Can You Repot Into A Smaller Container? Should You Repot In The Fall? | Soil Scientist Explains 🌿

[@GardeningInCanada]

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[@GardeningInCanada]

Going forward I’m going to list out as much relevant content as possible in the comments below the main pinned comment. 1. DIY potting soil - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2jInKufi7Cqhdk 2. Sphagnum Moss 101 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaCtlXRqarGLjs0 3. LECA 101 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6W6qndqaNSVo5I 4. Houseplant play list - kzbin.info/aero/PLqYTfQkKTvqp1nbIQgLEBwjjwLpth3H3D

[@peony7967]

I don’t like to signup for emails anymore. Will you be able to create blog page or something like that and then add a link to it from your KZbin channel or community page.

[@Bichonfrise369]

Total beautiful Canadian girl knows what she is talking abut no need to distract with makeup 💄 you are very smart. Hello from Stratford Ontario.

[@roberttomsiii3728]

You are the first I've heard talk about most of the information in this video, well probably all of it as I can't think of a specific item to say I've heard before.

[@chesterhobbs7244]

I follow about 12 different gardening channels and without a doubt there is not one that can better yours. Please don't stop your excellent work.

[@GardeningInCanada]

thank you so much i really appreciate that! spread the news.

[@lindam9018]

Great news! I will now leave the plants that didn't get re-potted, etc until spring. And no, I have not heard these tips anywhere else! This makes more sense and I may actually remove some soil mix from existing plants that I'm noticing lately are not drying out, never thought of that. Thank you, Ashley!

[@zgoat4127]

I stress out and up pot way to much apparently. I definitely am . Very nice to learn all this ..

[@GardeningInCanada]

glad your learning

[@Peniphony]

This is great information and there is not a lot of information on here about this. I was thinking that I needed to pot-down for some of the reasons you’ve explained and you’ve given me the confidence to do that. Thank you 🌺

[@kryspinkiedrowski3330]

Also very fresh and informative, definitely sth in contradiction to those planttubers advising repotting every spring.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Absolutely!

[@zgoat4127]

Your the best Ashley thank you again!!

[@GardeningInCanada]

thanks so much!

[@maggiemanzke7926]

I totally agree that the pot is part of the growing medium. As an avid over-waterer, I love terra cotta (unglazed). More to the point, my plants do, too. I had never heard most of what you presented in this video, and I'm thankful you did this one!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thats awesome! love when its different

[@raekess]

Great tips, thank you for sharing!

[@GardeningInCanada]

anytime!

[@mindydiaz9015]

Well I learned something new. I always plant my plants in huge pots just so they grow bigger. I am not sure where I came up with that idea but it made sense for me 😂

[@GardeningInCanada]

Haha ❤️ it’s logical and intuitive

[@jennyh.7874]

I knew it. Im a new indoor plant parent.That being said i have been taking soil out of my plastic pots when i feel my plant is suffocating in soil..Thank you Canada mama.

[@GardeningInCanada]

thats awesome! love when it all makes sense

[@Free_Falastin2024]

You're so generous with your pot sizes, Ashley lol. I would have given your aloe half that volume at its current size.

[@ninav5417]

Do you have a video on feeding houseplants? What kind of fertilizers, when etc? Thank you..

[@GardeningInCanada]

absolutely gardeningincanada.net/fertilizer-ratio/ gardeningincanada.net/granular-vs-liquid-fertilizer/

[@harrymetcalf9512]

I know I’m absolutely abusing your comment sections but I love your videos! I’ve recently reported a monkey mask and umbrella tree I propagated and I find roots sometimes behave weird to me. The umbrella tree’s roots keep growing upwards from the soil and pot even though the pot is a decent size. And the monkey mask’s root just grew straight through the drainage holes instead of growing through the pot and available soil.

[@GardeningInCanada]

No go wild I love hearing everything you guys have to say. I saw your photo and it’s literally because the humidity is high in the area and the oxygen is also increased. You could try a looser substrate to help with that if needed.

[@harrymetcalf9512]

@@GardeningInCanada I mixed my own substrate and it’s super airy. A lot of perlite and some coconut fibre as well to retain moisture and also to help with acidity as I have hard water so I want to balance them out a bit so that I don’t have to adjust as often. I was just curious as roots and their behaviour is not something many people talk about (root rot excluded)

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea it’s an aroid thing actually.

[@ekamarie6632]

This was great info. I’ve not heard it before. Though it makes sense. I feel like I knew the reason not to repot but I don’t know why I never connected the dots. Lol thanks for connecting it for me. 🤦🏻‍♀️😅

[@roberttomsiii3728]

Do you have any thoughts on blumats or autowatering systems? Haven't searched your channel for any existing video on the topic yet.

[@waterkress4770]

Could you do a video on root pruning? When is it appropriate or not appropriate? How much to remove, do you need to allow a dry “healing” period before watering after root pruning, etc. thanks!

[@GardeningInCanada]

I do not but i definitely could

[@shadytreez]

Great point. Plants need more room in plastic pots vs. A porous container like Terracota pots.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Absolutely

[@steffd8822]

Hi, Ashley! I garden outdoors a lot in the warmer months (Midwest, US), and probably love (so far not to death yet) my house plants in the lonnnng (albeit not like yours) winter here. I don't want to be redundant, if it's been asked in comments, I've been getting some cuttings, rooted plants, etc the past few weeks & most of them need to be potted, I've got a few philos, alo/colocasias, scindapsus, just to name a few. I have never planted or left any plant in spaghnum, apart from as a temporary home. Most of my cuttings rooted in water have been weaning in spaghnum for a couple of weeks now, in preparation for eventual potting, now I'm a little anxious if I should? I've got a couple bags of pon, too, to try out for the winter. Would your advice be to keep them in spaghnum or (since the roots are well established on some of them) transition to pon (or even aroid mix)?

[@GardeningInCanada]

i would leave it until spring and maybe stay in the moss for now.

[@steffd8822]

@@GardeningInCanada Thanks, Ashley. I'm getting more moss tomorrow (seems can only find them online right now, no stores within a 30 mile radius carries them!), busy weekend ahead of me. Enjoy yours!

[@gardentours]

I manage to overwinter my pepper 🌶 plants in smaller pots. Before I put into the smaller pots I reduce the roots and the foliage. Like that they've been overwintering in a kitchen shelf. It works quite well and like that I can. harvest peppers 🌶 🌶🌶 early in spring.

[@GardeningInCanada]

yea that's a perfect process

[@EpiphanyX5323]

I find it close to impossible to overwater with a mix of long-fiber sphagnum moss, coarse perlite, and coco chunks. (I also tend to use orchid pots or net pots). It holds the right amount of moisture and airflow. I started to experiment with this when researching what potting mediums to use for nepenthes, which is the standard 50/50 long-fiber sphagnum moss and coarse perlite.

[@angelikaszabo1962]

Yes, I agree, some plants do like being pot bound and thrive. While others do not like their roots to be pot bound. I look at the growth and carefully pull out the root ball and look at the roots. My ZZ plant is a fast grower when pot bound and is so pack full with it's root so full that I decided to replant it about a month ago. Also, I have a Christmas cactus together with an Easter Cactus and they were pot bound and full of roots too and could not keep water, it would drink it up so quickly that I had to water it constantly. I repotted it at the same time and it has started putting out blooms again. I did the same with my variegated Rubber Tree because it was dropping leaves and upon inspection of the roots it was also pot bound and since this one I look at as a tree, I figured it is use to having some space to grow and hold water, I decided to take a chance. It's been a month and no dropping of leaves and I have a baby leaf coming up. So depending on the plant, some can take being repotted in the fall, under certain circumstances. All my other plants are doing just fine and so I do not touch them. I should also mention all my houseplants are in my living room and the window there is a very large and is facing south west. Living in Calgary we get alot of sun even in the winter so many this is why I haven't had any problems. Thank you for your videos I have learned alot.

[@angelikaszabo1962]

I love your sphagnum moss in a clear cup idea! That would help me with some plants I have no idea why I can't grow them. I could monitor it better and figure out what I am doing wrong. Great idea! Love this method!

[@shadytreez]

I heard that you do not want to repot in fall because the extra dirt could hold moisture longer which can be an issue during the winter months. Less evaporation takes place during the winter months increasing the risk of rot.

[@GardeningInCanada]

yup that's correct. Its part of the reason why I say reduce the volume of soil.

[@josecarloesteban2467]

Could you please touch on water utilization during the fall/winter months w/ the use of grow lights? Will the use of grow lights throughout these months allow for a greater water utilization? How would this affect the perspective of repotting in the fall months?

[@GardeningInCanada]

yea absolutely

[@dixiechick6652]

I just brought in three plants from my porch and had to put them in smaller pots with different medium. I used to water at least twice a week. But once inside the medium was taking over a week to dry out so that made me nervous 😬 I was hoping this was ok

[@MushroomMagpie]

Can you talk a bit about roots and light? I wonder often about any concerns with planting in clear glass or plastic.

[@GardeningInCanada]

I can it’s mostly theoretically though. It’s a good video idea!

[@hckyeah]

hello! i just got a ficus audrey from the greenhouse. there is a significant amount of roots out of the pot, to the point i will likely have to cut the pot away to avoid damaging the roots. i was planning to repot but now i’m not sure, what would you suggest? love from ontario x

[@GardeningInCanada]

I would try to manage it till spring if you don't have any new growth

[@beatrixcat]

What if your plants are still growing a lot and are not dormant during the winter (I am in California so it doesn’t get that cold here in the winter)? I have a polkadot plant who’s roots are sticking out of the drainage holes and is growing like a weed.

[@GardeningInCanada]

if you have active growth and can avoid a dormancy go ahead and replant. The same goes for people who grow under grow lights.

[@roberttomsiii3728]

3:09 Could use a link to the root bound video

[@kryspinkiedrowski3330]

Final question: do you know anything about growing funghi in the same pot with a plant? I bought a calathea network, noticed it has mushroom growing out of soil so I wanted to remove the old soil but being given all the infos about soil being an organism as a whole I left it simply adding some wood chips mixed with other things on the edges of the soil conglomerate. It now thrives (ofc, after I made sure to secure other conditions like moisture etc). My question is - can you actually ADD funghi to other plants with moisture loving plants???

[@GardeningInCanada]

I honestly have never tried. The issue would be that you have to keep everything very humid

[@MushroomMagpie]

you can get mycorrhizal fungi inoculants for the garden and I think they had guidelines for potted plants and gardens in there as well.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea! Not edible though sorry I thought the question was about edible ones 😂

[@kryspinkiedrowski3330]

@@GardeningInCanada I mean edible would be nice but don't they have specific requirements like a species of plant they grow with? I managed to get my hands on the mycelium of Leccinum scabrum but now I have to find out where to put it lmao

[@kryspinkiedrowski3330]

@@MushroomMagpie tyvm. Isn't the small size of pot much of a problem?

[@IRailroad]

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[@GardeningInCanada]

[@anitatyvm]

Great video! That syngonium must be so pot bound, have you ever popped the nursery pot to get a good look of its roots? I am currently battling the dreaded thrips and so I repotted the seriously infested ones, and I transplant them into smaller vessels that what they started off in, it feels easier to manage and like you said, less likely for root rot to take place.

[@GardeningInCanada]

He is! And the roots are probably are thick as my finger 😂 have you tried grub Grenade for the thrips before? geni.us/LzXq7 And yea I agree it’s way more manageable. IMO

[@kryspinkiedrowski3330]

Great job! When you grow sth in spagnum you treat it like every other medium? You add nutrients and so? Is there any effective root/pot ratio? You know, not to overdo it lmao

[@GardeningInCanada]

i generally don't go above a solo cup sized pot with sphagnum. And then yes i just fertilize like normal

[@kendravoracek3636]

💚💚

[@Enn-]

What's the best practice if you "must" repot in fall or winter? Someone gives you a plant in a broken pot, or a cutting that's rooted. What then?

[@GardeningInCanada]

Put it into a smaller pot or identically sized one doing the least amount of root damage.

[@Enn-]

@@GardeningInCanada Awesome! Thank you!

[@stellarg11]

Can I convert my plants from soil to leca in the fall/winter?

[@GardeningInCanada]

very slowly

[@stellarg11]

@@GardeningInCanada Thanks for responding! I have cuttings in sphagnum moss that I would like to transfer to leca in a month but I’m scared they won’t make it. At the same time I’m scared to just leave them in sphagnum until spring. Don’t know what to do 😔