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title: "How do you know when it’s time for a bigger pot?"
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# How do you know when it’s time for a bigger pot?

_Geplaatst door Lindsay op 2024-07-17_

How do you know when it’s time for a bigger pot?

## 5 reacties

### eatyacarbs reageerde op 2024-07-17

a few things you can look for:

lots of roots coming out of the bottom — not just the few that reach for water, but like spaghetti roots.

sometimes the roots will gather at the bottom in a thick layer and start pushing your plant up out of the pot

if you’re doing everything “right” and still seeing slow growth or leaf drop, that can also be a sign

### YinDeezy reageerde op 2024-07-17

Roots fill up 50% or more of the pot.

Water runs right through when watering.

Roots look like a cup o noodles.

Roots start growing out the top of the pot.

Any of these could mean it’s time for an up size.

My Thai con that I kept forgetting to repot 😅

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bzBAV2GHfhSpYL6FinwUKnsSRKknScmrGGDiURJb8yA/l7hHK4zoTyO0a41tOm-JSg.webp?size=large)

#### Kirsten antwoordde op 2024-07-17

When you repot your Thai con, will you like break up the roots and try to get rid of the old soil? Or repot like it is in a new pot and fill in with new soil?

#### YinDeezy antwoordde op 2024-07-17

As a general rule, I don’t mess with the roots when I repot to keep transplant shock to a minimum. The Thai con root ball was SOLID, so it would cause more stress than it’s worth. I simply place in the new pot as-is, and let the plants do their thing.

I repot about a month ago and it just put out a new leaf that’s hardening off.

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bzBAV2GHfhSpYL6FinwUKnsSRKknScmrGGDiURJb8yA/Z1VTStUxR_ClGDv_7_k8GA.webp?size=large)

### send\_nodes reageerde op 2024-07-17

If the plant is drying out super quickly, that’s a sign that it’s root bound. Here’s one of mine recently that was drying out every 2 days - needed a bigger pot!

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/JlnStFGeiSPk-PCyka66H2QuqzEW7fvw7GHufjEtqvo/b3qh1C4qRruKnTI_2wJUpw.webp?size=large)

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