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title: "Should I repot this plant? It’s been getting dry, yellow leaves. I’m…"
description: "Should I repot this plant? It’s been getting dry, yellow leaves. I’m thinking the pot is too small and without drainage."
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# Should I repot this plant? It’s been getting dry, yellow leaves. I’m…

_Geplaatst door FiddlerOnTheRoof op 2024-05-25_

Should I repot this plant? It’s been getting dry, yellow leaves. I’m thinking the pot is too small and without drainage.

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## 16 reacties

### bowlwater reageerde op 2024-05-25

i’d recommend moving it to a pot 2-3 inches bigger with drainage, so that the plant doesn’t get root bound or have root rot

#### FiddlerOnTheRoof antwoordde op 2024-05-25

Thank you so much! I’ll do that.

#### Succulent❤️Mama antwoordde op 2024-05-26

Although that is great advice for a lot of plants, succulents actually need the opposite. They usually have small, slow growing, root systems and need a smaller pot. A pot bigger than their roots can cause root rot because they can’t reach all the water. They actually need surprisingly small pots sometimes. And they don’t usually mind being a little root bound. They need to sit in dry dirt between waterings so you are absolutely right that they need drainage. Just wanted to clear the other part up in case you had any succulents.

### Kat reageerde op 2024-05-25

I had one of these and ended up killing it. Yours is beautiful!

#### FiddlerOnTheRoof antwoordde op 2024-05-25

Thank you so much!

### Maddi reageerde op 2024-05-25

What I did for most of my plants was repot them into clear nursery pots with drainage, and then placed the nursery pots into decorative ones

#### FiddlerOnTheRoof antwoordde op 2024-05-25

I’ll try that! Thanks!

### Vincent reageerde op 2024-05-25

Same size pot but you need drainage. As you are reporting you can check to make sure the roots haven’t overgrown and them a little trim if they have

#### FiddlerOnTheRoof antwoordde op 2024-05-25

Ok! Thanks!

#### Succulent❤️Mama antwoordde op 2024-05-26

If you are going to trim the roots, please leave it out of the dirt to dry for a few days. They usually have small root systems though so it probably wouldn’t need any trimming.

### Riley reageerde op 2024-05-25

These plants tend to have very small root systems, so I would repot in a pot of the same size with drainage in succulent and cactus soil

#### FiddlerOnTheRoof antwoordde op 2024-05-25

Thanks!

### Succulent❤️Mama reageerde op 2024-05-26

I agree with all the comments saying it needs drainage. Like all succulents they need well draining soil and a drainage hole. But with my limited aeonium experience, it seems they need water more often than other succulents since their leaves are thinner. So still only water after the soil has been dry and the leaves get more pliable, but expect it sooner than other succulents. Most succulents have small root systems so they need small pots to be able to suck up more water. They actually don’t mind getting root bound a bit too.

#### FiddlerOnTheRoof antwoordde op 2024-05-26

Thank you so much! I learn something new every day!

### Succulent❤️Mama reageerde op 2024-05-26

That pot is so pretty!😍

#### FiddlerOnTheRoof antwoordde op 2024-05-26

Thank you! My mom gave it to me for my birthday.

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