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title: "Help! I bought a croton a about a week ago and finally went to repot…"
description: "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…"
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# Help! I bought a croton a about a week ago and finally went to repot…

_Posted by Gusty on 2026-03-13_

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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## 4 comments

### Christina commented on 2026-03-13

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

### plantgeek commented on 2026-03-13

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

### Chloe commented on 2026-03-13

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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### Ashley commented on 2026-03-17

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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