Too late for a repot?
Posted: April 2nd, 2020, 11:03 pm
Hi all, hope everyone is safe and managing in these strange times. We have been in quarantine after returning from NZ. 3 days to go and definitely counting- need to go out and get vegie seedlings for the winter crops.
Bonsai-wise, I have a lilly-pilly that is in desperate need of a repot. I put off doing it before we went away because the weather here in Perth was still very hot. But now it is looking really urgent -the roots are bulging out of its pot and there is very little soil left to hold the water.
My question is, would it be ok to do the root-prune and repot now? Perth weather will remain warm (25 to 30 degrees) for another 4 weeks at least. It also needs a haircut, which would be done at the same time.
Or should I just transfer it to a bigger pot with some extra soil to surround the roots and wait until spring?
Bonsai-wise, I have a lilly-pilly that is in desperate need of a repot. I put off doing it before we went away because the weather here in Perth was still very hot. But now it is looking really urgent -the roots are bulging out of its pot and there is very little soil left to hold the water.
My question is, would it be ok to do the root-prune and repot now? Perth weather will remain warm (25 to 30 degrees) for another 4 weeks at least. It also needs a haircut, which would be done at the same time.
Or should I just transfer it to a bigger pot with some extra soil to surround the roots and wait until spring?