really rootbound
Just picked up a mekong giant in a 1gal pot. First time I have ever had to cut a pot to remove & repot a plant!
This thing is pretty much solid roots. The ones that had grown out the bottom and were black, I trimmed all those off.
Problem is, I cannot loosen the root ball at all, don't know if I should score (cut) the root ball, or what.
Also there is a mass of small roots running in a circle around the top of the root ball. Again, could not tease them out or loosen at all, and don't know if I should cut them.
Finally, not sure what I will be doing for overwintering. Again, this is will be a 2gal size pot. I tend to keep new plants inside, with the rest of my jungle. The basjoos seem happier in the garage, but most of the other naners do well in the house.
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