With rootbound plants then, if you can accommodate a larger container you can pot on. |
The plant, by this time tightly rootbound, is carefully tapped out of its cup and buried about half way up its stem in this mound of loose dirt. |
You can hold greens in starting pots for four to six weeks, but don't let them get rootbound. |
Don't buy leggy plants or ones that are overgrown and rootbound. |
Look for healthy plants having dark green leaves with no browning or wilting, and also choose those that appear rootbound. |
Winter is the best time to repot roses that have become rootbound. |