Root bound plants - 2 ways to loosen the roots plus what NEVER to do!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.พ. 2023
- Often when you buy a plant that's been in container to long or if your existing plant needs to be up potted it gets root bound. check out today's video where I talk about the dos and donts in fixing Root Bound Plants
the plant is a foxglove
Thank you so very much! I just repotted my spider plant after about 4 years in the same cramped pot. I didn’t know exactly what to do, and this was the perfect tutorial! Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
I am transplanting a root bound spider plant that used to belong to my father in law. He had bought it back in about 1974. So this plant is very dear to me. I have had this plant for many years, as he had gifted it to me. So I want to make sure to give it the best care possible, and your video was a greatl help. Thank you so much!❤❤❤
Wow! 50 years old! That's amazing! Glad it helped
Great information on getting those roots loosen up thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks! Any time!
Very nice Pat. I use the water method in a big pot. I am planting indoor fig varieties. Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful
Foxglove, I love this plant! I grew them in Colorado. Thanks for the video! Love your accent!
Thanks so much😀
Thank you. I am a beginner. This was very helpful.
So happy to help
Beautiful Foxglove!
hi pat 🤗
new subscriber. grow family network mentioned your channel.
im in socal, zone 10a/b, but i like watching gardeners from every zone because i know ill learn something new. tfs
Welcome! Thank you so much for coming over. I moved from Pembroke pines zone 10b. Most of what I grow here grows even better in your zone.
Great instructions! Thanks so much!
My pleasure
This definitely explains what went wrong on my first try. I barely touched one root and thought I hurt it so basically put it in the ground looking like yours at the start of the video 😔
Oh oh! Yeah, it's a common mistake. Happy this helped
Usually when I buy a plant on clearance, they are root bound.
Yeah they usually are
They always are when I buy them from places like home Depot or Walmart and it's so sad 🥲
Haha exactly, just when you think you got a great deal 😂😂
@@gavincollins1027 actually I have always gotten a great deal. A few years ago I got blueberry bushes for $1.77 each at Walmart. I bought seven of them. I've had bumper crop this year. It took them a while to get adjusted because they were
So root bound but now they are doing great.
Thanks for this video, i never knew this!
Happy to help!
Hello, question I have a big fruit tree over rooting in a pot on the grass, but it over rooted after a couple years that it rooted to the ground which I didn’t know . And the root is big and thick . It started to flower as well. I’m wondering if I should chop the root or cut the container and get the root at the same time? But it’s blooming flowers already. So that’s another thing waiting until next year? Especially since it’s next to the house.
It is hard to advise without seeing it. From what you're saying, I would try to cut the pot from off the plant. I would try to dig wide and deep below the tap root to get as much of the root ball up and undamaged and transplant into the ground. You can wait till after fruiting if you wish. Proceed with caution. Hard to advise without seeing it
So glad I watched, confirmed I’m not crazy😂. “She’s mad handling that plant as well I’m not the only one 😂”
😂
plantin basil and thank you for the help i didnt want to damage the roots
Great. Glad it was helpful
I never knew I had to do that! That's probably why my azalea plant I planted last year isn't growing
It's quite possible
Great information. Can I ask what plant that is?
Hi there, thanks. It's a foxglove plant
Such a beautiful flower. Could you please tell me what is it?
Thanks. It's digitalis. I bought at Walmart
Beautiful. I picked up a bleeding heart, rootbound but., tough to kill.
I have a rhodo that was planted root bound over 10 years ago - it is clearly slow growing. Wondering if fertilizing away from plant, would some roots grow outward towards the fertilizer? or water beside the plant, would they grow towards the water? could even lay plastic cut in a circle under the plant so only water comes from outside the root perimeter.
If it's tightly bound I don't think the roots will reach it. I've never tried that but you should definitely research to see if others have tried that before trying it. You don't want to damage the plant any further
@@backyardfarmerpat Since I do nothing for the plant (no watering or fertilizing) placing water or fert near it could only help it.
@@NoferTrunions definitely that would help them. The microbes will consume the delivery and feed the plant
I had to aggressively do this to 4 6' tall 3 gal peaches. I mean i really went hard. I hope they rebound in the ground. Really nice peach trees that were starting to bud..
Yeah that happens a lot if the growers allow the plants to get too big and don't up pot. However when they up pot they often double the price so it's a tough one
@@backyardfarmerpat Im guessing as long as i have the main roots intact Ill be fine. I am afraid they may continue to grow in a circle.....Ill keep ya posted...the last 2 trees I will saw the ends off..and plant the trees with a squared off rootball...see which 2 trees do better...
Is it okay to cut a potbound plant in half (horizontally) so it will grow more roots. My spider plant roots look like that.
I am not familiar with spider plants. However I do that if it's a plant that has multiple trunks or shoots. You'll still need to loosen the root bound roots along the sides even if you slice in 2
@@backyardfarmerpat
Thanks!
"(...) plus what NEVER to do!" I missed that part. Where is it?
Hi there. Thanks for watching. It's in the first 30 seconds of the video. I said never plant it as is without loosening the root bound roots
Name of plant? Thanks
Foxglove
@@backyardfarmerpat sorry to hear that, I planted 3 different varieties a couple years ago and 1 (or 2) failed to come back this spring and the plants are not even half the size of yours. to be clear, your plant had all that growth from nothing (winter loses everything)? I live near Pittsburgh PA
@@NoferTrunions what zone are you in?
@@backyardfarmerpat 6b
Yes, over 10 years ago I did the worst thing: I plant a severely root bound rhododendron that was probably worse than yours. The plant is maybe EDIT: 4' tall after 10 years while others are 8-10' tall.
IF I could free up the roots, would this "bonsai" plant grow big like it should? or will it forever be a small plant?
I've thought of a number of approaches:
1) work on one quadrant at a time, perhaps one per year to minimize trauma
2) Radial Cuts: cut radial slices through the soil
3) Completely remove a small "pie slice" from the root ball
4) Severly cut back the roots that are shallow leaving at least 2/3rds of the bound remaining to reduce trauma - perhaps the the shallow would grow vigorously and eventually become the primary roots for the plant.
So sorry to hear that. Without seeing it and examining the roots it's hard to accurately say. How large is the root ball? I've heard it recommended to cut the root balls of trees into a square. Proceed with caution. There's a lot to consider. You don't want to address your plant
Im growing weed
Medicinal weeds? What kind?
Your losing a lot of roots
Not sure what you mean. I didn't lose any roots