repotting help

[reddevil6]

Hey guys im goning to repot my plant soon into a pot the same size as its in now (A big one 50cm wide by 45cm deep) i am repoting cos the soil it is in now is so shit its not funny now the roots have managed to spread almost all the way to the side of the pot on the top lv of soil and i think it might not be growin down mabey cos the soil is a bit compact the plants only bout 20 - 25 cm tall but i dont know.

im just wondering how should i do this?

i as thinking getting a shovel push it down the side as far as a can and just lever up all the soil and plant, but then how should i pot in again? will it be bad if i just put all the roots into the potting hole cos there wouldnt be much soil between the roots as i feel the soil its in now is just gonna fall apart when i pull this plant up.

[pisspotgrower]

If roots r spread all over u need bigger pot man, aint matter if soil is shit or not she is root bound, DONT make it hard, repot here like anyother plant mate, pull her out put her in and water, Just keep tellin ya self i can do this i can do this .

[MUD]

reddevil6,

make sure you give it a good watering in, it'll be looking for it after that...

 

MUD.

[reddevil6]

Ok i finnaly got some soil 2day i got peats organic mix 66litres i put into my pot.

now its very droopy and weak looking i was wondering if this is normal? also i just got all the rootsd and pot them in a hold when i repoted is this bad? just wondering cos it was all spred out when i pulled here up.

also how long till she gets a grip into the soil again cos shes abit wobbly b4 in the old pot she was in rock solid.

[pisspotgrower]

give her few days to bounce back

[Rose Gardener]

give her few days to bounce back

 

Yep, what that man said....

 

When I have potted up or transplanted in the past, the plant has always looked a lil sad. Tis shock....

 

Few days she should be as good as ever.

[reddevil6]

Ok tyx guys.

I know shes gonna love this soil she was in shit soil that had sat out in pots for bout 2 years after the vegi plants that where in there died i only used it cos it was all i had but i finnaly got some good soil.

 

How long till she grips on to the soil so shes not so wobbly?

Edited November 4, 2009 by reddevil6

[MUD]

reddevil6,

I'd put her in the shade mate & pump in a bit of water, she'll bounce back pretty quick. As Rose Gardener said, it's shock & she'll be right in a few days.

 

MUD.

[reddevil6]

I was just going through the old soil and noticed theres broken roots through it so i must have broken some off then diging her up i was wondering if this could be fatel to my girl or not

[MUD]

reddevil6,

If they're only a few tiny ones you should be right as long as you haven't done the tap root... they're pretty hardy little things.

 

MUD.