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title: "Repot or wait? Google images/AI says to repot and folks in a Facebook…"
description: "Repot or wait? Google images/AI says to repot and folks in a Facebook group said to wait. I probably should just take it out the pot to see how bad the roots…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/cDC45XTdrWyudW540pCsX1"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Quietstorm"
published: "2026-08-13T00:09:01.365615Z"
language: "en"
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# Repot or wait? Google images/AI says to repot and folks in a Facebook…

_Posted by Quietstorm on 2026-08-13_

Repot or wait?  
Google images/AI says to repot and folks in a Facebook group said to wait.  
I probably should just take it out the pot to see how bad the roots are. 🤔🤔

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## 3 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-08-13

roots out the bottom really means nothing. pull it out, see if the roots are circling the pot walls. only once there is more root than soil is it time to repot

### BubblegumBanshee commented on 2026-08-13

Take it out of the pot to check if it’s root bound. If so, I’d cut a few roots loose and repot. Only if it’s root bound though, I wouldn’t repot it if it was just that one root peeking through. Just my personal preference.

### Nikiller commented on 2026-08-13

I think a good rule of thumb is to wait until the plant no longer grows and/or the roots have circled the pot several times.

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