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Peyton

I just noticed my white bird of paradise has a pretty big root coming out the bottom of its nursery pot what does this mean?

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  1. KD 🪴

    It has a well established root system. Probably needs a bigger home to grow.

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    • Peyton

      this just happened after I watered it yesterday could it just be sucking up excess water?

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    • KD 🪴

      Can loosen it and remove from the liner pot and see how many roots are inside the pot. It may be time for a larger pot.

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    • Peyton

      I just did and it didnt seem like there was much so I put it back in Im going on vacation for 5 days on saturday and ill fill a sink with about an inch of water and place all my line pots in there so they can stay hydrated whilst im gone and if it needs repotted i will then

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  2. Gigglzngreenz

    Just don’t let the bottom of your pots sit in water for five days. You’re not doing that, right?

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    • Peyton

      I saw a video where a girl filled up here tub/sink with an inch of water and let here plants sit in it in their plastic pots while she was gone

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    • Gigglzngreenz

      I don’t know what kind of plants you have but I don’t think I’d do that. If you have pothos or monstera or philodendron they will possibly get root rot by the time you get home. Cactus and succulents will for sure be dead. I’d just make sure everyone is watered and then sit your pots in their cache pots and bottom trays down in the tub with a little water in it, but keep the bottom of the pots out of the water. That helps keep them humidified and they won’t dry out as fast. The only plants you should put down in water for five days are Venus fly traps and swamp and bog plants like that. Unless you are doing semi hydro. That’d be different. I do the bathtub thing routinely when I go on vacation and I also set up a timed grow light if my bathroom is too dark. My plants actually like it when I leave. They get a rest from this overtending gramma. Also, almost no plant will die in five days from lack of water. I promise!!!

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    • Rebelle Galaxy

      I’ve seen people do this but they put a couple of towels in the tub and place the plants on the towels so they’re wicking up from the wet towels and not sitting in a puddle. You could also get a bucket of water and push a cotton string into the soil of the plant with a chopstick (just something so it pushes in, close to the main plant), then place the other end of the string in the water. It will wick water into the plant slowly.

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    • Gigglzngreenz

      This is solid advice and great ideas. But for succulents like aloe and most cacti, just leave them. I just saw a YouTube video today where they took a gallon jug of water and set it on a short stool to elevate it, and placed all their plants around it in a circle. Then they took cotton cord and placed one end in the jug and the other end down in the soil of each pot. The slow wicking would keep the pots moist. I haven’t tried that one but I think I will for my next trip.

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  3. Gigglzngreenz

    Also that looks like it might be a small pot for that sized plant. But it’ll be fine until you get back.

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