Like a lot of people here, I gave my FLF a chop recently before moving. It had been over a month and a ton of new leaves are sprouting, it’s quite exciting! I guess since it’s not drawing as much water for photosynthesis I watered it a month ago and the soil is still very damp (fungus/fungus gnats have started to be a problem). I’m worried about the roots. Should a repot to a better draining soil or leave it be as the leaves are starting to grow back? Also should I prune back some of the buds? There are 4 main ones branching off but another 4 or so starting to bud, all in the top 3 inches of the plant.
by ShinyTripod
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You could and it’d be fine, but I don’t think you need to. A tree without leaves doesn’t use much water, so it’s not surprising the soil was taking longer to dry out than you are used to.
Now that it’s growing again, it should start using more and more water as it grows more leaves.
If the soil doesn’t drain well or if it’s gotten old and compressed, it might be worth repotting though.