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title: "Hi all, I have a ZZ pot from B&Q a few months ago. I’m trying to…"
description: "Hi all, I have a ZZ pot from B&Q a few months ago. I’m trying to repot it and and it is so swollen the entire plastic pot is bulging from the sides…"
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# Hi all, I have a ZZ pot from B\&Q a few months ago. I’m trying to…

_Posted by Lee on 2026-03-24_

Hi all, I have a ZZ pot from B\&Q a few months ago.

I’m trying to repot it and and it is so swollen the entire plastic pot is bulging from the sides

Unfortunately, I’ve ended up pulling them out with the roots still in the other pot

Have I destroyed it?

Or can I plant the surviving plants into a container and they should grow?

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## 5 comments

### Jenna commented on 2026-03-24

Are there still some roots attached to the plant?

#### Lee replied on 2026-03-24

On some yes… I’ve seen some videos online about propagation and I think some of this could be salvageable

### GreenLeaf commented on 2026-03-24

Yes, you can propagate those. But they will take foreeeevvvveeeerrrrr. Mine took 2 years to put out new growth.

You want to make sure any damaged ends have calloused over before putting into your medium of choice. I would also let the rhizomes callous over as well before topping with new soil.

#### Lee replied on 2026-03-24

With the propagated ones, do I treat them like nothing has happened meaning keep to the same schedule with water and light?

Or would the need more water and light

#### GreenLeaf replied on 2026-03-24

Not sure what your light situation is, but I had mine under a grow light (on for 12hrs/day) and watered when 70-80% dry. Once they developed a few roots I cut that back to 80-90% dry.

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