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happysoxdonkey

Adrian, I am worried that my pepperspot is in a pot that isn’t shallow enough. It does have good drainage holes, much better than the one it came in from Ott’s. I had lifted it out of the nursery pot and moved it into this one for the extra drainage holes, but didn’t do anything to the roots. The diameter of this pot is the same as the nursery pot, six inches. I was looking at shallow pots on Amazon. Most that I see are terra cotta or ceramic with one drainage hole. Do you recommend I keep it in the same pot or get one of the shallow pots from Amazon? I think she is looking OK so far, but I’ve never had a pepperspot before. I am ordering the root hormone powder and some hydrogen peroxide for future repotting.

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  1. Nunyabzwx

    You can keep it in there as long as you are very careful with your watering it and it has some good sun. But if the soil doesn't dry out for weeks then change to a shallow pot. But if you are worried that pot holds to much water then yes repot. Sorry i wasn't much help 🙈🙈

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    • happysoxdonkey

      Haha yes you were helpful! I’ve been doing some of that same mental back and forth with her also!

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  2. Adrian

    I agree with Nunyabzwx that you can hold off on repotting if you’re alright with being careful with letting it dry out more, but you might find putting it in a shallow terra cotta pot to be less nerve-wracking in the long run. If you do plan on repotting it, wait until the peroxide and rooting powder arrive as well as the pot, since you’ll want everything on hand when repotting. For reference, when I repotted my string of turtles from Ott’s, I found it could fit in a smaller pot rather than a shallow one and gently removed some of the soil underneath all the roots until I could see how big the root ball actually was, then compared the root ball to the different pots I have until I found a good match. It went from a 4 1/2-in pot down to a 3-in pot (and probably was in the same type of hanging pot that yours came from, since I was eyeing their pepperspots last time I was there). I’m gonna guess that if yours was previously in a 6-in version of the hanging pot mine came in, you might need something about 4-5 inches wide. What might be the easiest solution to help you figure out what type of pot it needs (something smaller in diameter or something more shallow), is to gently pop it out of its current pot and take a photo of what it looks like at the moment. I can try and gauge how much soil beneath the exposed roots needs to be removed and you can gauge from the width of how wide the root ball is from the exposed roots to help you pick a pot. Hope this helps.

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    • happysoxdonkey

      I am going to order the peroxide and root powder today. I might also order a shallow terra cotta pot. Is one larger draining hole OK for peperomia, or is it better to have a lot of small drainage holes?

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    • happysoxdonkey

      Your string of turtles is gorgeous. It is on my plant wishlist.

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    • Adrian

      It’ll take longer for the water to drain out of the pot with a pot with one drainage hole after watering it, but a terra cotta one is nice in that the porous material wicks away the excess moisture, so it about evens out. Either type of pot is fine, but it might help you out more to get a terra cotta one given how peat-heavy the soil it’s currently in probably is. I’ll let you know if I find one with multiple drainage holes, but yeah, a terra cotta one with only one drainage hole should be alright as long as it’s a pretty large hole. Just make sure you give it time to drain in a sink or something after watering it. Would you be able to carefully pop the pepperspot out of the pot and take a photo of what it looks like out of the pot? That might be able to help you pick what type of pot it needs before you go buying a new pot. You might find you already have a pot that will suit it

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    • happysoxdonkey

      Just by popping her out it does make me think she needs a shallower pot. What do you think, and thank you for all the help with her. She is my diva plant.

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    • Adrian

      You’ve got two options here. If you have a pot that’s similar in the current width of the root ball, but a little smaller than current pot it’s in, you can probably remove the excess soil from below the line I tried to make and test if the root system fits in there without need for a shallower pot. Don’t be scared to squeeze it in there a bit as long as it isn’t too tall and doesn’t need excess soil. Peperomias enjoy being snug in their pots and getting root bound, and they’ll grow new roots and the pepperspot will look bushier over time when in a more snug pot. If you can’t find a pot that’s a good match, then look for a shallow terra cotta one. I’d recommend playing around with any pots you have to see if there’s a good match out of anything you currently have before buying a shallow pot if you don’t need it. You can hold off on removing the excess soil if you’d like until the rooting powder and peroxide arrive to be extra safe in case of the risk of shock from repotting, but if you’re just removing some of the excess soil at the bottom and leaving the exposed roots alone for the most part, it should be fine.

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