andy17

Ah 1/8 to 1/4 root should be nothing to worry about. Yep, pups growing with the mother plant can definitely start to really crowd out the pot, but that's a good sign that plant is healthy and growing a good root system. A 12x14 pot is a pretty good size, I would say at that point you could make a fairly large jump in pot size from that. The optimum time to repot is in mid-spring once the plant has actively started growing and is putting out new growth, however, most tropicals can be repotted in spring, summer, and fall easily. I just repotted my Ice Cream three weeks ago and its doing much better. Although, I will say growth has slowed notable as its stretching its roots out into all that new soil. I've started using smart pots which are supposed to help support a healthy root system and prevent plants from becoming root bound. I haven't used them long enough to completely recommend them, but so far my bananas seem to love them. Plus, they're quite a bit cheaper than equivalently sized plastic pots. That's great it did so well overwintering indoors. This is my first year with my plants, and I've never had really good success with overwintering bananas in the past, so I'm glad to hear your dwarf red did so well indoors. Did you do anything special? By the way, at some point, it might be good to remove the pups. That can help take stress off of the mother plant and give it more room for its root system. Unfortunately, I've never done this before, so I really can't help out too much there, but there are many people and posts that would definitely know the best way. I believe the best time is if there are 2 or more and if they're at least a foot and a half in height.