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Gusty

Help! I bought a croton a about a week ago and finally went to repot it. The root balls are teeny! My smallest pots are much bigger than these roots. Any suggestions?

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  1. Christina

    Do you have any plastic cups you can sacrifice for the cause and punch some drainage holes in? Good temp fix until they get a little bigger or you can go get some pots

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  2. plantgeek

    honestly, i think you just need to go and buy some 2" and 3" pots 💔 plants themselves look gorgeous though!

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  3. Chloe

    I’ve planted cuttings with little roots into pots that are too big but I don’t fill them all the way with soil so they don’t stay too wet. Clear pots are great because you can see when the roots grow enough to repot properly!

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  4. Ashley

    I wash out those little plastic condiments containers and poke holes in the bottom to make temp tiny planters for propagating plants … You can see through them for when roots grow plus they tend to be shallow enough for tiny root clusters

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