How to Fix Rootbound Plants
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- Fall is a great time to pick up awesome deals on plants, but sometimes those scratch and dent plants have issues. Plants that have been hanging around the garden center for a long time are probably rootbound. Don't let that freak you out, though! There are some simple steps you can take to rejuvenate that root bound plant and have a gorgeous tree, shrub, or perennial.
What I show may seem kind of aggressive to some, but it's backed up with SCIENCE! Some handy links:
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YYYYAAAAY I finally know the truth about root bound plants!!!! My garden will ROCK! Thank You Mr!
love the enthusiasm, and glad I could help!
I always felt the root needed to be loose to encourage new growth. Thank you for letting an amateur know she is correct!
Happy to help!
@@revgardens >>oh**jj**j n*j k*n
Been doing this for years and it works wonderfully!!
I’ve tried this before! It really works and I can’t wait to try it for a new poor ficus I just got. it’s been root-bound for years sadly but this should help it out a lot.
I have a heavily root bound fire bush (not sure the real name) and I will try this. Looking forward to it. Thank you!
I totally agree. I do the same with fruit trees that are very root bound when purchased.
This is the first time I have ever seen it down this way and I love it it looks like it would be the healthiest way to go for the plant
This WAS SUPER useful knowledge! Thank you 🙏🏽 for sharing the accompanying links too!
Wow. You washed and cut a whole bucket of rootspace into a fistsized one. I respect that radicality and will try it out.
I love this. I just can’t get over feeling like I’m hurting the plant even though I know I’m not though haha I can’t believe the plants can take that abuse and be fine
the first couple of times were pretty terrifying, but I can't argue with the results. This past spring we did it with two Japanese maples that have been in big ceramic pots for four years and repotted them. They're much, much happier now!
@@revgardens I watched this video and just did this to two apple trees and one fig tree just purchased from tractor supply they were in round containers for quit a while I'm guessing but terrified I have destroyed them LOL
@@revgardens just did it yesterday wish them luck
I'm doing a yoshino cherry tree that is root bound a recently transplanted a silver maple
Trees lose about 90% of they're roots when transplanted
@@revgardens There is a chance of root getting some disease like fungos (root rot) or bacteria after washing and cutting like this? Cause people say the soil is very important to the plant health balance, with the microflora (mycorrhiza). If you wash and cut like this you gonna to destroy these microflora and open free way to bacteria/fungus infect your root system. Cheers!
Excellent, Dave. I had a "rat's nest" of roots on my latest purchase of a Salix nigra. Very Helpful!
I watched another Root bound video and she said DONT MESS WITH THE ROOTS and I knew she was wrong. I've planted to many plants and didn't mess with the riitbound issue they were having and as time passed
Noticing how they never did well or grew up but just withered away. And I'd pull them to throw them away and they'd still be just a hard ball of roots. Watching your video made me feel much better about handling that problem again
Thank you
I'm glad it helped! The first few times I did this I couldn't help thinking "what am I doing/this is so wrong" but there's no arguing with results!
Excellent video with clear directions that are concise. We do this with all of our trees and shrubs during planting, and they thrive much better than the plants put in by professional landscapers years ago. Just subscribed!
aw thanks so much!
Great easy way to show how this is done. Thanks!
Oh my gosh, I wish I would have watched this a couple weeks ago. I tried my best tearing the roots apart on some bad ones, but this way is so awesome! I have 6 really bad ones that I think I’m going to dig back up to do this. I have more tomorrow to plant that I already know are terribly root bound. I’m excited to just let them all soak while I’m digging holes!! I was actually considering getting a small hack saw and just sawing the lower couple inches of root ball off 😳😂. After watching this trim job, I think I still might saw first, then soak and pull the rest apart.
As he stated not what you would normally do but I would have done the same, roots architecture have a dramatic effect on the overall final health of the plant, so in the long term this will make it a very healthy and good looking plant. A mix of potassium phosphate and calcium diglutamate can be used to speed up recovery and regrowth
thanks for making this!
Straight to the point. I like!
Thank you David!!!! This was great!
That’s how I’ve always treated rootballs when transplanting lol I just don’t prune them back like that, but I wash all the soil off and spread them out..they LOVE the stimulation in the roots as long as the soil you ultimately put them in is good, they’ll EXpLoDE with growth. Ive never had a plant die. In my experience, as long as you d don’t let the roots dry when they’re bare, thats pretty much it
I just did this for a severely rootbound Rhododendron. It wasn't thriving, so I decided to move it. When I pushed the shovel in, the whole plant was still in its original pot shape, save two straggly roots that managed to break free, and it popped right out of the garden. I loosened it when I planted it, but didn't realize how rootbound it was then. I had no choice but to do what was done in the video because it was either going to die, or I could give it a chance. I hope it's happier and healthier now.
thanks very much. I instinctively did this to a massive 13 year old house plant recently without knowing if it was the right thing to do, and so far she is doing well. I've been nervously eyeing her since the "operation" and she's going strong, so I think I did it the way you would approve. thanks again for taking the fear out of root ball surgery :-)
lol. It's terrifying, isn't it? But it's what the leading experts are suggesting and it sure seems to work. Good luck with the patient!
Pam Pam how is it going 11months in?
YIKES!! 😱 Will try today on a root bound 2 gal hosta marked down to $2 👍🏻
Enjoy your Videos, We have a Euonymus "Manhattan" on our deck which is in a large rectangle pot and it is root bound. Can I use this process and then replant back into the pot? Thanks
I read elsewhere that roses that are rootbound should just be planted directly into the ground without cutting or spreading out the roots. I've also read that non-rootbound roses should be spread out over a cone of soil.
I planted a rhodi decades ago that was severely root bound. It never grew any bigger and now it may actually be in trouble. I was thinking of making radial cuts with a 12" sawzall blade to cut through that root wall at the pot side. Any thoughts?
Dave your doing the right thing 👏 👌
great help, thank you.
I gave you a thumbs up man and subscribed.
Will this work ok for succulent type of plants? Like my jade plant? Because I don’t want to over soak it in the bucket...
Thank you dave
This is extremely helpful! New subscriber :)
thank you doctor.
Fascinating !
Does this work for rootbound annuals bought from nurseries in those small 9 pack cells?
Used to dig spruce with dad with a shovel cut it close how is this recent science have grown in the front yard for 20 or more years.!!!! Thumbs ☝ roots take a lickin and keep on tickin..
that's for sure. Thanks for commenting!
For water economy, I fill up water in a good size pot and leave the pot in it to soak water, the n press the root ball to loosen the soil ball a bit and then start dunking the root ball in the water until enough soil is removed and roots are visible and loosened and the then do the roots surgery as needed.
Could you use this method with severely root bound poppies?
A lil bit of some Mycoz and some Potash, shell feel betyer a lil quicker on the shock it will Recieve from that transplant. I agree with you but ill ALWAYS make sure i pick a cloudy day and still stay in the shade of a tree also, no one should ever do that in full sun.
Absolutely! Thanks for commenting
Good info
Does this work on root bound seedlings or only on trees.
This is a great video but he doesn't mention two other problems you often find with rootbound shurbs from nurseries. The first is that they've been topping off the plant periodically with more growing medium and ferfilizer, so that roots are growing upward and winding around the trunk to the point that the root flare is completely burried. In that case, you have to get all that topgrowth cut or pulled off so that you can put the shrub in the ground at the proper height--with the root flare at or slightly above the level of the soil. The other issue is that instead of soil growers use big chunks of bark as the growing medium. Shurbs wih lots of fine roots end up completely encircling and enclosing the chunks of bark with roots, making it almost impossible to wash the bark out of the roots.
Hi Sarah! To your second point, I have a Japanese maple in my backyard that I root washed and I had to go extra aggressive with the pruners because of big chunks in the planting media. It's for sure a thing. As far as containers getting topped off, I've been lucky and haven't seen as much of that. But to be fair, a lot of the stuff we buy in a container is pretty fast growing and is coming straight from the grower (so they haven't been sitting around the yard enough to need it). Definitely a good reminder to always check what's going on under the soil!
Thanks!!
Do you do anything special to the roots, aren't they going to be shocked being exposed to air like that or is keeping the roots moist good enough?
So I cluelessly transplanted a plant a couple weeks ago.... obviously root bound (I know nothing about plants. I realize this. Work with me). I left the roots the way they were. Should I go back and revise? Or should I wait it out? Surprisingly, it is still alive. I really want this plant to live as it was a gift.
If it's only been a couple of weeks, the plant's not going to know the difference between having been in the ground vs in a container. I wouldn't hesitate to pop it out and do what you need to do (assuming that it's generally pretty happy looking). Good luck!
You sound like ME! I'm really invested in my plants.
Thanks, didn't know this was a thing. Makes sense though, packing all that root system into a relatively small volume space seems very inefficient for the plants gas exchange / water extraction through soil. And then you can make up for the lost root network (till it grows back) by keeping the plant well watered.
A good prune is like a good back scratch to a plant.
can't argue with that!
I did not know what i was doing and planted some root bound Begonias and Moss Roses as is about a month ago. They really have not grown much, should I dig them up and fix them or leave them? Thanks up front for any help.
It couldn't hurt, I would
thanks for the help!
How did it turn out? I transplanted a sunflower basil mint and lavender lately and realized they are rootbound and have to replant them again!! Doing it this Sunday when I give my garden enzymes!!!
I'd like to see what your plant looks like now.
Is there a time of year that is better to do this than others, e.g., spring or fall, or does it depend on the plant? Thanks for any info.
Dormancy is a great time, otherwise cool weather (fall especially). While I did the hydrangea in the middle of summer, it definitely took some babying to get it through
Has anyone teied this with a Monstera? I am so going repot my Aurea and Thai Con. Both super rootbound and I'm afraid 😅
I mean you could use a garden fork.Use opposite of the sharp side and rub the root ball and barely delay growth
Maybe if it wasn't just a container of roots. This one was well beyond that point.
I have a mass cane and accidentally damaged the roots during repotting, I loosened the soil around the pot and pulled and most of the roots ripped off . anybody know if there’s any saving her ?? 😔it’s only my second plant
How is your plant now?
THey dont lwqays just circle rounf htey send side roots out into the middddle and beyond , so that they sow the circular roots to each other. htey sow everything into a solid whole.
So how did the plant survive and do after you had trimmed up the roots and planted it in the ground.....???
It's done amazingly well! You can see it on my instagram, right next to the blue spruce I went a little crazy on
Can I do that to a cannabis plant?
I cut them kind of in a gentle triangle that points down.
thanks for commenting!
will this technique work with palm seedlings bout yr an half old
I'm not honestly sure. I haven't planted palms in 20+ years but aren't they more of a fibrous mass than regular trees? Might be a good question for your local extension office!
You are awesome.
pic of how the plant's doing now?
It's juuuust started to leaf out (been a weird spring in VA) but follow me on instagram and I'll post pics there when it looks like something. It's definitely happy!
Thanks. Can you do an update on the patient to show how healthy it is after the surgery and being planted for a while?
I've had a bunch of requests, so I should really do that soon (while it's still blooming!) In the meantime if you go on my Instagram account you'll see a pic of a giant bloom poking over the fence - that's this hydrangea. It's been really happy. Thanks for commenting!
This is like a iconic whit person blue shirt glasses no eyebrows Mohawk it’s so cool to have a white Perron like this to watch on youtube
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Can I do this to a root bound kratom plant
the principle should be the same for all plants, so I would think so
Cool
i discoverd that my plants didn't form any roots outside the pots and into my soil after 40 days of planting them because i bought and put them in soil without freeing the roots .
My spider plant is extremely root bound and I'm scared to prune it :(
How is it now?
Where is the followup video on how the plant is doing??
The plants is now CEO of Starbucks.
I bet this is the way you convert a root bounded plant into anairpruning pot.
Did the plant survive?
I want to know??!
Is the technique the same for all plants
pretty much. The goal is to get rid of the crossing/tangled roots and make sure everything is pointed the right direction (not circling)
I have a succulent that is very root bound. Would this work with it?
Thanks for letting me know. I can proceed with some cautious optimism now. :)
You couldn't do this to a caper bush it would die, some plants will not tolerate root disturbance.
can i do this on cannabis
Thank you for this helpful video. I like to shop the bargain plants but don't like to throw away money if the plants don't have a chance.
scratch and dent plants can be a ridiculous bargain. I never seem to find the $25 specimen Japanese maples that my friends all seem to stumble across, but hopefully you have better luck than I do. Thanks for commenting!
i.m happy to stumble onto this. bought a bunch of cannas $1 per pot, only to find massive circling roots when preparing them for winter. i quit and came searching what to do! THANKS for the instruction and for all the comments!!!
Bro can you do this with Cannabis?
A plant's a plant, so I don't see why not
"how to fix rootbound plants"
Cannabis=plant.
Is there an update video for this? Did the plant do well?
Gah! I keep meaning to do an update. The plant is doing VERY well. I underestimated how much shade my fence casts so it's a little leggy, but I'm moving it in the next week or two. Thanks for the nudge, I do need to do that update!
RIP (roots in pieces)
I do this too, plant don't die.
🙏🏻 #voltinu
I dont get why youd remove all the soil just to prune the roots. Just bury it in the orientation you want the roots to spread out to. This just needlessly stresses the plants EXCESSIVELY.
Removing the soil a) lets you see what's going on in there and b) lets you prune any roots that are circling or doing other stuff you don't want. This isn't my idea, these are recommendations from hort researchers. Buy a container plant at the end of the season - especially a Japanese maple that is big for the pot size - and do this. You'll be amazed at what a disaster the roots are. Thanks for commenting!
Do you get it now?
Not on my crops mate
what crops are we talking about?
Revolutionary Gardens Landscape & Design I grow cannabis. Would never do that to my roots. Then again wouldn't let them get rootbound in the first place. That was painfull to watch.
@@jaimedelgado7529 igrow cannibis as well. iv just suffered minor rootbound. i didnt have money to buy soil. hopefully they will come back
I did that and my plants are dead now
Dont prune the roots like that. Despite what he says that's extreme shock to a plant and it will kill it.
Then you did it wrong or the plant was so weak and unhealthy already that it was past the point of saving. I've been doing this for years and have never had a plant even appear stressed by it.
@@xXRedEyedJediXx Can we do branch pruning and root pruning at a time? If not what should be the duration in between?
Most people that root prune do both at once.. it really depends on the type of plant. This is a technique for master level gardeners. That said, I would recommend ensuring that the plant is as healthy as possible before attempting. Personally, I would use an organic liquid fertilizer first at the roots and as a foliar spray (perhaps this doesn't work as well with traditionally, chemically grown plants? That I can't comment on as I'm exclusively organic). Try to make sure the plant has as many nutrients stocked up in its tissues as possible to carry it over. Then use a B vitamin like superthrive or something similar to help with the shock. I also use a mycorrhizal inoculant to encourage root growth more quickly. While it's recovering, the plant can be fed with foliar sprays to ensure it's survival.
Like I said, I've never had a problem with it and I've been doing it for years.
I watched another root bound video
You need to show the plant after some time has passed.
Pflanzenklauer!1!
Rats nest 😂
"science says that's the right thing to do" >>> ? Science is business and religion with a dash of truth - to create a sticky goo called ashes and tars
wut.
your copied someone video
got a link? Because I disagree.