![]() Therefore, we try to prevent root binding in the first place, to reduce the amount we need to disturb the roots later.Ģ. They might even get a bit of transplant shock from it. However, some don’t take a liking to this treatment. Some plants don’t mind a little root-ruffling, and breaking up that ball can encourage the roots to spread as we want them to. However, this could either help them, or harm them. Plants with tight, bound root balls can be gently loosened during the time they’re transplanted. Plant health is directly tied to root health, so this means the plants are also less likely to flourish.Ī root-bound tomato seedling, left in a too-small container too long. This can reduce the roots ability to spread out and flourish after they’re planted out in the garden. When a plants roots are being restricted to the point that they start to grow in circles around themselves, they become tangled and “bound up”. By potting up seedlings into larger containers, it enables their roots to continue to grow without getting root-bound. Potting up seedlings as they grow provides them the best chance to grow stronger and bigger, feel less stressed, and live their best life!ġ. We’ll talk more about container sizes shortly. This reduces the urgency to do it so soon after germination. Knowing this about myself, we try to combat this and set ourselves (and plants) up for success from the very beginning – by starting seeds in larger containers. Over all the other things I need to do around the homestead, this is one chore that I consistently put off until it’s urgently due. It isn’t all that difficult, but does take a little time and effort. To be honest, potting up is a task I dread for some reason. It is simply the act of transplanting seedlings “up” into larger containers than they were previously living in. Potting up couldn’t get any more literal. ![]() Those tomato seedlings on the left need to be potted up still! The ones on the right just were.
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