12 Deadly Repotting Mistakes to Avoid!

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Aloha! Join me as we take a look at 12 repotting mistakes that can kill your plant and how to avoid them.
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Repotting a houseplant too soon
2:44 Should you repot a plant when you bring it home?
6:47 Repotting a plant in wrong type of soil
8:24 Repotting a houseplant in the wrong size pot
11:04 Using a plant pot with no drainage holes
12:37 Positioning houseplant incorrectly in the pot
17:24 Breaking up houseplant roots when repotting
21:29 Packing soil down when repotting houseplants
23:16 Fertilizing right away after repotting
25:00 Not giving a houseplant enough light after repotting
26:24 Not adjusting watering frequency after repotting a plant
28:22 Panicking over every little thing after repotting
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@PhiliciaTaylor 2 ай бұрын

I like the sound of birds 🐦

@pinstripesuitandheels 2 ай бұрын

Me too!

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

The random crow that took over the chimney spot last night threw me and the cats for a loop lol. Sooooo much louder than the mockingbird! But love me a big beautiful black crow 🐦‍⬛

@Stargazer-vk6vz 2 ай бұрын

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...

@brooke5258 Ай бұрын

Happened to me with a cutting I recently got. It went down so fast the moments I put it in soil. I thought it was me, but I see it's the change in medium. I'm trying to salvage it with a stem in water.

@fmbutt 2 ай бұрын

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).

@agathan.944 2 ай бұрын

I agree a 100%. Those big commercial growers use a whole coco coir as a "transporting" substrate.

@nolaray1062 2 ай бұрын

I recently bought a Thai con and I was looking at it and I feel like it needs to be taken out of the material it was in (some kind of plug or something) but im terrified of shocking it and killing it from messing with all the roots to clean it 😞 so nervous

@fmbutt 2 ай бұрын

@@nolaray1062 gently remove it and wash off any heavy mix. Be very very gentle with the roots. Cut off any rot. Put into a mix that contains large bark, large perlite, Leca and coco chunks with huge air gaps and let the roots dry for a week before watering weekly.

@bexmac8136 Ай бұрын

@@nolaray1062 This is what I would do in a similar situation: Give it a couple weeks to allow it to acclimate, wait until it needs to be watered (this seems usually works best to remove the old soil) and then gather all of supplies before you start. Good luck! 🍀 💚

@wishingonthemoon1 2 ай бұрын

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.

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

I think it’s more of an issue for the cats than me lol. They’re like, “Where the heck is it??? I must try and catch it.”

@wishingonthemoon1 2 ай бұрын

@@AlohaPlantLife ahaha that must be fun

@zahiralopez1131 2 ай бұрын

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.

@lelfah 2 ай бұрын

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 🌱

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!💚

@Phebestreet 2 ай бұрын

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

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!💚

@pinstripesuitandheels 2 ай бұрын

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.

@msscamp100 2 ай бұрын

😂😂 Love it! I would buy one!

@melmac5173 2 ай бұрын

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!

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

Water for no more than a week and as long as roots still look good pot up into epiphyte mix💚

@Lela-plants 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! My scindapus pictus was a whole giant pot of half-rooted cuttings. It was beautiful for a week or so then things started yellowing. Checked it and they were just barely rooted and then shoved in dirt. Cleaned it up, put the strugglers in moss and when they rooted better I added them back to the pot. I was floored they were actually selling it. Maybe they assumed it would sit at the store longer and grow in? Or maybe they were just goobers…

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

I vote goobers💚

@noelle7714 2 ай бұрын

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.

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

Guessing you hadn’t gotten to that part of the video yet when you posted this. I’m totally down with root pruning💚

@turogers13 2 ай бұрын

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.

@dora9368 2 ай бұрын

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

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!💚

@msscamp100 2 ай бұрын

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.

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

💯 My point in talking about roots in the wild was that roots will find a way no matter what, including if you don’t break them up when repotting, they will find their way into the new substrate when you put them in a larger pot. In fact, that’s the exact reason I had to have very expensive foundation repairs done at my last house. A few years prior to that we installed a “wall” aka root barrier, but that tree’s roots still found their way under the house and jacked up the foundation royally lol.

@msscamp100 2 ай бұрын

@@AlohaPlantLife Oh yeah! Tree roots are a whole different story than most plant roots. They will screw with anything they are near, including septic tanks and sewer pipes in addition to foundations. I don't have trees close to my house, and I never will for that very reason. Something else that will seriously screw with concrete - be it a foundation or an irrigation ditch - are grasses that form a mat of roots, such as Brome grass.

@mercury2533 2 ай бұрын

I just got a string of turtles and it’s definitely in the wrong soil (no drainage whatsoever). However I’ve been afraid of killing its fine roots off while repotting it. How do you repot those fine rooted plants? I’ve heard people recommend drying it out altogether so that the soil falls off easier but I don’t wanna dry it too much bc it needs the water 😩 any suggestions are highly appreciated 🙊

@benjaminreid5339 2 ай бұрын

Great video, well-chosen information to share with everyone. Thank you

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!💚

@dianneanderson7057 2 ай бұрын

Great advice, thank you ❤🦜🌱💕

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!💚

@serenitygardenaviary 2 ай бұрын

Great video! 👍🏽 super helpful advice 👌🏽

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!💚

@carmelodriscoll6155 2 ай бұрын

Great video 🪴 Your channel is so informative and I’ve learned so much, thank you 😊

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!!💚

@elysemattocks1495 2 ай бұрын

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

@LeafyConversations 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this awesome video. I have pretty much found out everything you said here is my truth as well. I’ll be sharing this video.

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!💚

@GreenWitch1 Ай бұрын

Oh girl. I just repotted an Alocasia that dried out in Stratum (I hate that stuff), and proceeded to water with half strength liquid dirt 🤦🏼‍♀️ Hopefully, it’ll be ok.

@chrislynch1011 2 ай бұрын

🇦🇺 Fantastic advice Drea, great information and explanations. As an avid outdoor gardener I don't have a fear of repotting, but it wasn't until recently I worked out about pots being too big as an issue... At the cost of a pothos and an adansonni 😅 I repot everything, firstly because of the plugs - I've never had a plant do well with those - even outdoor plants! But also when plants are sent bare rooted they have to be repotted anyway so now I have no fear lol. Thanks for explaining the roots coming out of the bottom doesn't always mean repot... I get caught out on that one Have a great week

@wanderotter4667 2 ай бұрын

I repotthem right away, and often in leca too. Yolo. I learned a lot from this video.

@jefftucker9225 2 ай бұрын

I repot when I bring them home, never had any problems, my advice is to do what works for you

@louisehondel2761 2 ай бұрын

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.

@silviap4478 2 ай бұрын

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

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

Crotons are notorious for not liking to be moved/handled. They will throw leaves at you for any little accidental nudge of the pot never mind an actual repot lol. The one I used to have popped off a least a third of its leaves while I was repotting it the first time. As long as it’s still pushing out new growth you should be fine💚

@melmac5173 2 ай бұрын

Of your soil mixes, which do you recommend for anthuriums?

@melmac5173 2 ай бұрын

Aha! Just found it on your video about soil mixes. Thought I’d written down all the varieties you mentioned for the epiphytic blend, but missed anthuriums. Thanks for having the resource available.

@agathan.944 2 ай бұрын

First rule of choosing containers for repotting - start from the biggest size. It could be necessary to get some bigger size pottery, and then hand-me-down process should work. When shopping for pottery, do not buy just one of the kind pot. Buy two or three, maybe the same finish but different size. Using them on the same level or across the room gives a cohesive impression for the whole interior.

@sachi0488 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video! for plants with roots sticking out of the pot (especially ones with multiple drainage holes), is there risk of the roots drying up if the plant doesn't get repotted?

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

The ends might dry up but the rest of the root that is still up in the pot will be fine💚

@SleeepyZzZ 2 ай бұрын

Oooh i was looking forward to this! I messaged you on instagram about my mums plants and I feel like you addressed a lot of what I discussed! The plants are slowly bouncing back after being in a new substrate, dropping leaves and turning yellow but they're still looking sad. You've mentioned the next step would be to check the roots? I want to do this so badly but I don't want to send them into anymore shock. Will this be okay? Some of them are in clear nursery pots and others aren't. Thank you again for another informative video!!

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

It will be ok to check them💚

@renatecormick7399 2 ай бұрын

I’m just sitting here watching this video and almost at the end I have a huge guilty feeling because I committed one of the worst sins this morning ….repotted a new plant and added some slow release fertiliser, and we’re just into autumn, with nights getting cooler etc etc. What was I thinking! I’m not new to growing houseplants and should have known better. So it shows that even experienced growers make mistakes. 😂

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

It’s ok! Things happen!💚

@vivacora1969 2 ай бұрын

Love your video, thanks for all the advice! Another reason why I will repot or mess with the roots when I bring in a new plant, is when I find those fabric plugs that are not decomposing and are actually stunting the growth of a plant. The number of fabric plugs I found just in the last few months is crazy! My poor Peperomia Hope wasn't growing as I expected, and wondered why. Took it out of the pot, messed around with the roots, and actually found 3 plugs! In one pot! I've had that plant for a while, and those plugs were still very much intact, and the poor roots barely could grow through them.

@Heather3laine 2 ай бұрын

Yes. I just repotted my new Alocasia and found 2 fabric plugs strangling the roots.

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

💯 I totally should have mentioned that in the video 🤦‍♀️

@JJ-ec9lp 2 ай бұрын

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

@torquess454 2 ай бұрын

I totally repot too soon in cases 😊I’ll repot after bringing it home if the soil isn’t right, if it’s too wet, root bound etc I just about lost my Hoya crinkle 8 big hanging basket to root rot cause it was just vine cuttings packed in a big basket like you said, it definitely stayed wet for too long, I don’t want to be nosey but noticed you’re quite shakey, do you drink too much coffee like me too? My mom is due to Lupus, an autoimmune disease, and the shakiness runs in our family, mine is in my neck/head when I’m tired or stressed I never did any research when I owned plants back in my 20’s in no drainage pots, they did ok, but I was busy back then and I ignored them a bit 😂 Now they’re all with drainage! This was very thorough, well done love ❤

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

I have a neurological condition called essential tremors that causes me to shake💚

@torquess454 2 ай бұрын

@@AlohaPlantLife aww sorry! well, you do amazingly regardless ♥️

@scottgalbreath5707 2 ай бұрын

We have bought soil from let's say Walmart (Miracle-Gro or Pro Mix) not terrible soil. We recently found a local hardware store that sells potting soil (Organic) and it contains earth worm castings so that soil is honestly going to have the necessary ingredients per say and natural fertilizer already in it and our plants absolutely love it. Now bare in mind the soil mixture does have perlite in the mixture but I add more because I find it doesn't have enough and I prefer my soil to drain properly and not retain water or be so clumpy to where it's going to cause my plants root rot. I love and prefer a well draining soil. The store bought soils with the slow release fertilizer is good as well. Some plants you buy in the store already have the slow release fertilizer and I won't give the plants that have this any additional fertilizer for at least 3-6 months.

@pudik2008 2 ай бұрын

Great useful tips! 💚💚🪴🌿

@cindywannamaker5299 2 ай бұрын

I have 2 Syndapsus that I had to cut back, runners and all that. Now there are fewer leaves. Do you suggest planting in a smaller container now. I'm thinking leaves to soul ratio is off now. Root system is not that big

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

Might be a good idea💚

@msscamp100 2 ай бұрын

@AlohaPlantLife Drea, I rewatched this video and I was completely out of line with my suggest about circling plant roots. I very sincerely apologize. I'm not sure how I misunderstood, but I most certainly did and I am sorry.

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

No worries!💚💚💚

@takeshii 2 ай бұрын

Omg I wish this vid existed 2 weeks earlier before I committed like half of these with my syngoniums lol

@amieefowler 2 ай бұрын

Hi! Is there a fertilizer out there anywhere that is suitable for all plants? Just trying to find one that can be used on all of mine instead of having to use a bunch of different ones. Thanks😊

@mwatson4970 2 ай бұрын

I find super thrive works nicely for all of my plants, or miracle grow blue powder fertilizer if doing indoor only plants since it's more synthetic mix ingredients. I only fertilize 1ce or 2x per season to keep plants fairly compact but so far, so good.

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

I use the same fertilizer on all my plants in soil (I use a different thing for my plants in leca): www.amazon.com/dp/B00P8EG8XQ?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzan061ad3-20&creativeASIN=B00P8EG8XQ&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.2MJTJE3FMRF0I&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_mixed_m_asin

@Overthisgeneration 2 ай бұрын

I don’t think the bird bothers anyone but you 😂

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

He doesn’t so much bother me as I worry it’s distracting for some of you watching the video lol. But last night a crow took his place and let me tell you that was soooo much louder, it was insane. The cats were just standing in front of the fireplace staring like they were going to try to climb in there and get him😂

@mamabear9389 2 ай бұрын

I purchased a gigantic lipstick plant about 6 months ago. I repotted it in better soil but there was alot of the peat type soil packed around the roots and I could not get all of this soil off without destroying the roots but got off a fair amount. I fear the middle of the plant stays wetter with the outside drier. So far it is doing great but I live in fear of over watering it.

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

I would feel the same way💚

@virginiamartinez391 2 ай бұрын

💚🌿💚🌿

@scottgalbreath5707 2 ай бұрын

I always inspect my plants first before repotting by pulling them out of their pot and make a judgment call based on what I see and how much root to soil ratio I have. Two, I make sure after I have repotted my plants and before I take them to the sink to water them, I take a wooden stick or chopsticks and poke the soil well and then give it water to eliminate and or lessen and chance of the soil being too compact. This way the water can drain more easily. I have been very fortunate that my plants I buy from the big box stores aren't necessarily in the wrong type of soil and haven't had to repot one upon bringing it home.

@janethemesath4758 2 ай бұрын

What plants are you talking about?

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

What do you mean? The video is talking about repotting plants in general

@kc-a7907 2 ай бұрын

So what’s Aloha got to do with you being in Texas. Kinda mis-leading…

@AlohaPlantLife 2 ай бұрын

Not at all misleading and I made a video all about it: Chatty Repot with Me | Get to know me and why I started this channel kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aN9mqJqQvd3eZJs.html