How the heck should I repot this? It’s getting so tall that it just falls over

by Top-Resolve-6970

15 Comments

  1. Appropriate-Fill9602

    This plant isn’t a climber as much as its a walking plant. 

  2. Future-Accountant-70

    I would chop and prop until I have a nice bushy guy, but that’s me.

  3. Narrow_Low6373

    That’s a trailing plant, just let it trail across the windowsill 😊

  4. jolliffe0859

    I had the same fear when mine did this! I learned that this is just what they do. They like to bend and drop. He’s totally fine. But like another comment said, if you want more than just one long vine, cut and prop

  5. Deanne-Dennis

    It’s a ground cover, plant it in a hanging basket so it can cascade over the sides

  6. Lange-D-chu-1

    Si tu veux alourdir un pot, il éxiste l’astuce de remplacer, lors du rempotage, les traditionnelles billes d’argile qui assurent le drainage au fond du pot par du graviers ou des petits cailloux . L’eau passera au travers de la même manière . Si tu ne veux pas que les racines se mélangent aux cailloux au fond du pot , alors met un peu de géo-textile au dessus du gravier, avant de mettre le substrat . On trouve facilement du gravier dans la plupart des jardineries .

  7. PumpkinGourdMan

    That’s a tradescantia / inchplant – they aren’t actually meant to stand up! They creep along the ground, and send out new roots at regular intervals (if there’s enough soil for it). You can just let it hang and sprawl, and it will be much happier, or else allow it trail into another pot

  8. loulou8889

    They won’t stay standing. It’s a wandering plant.

  9. misnd3rstood

    Get some clips and let it climb along the window

  10. Top-Resolve-6970

    Thanks everyone! I didn’t know it was a walking plant, it’s growing like crazy in this pot so I suppose I will just leave her for now and let her trail 🙂

  11. beeglowbot

    I would chop and prop every single node so you get a bushier dude

  12. Jolieeeeeeeeee

    Really impressive that you got it to stand up for so long!! Clip off the tip, root it in some water, plant the stem, let it trail down and repeat. 

  13. Rough-Fee-6492

    This looks like a creeper plant. It prefers to hang.

  14. poop_destroyers

    Its falling over because there’s no natural wind to strengthen its main stem.
    I would recommend getting a bigger stick to stake it, that’s the only way to compete with the limp stem.

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