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title: "My asplenium has been doing it’s own thing since I got it and today I…"
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# My asplenium has been doing it’s own thing since I got it and today I…

_Publié par Paz le 2025-11-22_

My asplenium has been doing it’s own thing since I got it and today I thought I’d actually take it out the pot to take a look. I had to wrestle it out of the pot and when it came out this is what it looks like. I don’t have any other fern type plants so want some help!  
I’ve never had a root bound plant before, this one is entirely encased by it’s brown roots so can someone tell me is this root bound? I am going to repot it, any advice on whether I should loosen up the roots (if it’s possible) or just size it up and leave the current shape as it is?

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## 7 commentaires

### Ijanae a commenté le 2025-11-22

Looks like it’s definitely root bound. I would loosen the roots up just a little bit on the bottom to encourage new root growth before repotting and it should be good to go !

#### Paz ha respondido el 2025-11-22

The bottom is so root bound it’s almost one solid mass! If you know the answer, would I need to stab at it/force it to loosen and open it up, or would that cause damage?

#### Dave\_opuntiaface ha respondido el 2025-11-22

Just squeeze it gently a bunch.

### Ijanae a commenté le 2025-11-22

Just squeeze it gently a bunch and it should loosen a bit and you should be able to pull the bottom out, it will be okay if some of the roots break they’ll grow back and it’s got plenty

### Koval gardening a commenté le 2025-11-22

I would not loosen the root ball at. Just soak in water and then pot it up in one size up pot it will do its own thing.

### Kim a commenté le 2025-11-22

You could just soak it and pot it but I definitely wouldn’t put it in the pot dry and root bound. With soak or loosen it or both.

### R plants a commenté le 2025-11-25

I would gently squeeze the roots and remove some of the soil and cut off the rotten roots, then plant it in a pot about 1-2 inches bigger than the root ball.

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