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title: "When do you know when to repot your plants? I know I have some that…"
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# When do you know when to repot your plants? I know I have some that…

_Publicado por bayres el 2024-05-06_

When do you know when to repot your plants? I know I have some that are WAY overdue for it. One has been in a pot for five years; but doing quite well—very healthy.

## 9 comentarios

### Plantgirly comentó el 2024-05-06

When the roots start circling the bottom of the pot, that is called root bound

#### PlantLady respondió el 2024-05-06

When roots are more than 50% of the pot; lots of plants put roots to the bottom before filling the rest of the pot.

#### Mia respondió el 2024-05-06

Yup, and some plants actually enjoy being root bound. The monstera is one of them.

#### bayres respondió el 2024-05-07

Ok, good to read that. Interesting that some like that… you’d think it would start to somewhat suffocate itself by cutting off other roots.

### Amie206 comentó el 2024-05-06

Before it looks like this!!! A PAIN to get out of her pot!!!!

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rLkdsfZry_mmttY12utbuWXEpkypn5xdaSt3fFIquCc/Gc5_DF41TB6HjnOXZmmr2A.webp?size=large)

#### Succulent❤️Mama respondió el 2024-05-06

THAT is root bound🤣

#### Amie206 respondió el 2024-05-06

That’s only in the pot for ONE year! I was floored!!!

### Succulent❤️Mama comentó el 2024-05-06

For succulents, if they are sucking up the water super fast (in a couple hours) it might mean they need more dirt to provide them water. You’ll have to dump them out to see how big the roots actually are, but it’s a good sign to look. I’d say probably for any plant, if it shows signs of distress, and you have had it a while, it’s a good time to pull it out and have a look.

### Sunny comentó el 2024-05-06

No need to repot if the plant is happy and healthy. I have some in the same pot for years and they like it like spider plants and tradescantias.

Repot the ones that are not doing well because of being root bound. Ensure the new pot is not too big. It should be only 1 inch or 2 inches wider than the current pot.

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