--- title: "Bought to ask a potentially stupid question lol when you repot, do…" description: "Bought to ask a potentially stupid question lol when you repot, do you always remove the old dirt from the root system? Does that HAVE to happen? I haven’t…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/7XhnMApNQXCfUs9B_gLUUQ?language=ja" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Moriah" published: "2024-04-13T20:53:33.113151Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6VLOjjIwg8eoQD17OoRwBUFlceHbJ6oDz0mAPQeWqH8/o-X2HgTvRHKMvh2moyI9pQ.webp?size=large" --- [コミュニティ](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ja) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ja) # Bought to ask a potentially stupid question lol when you repot, do… _Moriahさんが2024-04-13に投稿しました_ Bought to ask a potentially stupid question lol when you repot, do you always remove the old dirt from the root system? Does that HAVE to happen? I haven’t repotted often but I think I’ve kept the root ball as is and just added more soil below and around 😬 like should I break all this up? ![1件中1件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6VLOjjIwg8eoQD17OoRwBUFlceHbJ6oDz0mAPQeWqH8/o-X2HgTvRHKMvh2moyI9pQ.webp?size=large) ## 13件のコメント ### lolaさんが2024-04-13にコメントしました I don’t remove the dirt but I do break up the roots a little so they have more space to go #### Moriahさんが2024-04-13に返信しました Ok that makes complete sense!! ### Tantalizeaさんが2024-04-13にコメントしました There’s so many ways to repot 🙂 I replace almost all the soil when I do my repots. If there’s some stuck in the roots, I leave it alone. For some plants, I cut about 1/3 of the roots to get them to fit in about the same size pot and have soil all around the roots. No more than 1/3 though, otherwise they’re more likely to get stressed. #### Moriahさんが2024-04-13に返信しました Oh wow I didn’t know you could cut the roots! That makes me nervy! Haha that makes sense tho! ### Rileyさんが2024-04-13にコメントしました It’s not necessary to remove the soil unless it’s bad soil or you think something is going on with the roots of the plant. I almost never remove the old soil. ### Plant Lives Matterさんが2024-04-13にコメントしました It’s really a case by case basis for me. Personally I like to remove as much old soil as possible and break up the roots, especially if it’s a new plant or the soil is hydrophobic. But sometimes that’s very near impossible to do any of that. In those cases, I’ll just do what I can, shake out old soil and mechanically dislodge roots. Or if not, just surround with fresh potting soil. Plants will usually figure it out whatever you decide to do 😉 ### Moriahさんが2024-04-13にコメントしました Thank you all!! Successfully repotted a pretty big snake plant and this lil spider plant! ### NewerHorizons777さんが2024-04-13にコメントしました I see no reason to shock the plant any more than it has to be, so I try to leave most of the dirt in the root ball. #### Sunnyさんが2024-04-14に返信しました That’s my take on it too for house plants. I avoid removing soil and breaking roots unless I’m getting rid of pests in the soil. Handling the roots can cause breakage adding stress and creating entry points for bacteria. #### Moriahさんが2024-04-14に返信しました Also super great points! ### Masonさんが2024-04-15にコメントしました I leave the roots and use a chunky homemade mix with perlite orchid bark and high qaulity soil #### Moriahさんが2024-04-15に返信しました That’s essentially what I did! It was perlite, cactus soil and then organic potting soil! Heavier on the perlite since I didn’t have the orchid bark on hand ### Mossy-pawsさんが2024-04-15にコメントしました When I plant my garden with fam every year, I always squeeze my plants a little just to break up the roots, I recommend doing the same with this --- _Plantaコミュニティ (https://getplanta.com)。閲覧はどなたでも可能です。投稿、コメント、いいねをするには、Plantaアプリをダウンロードしてください: https://getplanta.com/download_