Ive posted about this guy before because he had some dying winter leaves. That turned out not to be an issue at all. We had a short winter here in the PNW and hes taken off. I fastened the top zip tie less than 2 weeks ago and hes grown well above that. Hes going to fall over soon. What do I do? This is by far my biggest nicest plant and Im so nervous that if I mess with it I'll kill it. Do I transplant him to another pot? Do the pups need to go into separate pots as well? How do I do that exactly? I fear as an amateur plant mom I have now ventured into professional plant care territory 🫠😆
by ElleGoulding420
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Bigger pot only when roots are escaping through drainage holes. When pots are too big its just like overwatering. You can support this pot by setting it inside a larger ceramic or terra cotta pot.
You can get a better stake, look up moss poles for example. Or even a small trellis. Part of the reason its unsteady is the spoon arrangement.
I would also get it a good grow light. Its not losing leaves at the base, so I wouldn’t call it etoliated, but plants are generally more compact with stronger stems when they have enough light. That will make transplanting easier when the pot gets too full of roots.
Yes, the pups can be separated into their own pots. I usually do it when transplanting anyway, but there’s a good argument for doing it when they are small, and their roots aren’t too tangled up with the patent. The key to success is to minimize damage to the mesh of fine feeder roots. The bigger roots are more for anchoring, but damage to the feeder roots will result in transplant shock.
Give the pups each tiny pots, so they arent swimming in wet soil.
You can repot all the babies there to new ones and add rocks to the pot to avoid it falling over
What kind of plant is that?
Beautiful! I am still trying to get there.✅
No. It is already big enough. A small pot helps prevent root rot.