If you see, say, a Santa Rosa plum tree three times the size of the new bare-root stock, or a big ficus tree in a small pot with a low price, it is probably root-bound.

Once a plant has become pot-bound and the roots have started growing in circles, it can be hard to break that cycle, so the tree may fail to establish a solid root structure when planted out into ...

Root-pruning every two or three years invigorates the growth of new feeder roots, which take in nutrients and water for the plant.

Anyone can grow a peach tree in any climate - provided you grow it in a container so you can move it indoors when needed.

Also, fruit tree roots are fast growing and often the potted trees you find are pot-bound, meaning their roots are circling around inside the container. This can lead to issues with girdling and ...

You could throw the cherry pits you get from store-bought cherries away. You could also use them to grow your very own cherry ...

Is your Calathea Orbifolia looking cramped? 🌿 Learn when and how to repot root-bound plants to keep them healthy and ...

Homely bare-root trees will turn into raving beauties with smart planting February is a perfect time to plant trees purchased with bare roots, out of the pot. But they need the right-size hole ...

Don’t let this happen to your pot plants! Even if they don’t die, inhibited growth means inhibited dollars; don’t waste your time and money on root-bound ganja trees, get to air-pruning!

This is the same procedure you would do on any other pot-bound plant. Cut through the outer shell of the root ball, releasing the healthy roots bound up inside.

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During the demonstration, the root-bound tree was placed in the hole and then a small, flat shovel was used to square off the root ball.