just repot it in the slightly larger pot now and look for an even bigger one, I guess 🥲

#### leen antwoordde op 2023-08-08

thank you!!

### Danika reageerde op 2023-08-08

You can trim some of the roots down to fit it in the pot you want. It has so many, it may actually benefit the plant and stimulate new growth by doing so.

#### Kelsie M. antwoordde op 2023-08-08

I was gonna say the same as this! I’ve seen videos of people just slicing the bottom couple of inches of roots off the plant so they can put it back in the same pot and it’ll have room to grow

#### leen antwoordde op 2023-08-08

Oh I didn’t know that was a possibility! I will do that, thanks!

#### Plant Father antwoordde op 2023-08-08

was about to suggest this, spider plants are so hardy. my large one i trim the roots every few years to keep it in the same pot and it grows back better every time!!

### leen reageerde op 2023-08-08

I think I did it 😅 it looks good for now! Hopefully it survives all of my hacking 🔪 🥲

### leen reageerde op 2023-08-08

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Q7mLGDOz1vk5Z6pSBX3nNHvo1EyStPse9P8XmNaeIco/6d7c315524f6435ca01f18b758c1386d.webp?size=large)

#### leen antwoordde op 2023-08-08

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Q7mLGDOz1vk5Z6pSBX3nNHvo1EyStPse9P8XmNaeIco/849793d4bb1a4defb32f0bd33120b8e2.webp?size=large)

### leen reageerde op 2023-08-08

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Q7mLGDOz1vk5Z6pSBX3nNHvo1EyStPse9P8XmNaeIco/7366878f95404af1b2e05510143bf4f8.webp?size=large)

#### Plant Father antwoordde op 2023-08-08

the massacre. lol. i know it never feels good initially but i’m sure your spider plant will thank you in a few weeks when it has reestablished itself :-)

#### leen antwoordde op 2023-08-09

it does look like a massacre 🤣 I can’t wait to watch this buddy thrive now that it has room to grow! Thanks for your help!

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