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title: "When would you usually repot your tradescantia? She’s getting full…"
description: "When would you usually repot your tradescantia? She’s getting full fast but the roots are so thin."
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author: "Kate"
published: "2026-08-12T01:34:32.160639Z"
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# When would you usually repot your tradescantia? She’s getting full…

_Posted by Kate on 2026-08-12_

When would you usually repot your tradescantia? She’s getting full fast but the roots are so thin.

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## 4 comments

### BooksandPlants commented on 2026-08-12

People tend to let their tradescantias trail or hang over the pots, and they also are really good at propagating, so you could propagate a few cuttings and at it to the pot to make it fuller and increase the root size. For now I would let it stay in the same pot it’s in until more roots grow in.

### Plantaholic🪴 commented on 2026-08-12

Honestly whatever you think, that are super resilient plants and will handle almost anything

#### Speeps replied on 2026-08-13

Couldn’t agree more, do whatever you want to the plant, it’ll be fine lol

### Sky commented on 2026-08-15

I usually wait till the roots are peeping out the drainage holes

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