Repotting time

[jfabiao]

A disappointmet and a word of advice:

I imagined the roots of this one would be impressive. Not quite...

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Turbinicarpus (Gymnocactus) mandragora subsp. subterraneus P362, sown 2009

Don't wait to break apart your fat rooted species' community pots, or you risk ending up with something like this:

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Ariocarpus bravoanus subsp. hintonii SB1568, sown 2009.

[iann]

Hard to imagine how those roots could hold up those bug stalks.

I wait until the pots are no longer the right shape

[jfabiao]

Hard to imagine how those roots could hold up those bug stalks.

I wait until the pots are no longer the right shape

That is exactly what I do. Had to change that routine a bit for the Turbinicarpus because those twin heads had moved from the adjacent pot to the one next to it (that's not a plant for those with limited space). The Ariocarpus, however, had made a round pot out of their original square one.