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As plants grow, they will need to be repotted into larger containers every few years in the spring. To check whether this is necessary, remove the plants from their pots to see if the roots are congested and starting to poke out of the drainage holes.
The new, clean container should be one or two sizes larger than the old. Moving plants into excessively large pots is counter-productive because the roots may end up sitting in cold, damp soil for long periods, especially over winter, which leads to rot.
If plants grow too quickly, take up too much space, and need to be moved regularly into larger pots, keep them in the same size pot to restrain growth, and restrict them by pruning the root system each spring.
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Mediterranean palms, which can be fast-
growing, may be restrained by keeping
them in a small pot.
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Terracotta pots are heavy and less likely to get knocked over. They also absorb moisture, which means that plants grown in terracotta pots need to be watered more often than those in plastic pots, which are not porous.
Potting Plants
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