el1 Well-Known Member Feb 16, 2008 #1 Sup , just transplanted one of my babys into bigger pot , as i was doing so a clump of dirt at bottom ( was all tangled with roots) fell off , its only a small amount but im wondering how much stress this will do to the plant"?
Sup , just transplanted one of my babys into bigger pot , as i was doing so a clump of dirt at bottom ( was all tangled with roots) fell off , its only a small amount but im wondering how much stress this will do to the plant"?
panhead Well-Known Member Feb 16, 2008 #3 Too much emphasis is put on stress,tearing a few roots off is not going to hurt anything or slow down your plants progress more than a few days. You could tear half the root mass off & the plant would be ok.
Too much emphasis is put on stress,tearing a few roots off is not going to hurt anything or slow down your plants progress more than a few days. You could tear half the root mass off & the plant would be ok.
kayasgarden Well-Known Member Feb 16, 2008 #4 this is true but your goal should be minimal amounts of shock
