So I came in this morning to find my plastic plant pot in pieces, a piece was very far off to the side, and all the pieces were there. I JUST repotted her Monday so I think an explosion wouldn’t be too far off.
I’m curious if anyone else has the opinion that it either exploded OR my custodians didn’t want to tell me the truth this morning that they knocked it off when I asked them.
What do you think? Could a rubber tree explode plastic pots? 🤣
by PeaBandJ
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I’m so sorry for laughing but I have had this happen to my pineapple once . It was because the roots basically consumed the whole pot (way too tiny) and the force finally made it explode but yours doesn’t look like that’s the issue. So maybe heat? Sorry this isn’t helpful, I’d also love to know the *scientific* reason on why this happens🧐
Hes got anger issues, he doesnt like change
My Easter cactus did indeed crack a terracotta pot, but plastic? I need a sprig of your plant, it definitely has superpowers 😁
Only explanation I could come up with is a fall
Pots explode due to freezing of excessive root bound pressure. There is no evidence of either here.
The cracks suggest that this pot was crushed by pressure exerted to the sides. It looks like a point of impact can be seen in the second photo, which coincides with the damage I would expect to see as a result.
https://preview.redd.it/da81v5pxbute1.jpeg?width=716&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fed0adda3e4a35d627d4ee310095ea386dbf65a
If someone knocked it off wouldn’t the saucer have broken too?!
Was it 3-D printed?
I have a small one that cracked on a corner within a few months of receiving it nib as a gift (and it’s obviously 3-D plastic)
Very dry rotted, must’ve just gave up
I have had this happen with pots I got from Temu, both of them exploded in the middle of the night
The soil on one side of the plant doesn’t seem to have launched to one side, so looks like it didn’t move much – what if it’s not the plant, but some drastic changes in humidity & temperature? What if the store were chilly and your home warm?
Welp… I guess that pot was _a little_ too small, haha!
Gimme a bigger pot! *flexes his roots until the pot explodes*
Clearly, it wants OUT😂
He’s growing legs, I am Groot!