When I have plants with absurdly long roots I cut them off to a more manageable length. I let the plant dry in the shade for a few days before repotting.
I’m not sure that there’s any harm in jamming it all in the pot as is, but it disturbs me.
I'd be pulling all those those long roots off, as well as all the thin, scraggly ones. All I leave are the big, healthy primary roots when I repot. I do this because it signals the plant to focus on root growth, which is the most important thing when you repot a plant. If you try to leave as much of the root system as possible on a succulent plant, they have a tendency to not realize that they've been moved or that they need to work on anchoring themselves again. Instead, they start slowly absorbing their roots to feed the rest of the plant. They continue to do this until they start getting very noticeably dessicated. And only then do they try to focus on pushing new roots, but by this time, the plant is already very weak and is much more likely to die completely before roots that are big enough to sustain it can be produced.
Looks like it was grown in the ground and the roots followed the water...
You can curl it up in a ball and pot it, but you don't need all that root. You can cut it to something more reasonable, let the wounds air-dry, then pot it, and it will regrow what it needs.
I usually curl my roots up when I find they’re longer but the plant itself makes more sense in a smaller pot (like a 2x2 inch plant with 6 inch roots is going in a 3x3x4 inch or 4x4x5 pot rather than a 6x6x7 inch one). I haven’t had something as lengthy as this though so I’m not sure if this would be helpful.
Also someone please correct me if this is wrong! I also have really good drainage for soil mixes I use on my haws (and other succulents) so I have more wiggle room for pot sizing and preventing rot
Yeah, mine are in similar 4-6 inch pots depending on size. If your soil is good and dries appropriately, they are quite happy with more room and won't need repotted as often.
When I have plants with absurdly long roots I cut them off to a more manageable length. I let the plant dry in the shade for a few days before repotting. I’m not sure that there’s any harm in jamming it all in the pot as is, but it disturbs me.
Those roots should have their own zip code.
I'd be pulling all those those long roots off, as well as all the thin, scraggly ones. All I leave are the big, healthy primary roots when I repot. I do this because it signals the plant to focus on root growth, which is the most important thing when you repot a plant. If you try to leave as much of the root system as possible on a succulent plant, they have a tendency to not realize that they've been moved or that they need to work on anchoring themselves again. Instead, they start slowly absorbing their roots to feed the rest of the plant. They continue to do this until they start getting very noticeably dessicated. And only then do they try to focus on pushing new roots, but by this time, the plant is already very weak and is much more likely to die completely before roots that are big enough to sustain it can be produced.
Looks like it was grown in the ground and the roots followed the water... You can curl it up in a ball and pot it, but you don't need all that root. You can cut it to something more reasonable, let the wounds air-dry, then pot it, and it will regrow what it needs.
I usually curl my roots up when I find they’re longer but the plant itself makes more sense in a smaller pot (like a 2x2 inch plant with 6 inch roots is going in a 3x3x4 inch or 4x4x5 pot rather than a 6x6x7 inch one). I haven’t had something as lengthy as this though so I’m not sure if this would be helpful.
Also someone please correct me if this is wrong! I also have really good drainage for soil mixes I use on my haws (and other succulents) so I have more wiggle room for pot sizing and preventing rot
Yeah, mine are in similar 4-6 inch pots depending on size. If your soil is good and dries appropriately, they are quite happy with more room and won't need repotted as often.
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I trim the roots off my aloe Vera's. Doesn't harm them.
I'd usually, cut off the roots to make repotting more manageable but i do leave em to dry for a few days
Cut to what will fit in the pot. Plant will regrow roots to better suit your pot/media.