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Post by astaroth1990 on Mar 15, 2014 13:14:04 GMT
Hello everyone! So, I have this dillema: I have a pot of sarracenia seedlings, which are all planted together, like this m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152014315623161&id=738958160&set=a.10150709050648161.392245.738958160&source=46I know they're all crammed together in very little space, but I never imagined they would get so big! And they keep sending up new and bigger pitchers! The thing is, I'm afraid if I don't repot them now, the roots will be all tangled up. Of course they're probably all ready tangled, but it'll be worse. We're at summers end right now (I'm from Argentina) and I know they should only be repotted at the beginning of growth... The question is: is it better to wait and risk doing greater damage to the roots in spring, or should I transplant them now, although it's not the right moment? Thanks!
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Post by Aidan on Mar 15, 2014 14:35:31 GMT
You can repot now, but I suggest waiting until they are dormant for winter.
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Post by astaroth1990 on Mar 15, 2014 16:11:43 GMT
You mean I can repot them once they've started dormancy? I'll have to disentangle the roots (very carefully, of course), and plant each in a separate pot. That's great! Thanks Aidan!
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Post by sykosarah on Mar 15, 2014 19:39:12 GMT
Yeah wow that is a crowded pot.
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Post by maiden on Mar 21, 2014 5:54:37 GMT
For me, you can repot your sars seedlings when the plant have 3 leaves.
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Post by sykosarah on Mar 21, 2014 13:23:38 GMT
When I repot, I like to either carefully remove all the soil I think is being held onto by roots, gently set the plants roots into some distilled water, and swish them a little bit so that I can see what roots are tangled up and what will be easy to separate. It is also what I do if I have to repot because of a pest. That is, if I let the pot get very crowded, and the roots aren't super sensitive to water.
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