12 Deadly Repotting Mistakes to Avoid!

I like the sound of birds 🐦

I soooooo agree with you about new plants being in high peat mix (growers inexpensive potting mix) and the new plant gets root rot so very quickly and then dies...

I agree with your observation on new plants. Far too often, these come in 100 percent peat or 100 percent coir substrate. This works in an 87 degree, brightly lit South Florida greenhouse with powerful ventilation and very accurate watering. Time after time, I've seen rot happen to plants like this in home conditions where they simply can't get rid of water in a sopping wet peat soil. The best option is to GENTLY move them to an airy, soil that can stay evenly damp and aerated (eg chopped moss + coco chunks + perlite).

Loved the video and all the tips! I consider myself not a novice at all, yet live learned so much from this! Thank you so much

Love the video! These are excellent tips. Even as a planty veteran, I totally get either too impatient and get repotting fever or I get too lazy and don’t do things properly. The bird sounds are very nice! It’s good background noise I think :) of course that doesn’t change the fact it’s probably distracting for you, so it doesn’t matter if we like it or not because it’s probably driving you nuts 😆 hope it’s not so bad for you.

Your videos are so thorough and informative. Thank you so much.

I'm an avid repotter, and have killed many a newly acquired plant with my repotting fever. Thank you for another greatly informative video! P.s. the "Tap and Slap" is giving me Legally Blonde "Bend and Snap" vibes. Maybe you could make T-shirts with the words Legally Green on the front, and "Tap and Slap!" with a preppy picture of repotting on the back.

This is the best advice I've seen from a plant person. So many people say to not repot plants after bringing them home and thats terrible advice. Thank you, new subscriber here, love from UK 🌱

I love your advice. ❤ Yes, I just purchased an Aglomena that I repotted the second day and ended up putting it in 2 sizes smaller.

Yes agree not alot of roots in pots from some big box stores and they cage the bottoms together 😢 I've tried saving a few

I had some hoyas and others not doing well and some on death's door. I put them in glass with no drain vesicles. All are doing better! Definitely have to consider the substrate and only let water collect at the very bottom.

How do you feel about root pruning? I’ve heard that it’s good for them and I’ve done it several times. Would you talk about that and give us some tips.

I repotthem right away, and often in leca too. Yolo. I learned a lot from this video. <3 One of the best. Recently I repotted some of my plants in smaller pots, cause I put babyplants in 10 inch pots, but that way they dont grow foliage, just roots.

Have a question about potting. Picked up an anthurium wrapped in damp sphagnum at an import (Ecugenera) pop up. I removed the sphagnum to check the roots and have them rehydrating in water bare rooted for an hour. What should I put them in for their acclimation? Your acclimation video was really helpful but this is my first time with direct from importer and don’t want to hurt my plants. 😁Water only until signs of growth? Thanks. You are a tremendous help for all of us!

This video was right on time as I have many plants to repot. Thanks Drea for your expert advice... love it ❤️😊

In January, I bought a 4in pot of Philo. Brasil at a big box store, and it went downhill quickly. I normally wait about a month to repot, and when I checked, it was all unrooted cuttings! So yes, it still happens. I put them all in a little cup with fluval to root, and now it is doing very well.

Thank you for this video. I am happy about the last tip you gave. I have repotted a lot of plants a couple weeks ago and one of those was my Croton. For me the Croton is a really easy going plant, but suddenly it threw off its lower leaves after the repot. One after another they dropped. At first I was worried, but then I remembered that those leaves were also around two years old, so it's okay to throw them off after a big change. More importantly, the new leaves look good and new growth is happening, so all is good

Excellent video! If I may be so bold as to suggest one thing? Plants growing in the wild are not contained by the walls of a planter, so circling is not an issue. Sure, their roots run into trees, rocks, etc, but they just go around those obstacles or continue to grow next to them. Other than that, the information in this video is spot on, and very much appreciated! Thank you.

Great advice, thank you ❤🦜🌱💕

9/10 times I repot my syngonium it’s into the same pot just to make the roots that grow straight to the bottom sit more towards the middle lol