--- title: "Hello, I’m fairly new to caring for plants. I got the Raven Zz about…" description: "Hello, I’m fairly new to caring for plants. I got the Raven Zz about a week ago and I noticed that it looked like roots popping out the bottom of the pot. Does…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/q9_Sfs3PQ9uwoB5od4CmHA" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Alex Gonzalez" published: "2024-01-31T13:21:41.788703Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4Lu_2za4AoznVyMyHIOd9N5venftUJ1wWqrEOlGWtKY/YiZQQe_TSWuuSunMzL1SPA.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md) # Hello, I’m fairly new to caring for plants. I got the Raven Zz about… _Posted by Alex Gonzalez on 2024-01-31_ Hello, I’m fairly new to caring for plants. I got the Raven Zz about a week ago and I noticed that it looked like roots popping out the bottom of the pot. Does this mean to repot in a bigger pot? ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4Lu_2za4AoznVyMyHIOd9N5venftUJ1wWqrEOlGWtKY/YiZQQe_TSWuuSunMzL1SPA.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4Lu_2za4AoznVyMyHIOd9N5venftUJ1wWqrEOlGWtKY/wSrDzMzzSo2X2VXE43V0fA.webp?size=large) ## 12 comments ### Miranda commented on 2024-01-31 It’s always a good idea after the plant has acclimated to its new environment to repot with the appropriate soil. #### Alex Gonzalez replied on 2024-01-31 Thank you! ### Fergie77 commented on 2024-01-31 Zzs like to be root bound so when u do repot make sure you don’t go up too much in size 🙂 #### Alex Gonzalez replied on 2024-01-31 It’s in a 5in now and was looking for a 7in but ultimately setting on a 6inch instead 😃 #### Fergie77 replied on 2024-01-31 Great idea! Mine is super root bound as it’s been in the same pot for 2 years \& it’s been shooting off like crazy! ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0sg01ThpksTkrQnbsjfb77qabxfff2P_PkBP-2GKHU4/ZH7DYReDQpOcwsKAHYDFgQ.webp?size=large) ### Women are Water commented on 2024-01-31 I agree with all of the above and would and that a root or two coming out the bottom is not necessarily an indicator that the plant should be repotted. It could just a stray root because they will grow towards any water at the bottom of the pot. You’d need to take the root ball out and see. #### Alex Gonzalez replied on 2024-01-31 Thank you! ### Lucy Frü commented on 2024-01-31 I agree with all of the above and would add that ZZ roots grow from rhizomes which are like little potatoes. I only repot if I feel the sides of the nursery pot and it’s clear that the rhizomes are getting too big, trying to break free! You don’t need to do this though, only if you want your ZZ to really explode like this big, bad mamajama… ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jdc82XZzuu6-sQMUZQ0fHlxooBsP6jck_6A-oxHj2HU/qRC1wR7lTXGqQerzbAl65w.webp?size=large) ### Evil Plant Dad commented on 2024-01-31 I have over 100 plants that I’ve bought and taken home. I will say, I do not repot a new plant unless it’s showing signs of stress or I am planning on growing it semi-hydro instead of with soil. Repotting causes stress the plant will need to recover from instead of putting energy towards normal growth. ZZ is a very very special plant though. They have these root systems called rhizomes that are much like a hump on a camels back. I water my ZZ less than once a month because of this. But the reason I bring up the rhizomes is you actually want to wait till those rhizomes are so big that your nursery pot starts bulging and becomes semi deformed from them expanding. The ZZ plant does not behave like other plants so you want to make sure to treat it differently. Very low watering, and be slow to repot it. #### Evil Plant Dad replied on 2024-01-31 Hard to see but if you look close my nursery pot is just starting to bulge.. that’s the pot I got it in and I’ve had it 6months ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fs3DSLffppJMqyQA4_c5AWI8_gqDeE1o_Njg6yZre_Q/I4kZvcCGQyCIcuNS4TtgJA.webp?size=large) ### Dondoo52 commented on 2024-01-31 Sooo, I have a ?? I have a ZZ plant that I downsized almost a month ago bc I thought it had a fungus. I removed one of the rhizome/stem pieces bc it had what looked to be black spots on it. I left that in my garage on top of the large pot that it came from. I saw it yesterday and It is still green, and seems to want to grow! What should I do? Do I add it back to the repotted plant so it is not alone or do I pot it by itself? #### Miranda replied on 2024-02-02 Plant it --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_