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title: "My monstera is really upset with me. Its roots had grown out of the…"
description: "My monstera is really upset with me. Its roots had grown out of the drainage holes a lot, so I decided it was time to repot. Well the only other pot I had was…"
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# My monstera is really upset with me. Its roots had grown out of the…

_Gepostet von Gracie am 2024-03-01_

My monstera is really upset with me. Its roots had grown out of the drainage holes a lot, so I decided it was time to repot. Well the only other pot I had was this large nursery pot from an old plant, and it hates it 🙁 I know that they like to be quite cramped in, but I thought it would’ve been fine after some time and it seems to be only getting sadder. Any tips? I know the majority will be to get a slightly smaller pot, but aside from this is there anything I can do (without spending money, there aren’t any pots in the store nearest to me as far as I know).

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## 5 Kommentare

### Tigerlilly kommentierte am 2024-03-01

it’s a hard angle to make out but were the roots/root ball 1-2” smaller than this pot?? and when did you repot her? plants quite often go through a shock period after being repotted which can last a couple weeks.

#### Gracie antwortete am 2024-03-01

Checked on my history and it was 23 days ago that I reported. If I’m remembering correctly they were really long which is why this was the only pot to fit, I’d say it was around 1-2” away from the bottom of the pot, but they weren’t very wide/spread out. Maybe it’s just shock! Thank you!

### Women are Water kommentierte am 2024-03-01

Interesting that you repotted Minnie around the same time and she is doing fine. I’d check Mickeys roots again. Monstera are prone to root rot and with him being in a larger pot there is potential that he could have root rot.

#### Gracie antwortete am 2024-03-04

Thank you, I’ll check this out

### kattia kommentierte am 2024-03-01

my grandma swears that sometimes plants just need a little time to perk back up after repotting, she says it can shock them 🤷‍♀️

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