Just transferred 5 cuttings from water to soil and am not sure if this pot is too large. I was going to use the smaller pot shown in the last photo, but didn’t know if it’d be tall enough to accommodate the 2 inch roots the cuttings had grown which is why I opted for the larger one. Any help is appreciated!
by stxrlights
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It looks okay to me, but I strongly encourage clear pots to sit inside decorative ones. Is there a drainage hole in the bottom? If not, you’ll have to take it out and repot it.
I mean you were the one who saw the size of the roots before transferring them
Cute!
Looks good to me. My cuttings this size always feel like their pot is either a little too big or a little too small but they all turn out just fine. If it’s “too big” it may just take longer to put out new leaves while it’s filling out the roots more. I’m no expert but that’s been my experience.
It’s gorgeous ✨Good size and has a big drainage hole im assuming? I prefer plastic so I can add extra drainage holes.
There’s really no way anyone can say without having seen the roots first. To me it looks like an appropriate size for the amount of cuttings you’ve got in there, but it really does get determined by how many roots you’ve got.
The general rule is if you put the roots in a loose ball, you should have an inch or two of soil all around that ball. It’s not a set in stone rule and I don’t think there is one perfect pot size, but there’s a couple of good reasons to kind of stick in that general area. The more soil you have compared to the roots, the more you’re going to have problems with the soil staying too damp and things like that. Also, bigger pots could cause slower growth because the plants will often stop growing leaves for a while and focus on roots so they can fill up the pot.
It’s a little big, it won’t die but might take a while to see new leaves as the roots will fill in first. I really recommend planting in plastic pots though, not directly into glass decorative pots. When you have to eventually repot, the roots *really* cling to glass and it’s hard to remove without destroying the roots, but a rootball will easily pop out of plastic.