Can I prune severely and repot at the same time?
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HELP!! Trunk Chop & Re-pot At Same Time? Will it kill it
Comments (2)I assume it will be outside and dormant during your winter. The best time to chop back a tree is mid-winter. As spring approaches, adventitious buds will develop and you will have good regrowth. If you wait until spring to chop, regrowth will be slower. There's no harm in root-pruning and repotting in the following spring; in fact, it's the perfect time. Here is a link that might be useful: Bonsai...See MoreRepot/Root Pruning Dwarf Lime - Timing
Comments (5)It sort of depends on how much of the root system you delete when you prune. I think I'd bite the bullet on my first root pruning & remove the fruit to ensure a faster recovery. Blooms and fruit are a plant's strongest energy sinks, so other organs will get short shrift insofar as energy allocation is concerned when the plant is blooming/fruiting. The pecking order of energy sinks is flowers - fruits - leaves - stems - roots. I even debloom and disbud the flowering plants that go into my mixed display containers to ensure faster root establishment. Al...See Morewhacked and repotted my jade at the same time
Comments (9)OK, Ed. Now you're freaking me out: I shaved off parts of the bottom of the trunk because it was the only way I could expose any raw flesh that would offer a possibility of rooting. This was not only unnecessary, but dangerous. I'm assuming you mean the side of the trunk, not the bottom. Did you water after you did this? Any open wound allows entry of fungus. This can kill the plant. Please, take it out of the container, remove any soil, and inspect very carefully. Any softness means trouble. Fungal infections move slowly upwards through the plants vascular system. The only way to cure this is to transect the stem above the infection. You can see this as dark colored tissue in your cross-sections. Cut upwards in 1/4-1/2 inch increments with a clean knife dipped in rubbing alcohol until the section is clean, free of dark colored vascular bundles. Then you let it sit around in the air for a few days to callous over. Then, place it into a container with dry growing media and wait for roots. It will take a long time with a stump that big. One month per inch is something I've read, but I think it's better to simply say that bigger stumps need more time to root than small cuttings that can root in days. New growth means it's time to start watering again. There are a couple of ideas that all succulent growers come to understand. They are: Benign neglect: leaving a plant alone unless the plant's health will suffer. Don't fuss over it. Don't water too much. Give it the right amount of light, not too much not too little. It's a simple idea, but one sometimes hard to practice. If in doubt, DON'T! It means just what it says, and applies to any action you take. Don't water if you are not certain the soil is dry, top to bottom. Know your plants normal growth pattern. Many succulents are dormant in the winter and watering then can kill them. Others are dormant in the summer, and want no water even though it may be 100F and dry dry dry. Succulents are better able to withstand long dry periods, but will not tolerate more than a few days with wet feet. I guess that's enough for now. Go save your plant :-) Brad...See MoreShould I prune and repot at the same time?
Comments (6)If you give the foliage a severe trim-down, the root system should get about the same treatment, so yes, it's a good occasion to take care of all this at once IMO. Nice bushy plants you got there!...See Moreabrahamx
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