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Roots sticking to inside of pot!
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Posted by beach4me 9 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 8, 09 at 23:36
| I had to pull out and repot a plumeria in one of my hypertufa pots today. When I opened it I found many of the smaller roots had stuck to the sides of the container and broke off! Is there a solution for this which wouldn't impair the porous nature of hypertufa? Is this an issue only with certain kinds of plants? If so, which kinds are/are not vulnerable? I really want to put my favorite plant in my favorite container! Thanks for any help you can give me in sorting this out! |
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RE: Roots sticking to inside of pot!
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beach, All plants that I've put in to hypertufa containers root to the sides of the pots. I take a serrated knife and cut around the edge to remove plants.
I love plumeria. I have one that a friend gave me and have been lugging it in and out of the house for a couple of years now. I just leave it in it's container and put it in the basement. My friend takes her's out of the pots and stacks them like cord wood, looks so strange. Billie |
RE: Roots sticking to inside of pot!
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| Pulling or cutting those roots should not damage your plant. That is basically what you do every time you buy a plant from the nursery and repot it. |
RE: Roots sticking to inside of pot!
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| "Is there a solution for this which wouldn't impair the porous nature of hypertufa?" No I don't think so. It's happening because the pot IS porous. This happens with all unsealed, porous pots. A coating of a non-water soluble sealer should do the trick. |
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