You’ll know a plant needs a bigger pot when you notice the following:
- The soil condition has broken down and looks dry.
- The plant no longer absorbs water, it just remains there.
- The drainage holes now have roots as the plant tries to expand.
- It seems like too tight a fit.
Similarly, is my plant too big for the pot it’s in?
If a plant is more than two or three times taller than the height of its pot, ready to topple, root (and stem) pruning — or a larger pot — is in order. Exceptions exist, of course, like clivia, which thrives, cramped for years, in the same pot.
In respect to this, is it bad to repot a plant twice?
Some plants can go 18 months and others even longer before they need a new pot. Repotting too often can stress out the plant, leading to browning at the leaf tips, wilting, and shed leaves. Proceed carefully! … It’s not that repotting is all bad; it has its benefits, which we’ll also share in this article.
When should you repot indoor plants?
How often should you replace soil in potted plants?
Usually, you need to change soil in indoor plants as often as every 12 to 18 months. Exceptions make repotting, when you move the plant into a bigger pot because it no longer fits into its current pot, or when the soil becomes very hardened. You should not change soil in indoor plants more often than once a year.
