My Struggles While Re-potting my Root-bound Plant (Ficus Benjamina)
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- Опубликовано: 21 июн 2021
- #re-pothousplant, #FicusBenjamina, #Rootbound
The term "rootbound" means that the roots of a plant have taken up the whole space within the pot that contains it. Sometimes the roots can even escape through drainage hole in the bottom of the container and form a hard disc, (this is what exactly happened with my plant, as you can see in the video)
There are two primary solutions for a rootbound plant.
First, you can re-pot your plant, in a bigger pot with more soil, while loosening the roots.
And the second solution is to root-prune your plant.
Although root-pruning may sound intimidating, but don't worry. It is like doing a surgery to get rid of an unwanted growth.
Re-potting a root-bound plant encourages nutrient absorption for healthy growth, which is crucial to grow fuller and healthier plants.
It took me more than 4 hours and a lot of muscle power to re-pot my Ficus Benjamina.
Pruning video of my dear Ficus tree:
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I have a very large, totally rootbound ficus tree in my dining room. I haven't re-potted it for probably 10 or mor years, and it needs help. Your pruning and re-potting videos have encouraged me to spend the hours necessary to nurse it back to better health. Thanks so very much!
oh these videos are so helpful! I'm taking over the care of one of these at my kid's school and I can't wait to get it healthy again...right now it looks like your before picture :)
This was so helpful! I also inherited a ficus tree-three of them, actually!-when we bought this house 1.5 years ago. I’ve been trying to learn how to care for and revive them. It’s going well, but I’ve been uncertain about the next steps for pruning and repotting. Your videos have taught me what I need to do! Thank you very much for describing and filming your process!
Oh my goodness. I have been needing to replant my rootbound FB for a couple of years. I had read that it wasn't possible because this tree is super sensitive. Now you have shown that it is not only very possible but will make the tree even more beautiful. Thank you so very much. Your videos are wonderfully helpful.
Thanks! ! Glad that my video was hellpful to you!
I can see what a hustle that was! Great job on getting this beauty back to life. I watched another video of yours’ that showed the before and after. Now it’s
my turn to get mine transplanted and trimmed. Thank you for the video!
Yes it was quite a task to transplant this beauty. But It was all worth it. All the best for your plant.🙂
Thank you for sharing this! My wife and I were a little nervous to re-pot our large Ficus Benjamina but seeing this process made it a little easier to tackle ourselves. Stay well!
Glad that my video was helpful.
Amazing work! Your tree is beautiful😍
You have provided very good insight for the whole process of re-potting. Very helpful for sure.
I'm glad that my video was helpful.
Hey what a great job of repotting.
I was treating my plant to carefully .
Now i am ready to rough mine up a bit
what a great vidio.I learnt a lot
Thanks
This was very helpful thank you! I have a 30+ year old ficus that has needed a new pot for 4 or 5 years. Wasn't sure how much root trimming I could get away with. I'm feeling brave!
Glad it was helpful!
It looks beautiful and I love the new pot you used
Thank you!
YIKES! Look at those roots!
YIKES! 😬
Happy plant ♥️
You bet!
That is an amazing plant. Absolutely beautiful.
I'm repotting mine, it's a baby compared to this
Thank you Jimmy! It is not a very fussy plant. It needs only little love and care and some pruning time to time and before you know it, your baby plant will become big. All the very best.😀
😯🤭😅🙏🏼🙏🏼Respect! 💎🤩🕊🙋🏻♀️💚
Your video on repotting and pruning have inspired me to keep working on a fiscus tree left in a home I bought 30 years ago. Now, 10 moves later, it still looks almost as it did when I first saw it...leggy, not bushy and the same height. I've repotted it three times. Would you advise me to prune first then repot? Repot first then prune? If so, how much time in between? Or, can I repot & prune at the same time? I understand pre-winter is better to do these things versus in the spring? Yes? No? I'm so ready to help this plant show its beauty. Thanks again.
OMG it looks beautiful! You did a wonderful job. You must be a plant whisperer. What type of fertilizer is good?
Thank you for such lovey comment. I don't use fertilizer regularly. If I ever use, it is liquild fertilizer for indoor houseplants.
Hi
Wanna know where did you buy this new light weight pot from !
Loved your effort and care for this plant 😍
I bought it form Costco, but all home centers have somewhat similar pots available, but it was cheeper to buy from Costco.
Thank you! Awesome! I also have a very large ficus that needs re-potting - and have been very hesitant to do it as I know it's going to be a really big job - but I'm feeling a little more capable/confident now :-)
One question though...You drilled holes in the bottom of the new pot to prevent water from pooling in the bottom and rotting the tree's roots, but what did you then put under the pot to catch any water that might drain out?? (your new pot is beautiful by the way) All the pots I've seen that are big enough for a very large ficus have completely sealed bottoms (like yours before you drilled holes) which means they don't come with a matching drain saucer for under the pot :-(
I built a small platform with wood and tiles. and also I sealed the wood edges with silicon. And then I attached casters to the platform, which makes it easier to move the plant around for cleaning behind it.
Good job. You cleared the pot... released the roots... Now do a hydrogen peroxide 1/10 solution when watering...and give the plant fertilizer...
How big it is and how beautiful it is, how you grow it and how you take care of it?
It is more than 6 feet tall. For pruning of this plant, you can check my other video: ruclips.net/video/mM-qfy3M-bw/видео.htmlsi=EI_0FvkBYBrXKUis. For care part, just water it, when the top layer of the soil is dry. I don't evern regularly fertilize mine, but you can fertilize it every few months with liquild fertilizer meant for indoor plants
82 Like 4 hours ? 😂😂😂😂 great video roots are evil😂😂😂😂😂😂
Oh yes, roots were evil. They even broke my tool handle.😬
You mean there's hope for mine? I have been struggling with mine also. Will try taking out some soil like you did also and see if that helps.
I finally got it out of its pot without breaking it! and I found your video on pruning in comments below.....now on to watching that one!!!
You bet. Give it a try and you will be happy that you did.
@@DIYHomeofMine After I pruned it, I propogated the cuttings, and now I have a lot of new plants to give away! But your video sure did help me with getting it out of its pot without breaking it! It's doing wonderfully now, and looking so healthy after repotting and pruning, as its been 5 months since I repotted.!!!! I can't believe I've has this plant for over 25 years now!!
What brand of soil did you use? I need to re-pot mine, but not sure exactly what kind of soil to get.
Any brand general potting soil.
It's not ficus or any other ficus variety it's a indoor plant called china doll in my area it's leaves looks like plastic
If i planted that tree i would be so disappointed to cut off that root cake while repotting 😁😂
But sometimes you do what you have to do. Cutting off that root cake did wonders for my tree and it is now much more healty and vibrant. 😀😀
@@DIYHomeofMine happy to know that
My plant is 6 ft tall, 25 years old. I received it as a gift. It's losing leaves. Please help. The pot is splitting open. Does it need to be repotted?
Yes, you should prune the plant (Watch my other video about pruning the same plant), and then re-pot it. It seems like your plant has become root bound. Therefore the roots also might need some pruning. I know it seems intimidating, but don't worry. Pruning the plant and the roots will help the plant to keep it healthy.
I swear to G-D my back hurts just watching this video!
It was not that bad. Maybe looks like it.
Hi can I cut some bigger roots to fit in the planter? ❤️ (Was from ground)
I think you should cut part of it, not the whole root.
Yes you can....amend the soil with blood meal and bone meal. 50/50 ratio...and put outside and water liberally...then return inside. Prune when outside. You can spray the leaf's with hydrogen peroxide 1/10 ratio to clean and clear of bugs and eggs as well...
Hi ! Your ficus is kept indoor with growlight?
No growlight, but it gets plenty of indirect sunlight from the sunroof.
😳 What is size of pot and height of ficus?,how did you grown that big in pot ?how did you lift that heavy?😳
It is a 23" square planter. The height of Ficus is about 7 feet. I think you did not watch the video carefully. I have spoken about it's age in it. You can also watch the related video to this one here: ruclips.net/video/mM-qfy3M-bw/видео.html. I will be more than happy to answer, if you have any more questions about this plant😀😀😀
What is the size of your new pot? Thanks!!
It's 21" square on top and has a little taper to the bottom. Although it's a big pot, but is not very heavy.
how old did you have this tree ?
I have explained that in the beginning of the related video.: ruclips.net/video/mM-qfy3M-bw/видео.htmlsi=EI_0FvkBYBrXKUis
Do you have a care video
I don't have a care video, but this plant needs very little care. Just water it, when the top layer of the soil is dry. Prune it every other year or when ever you feel it is being unruly. I don't evern regularly fertilize mine, but you can fertilize it every few months with liquild fertilizer meant for indoor plants.
@@DIYHomeofMine thank you
2.5 hours?
If you check the other related video, it will tell about the time it took to repot. (it's about 5 hours).
It's not a ficus😅 I think it's china doll *called in my local area*
Madam hindhustan me rahkar aap hundhi me video Nahi banate to lanat hai apka hindhustan me rahne ke lie .....lanat hai apko hindhi Nahi aaati .....
I don't live in Hindustan. I live in Canada.