Repotting
Repotting is the action of placing an already potted plant into a larger or smaller pot. Plants are usually re-potted according to the size of their root system; a pot that fits a plant's root system better is normally used. Most plants need to be repotted every few years, because they become "pot-bound" or "root-bound." Plants' roots can sense its surroundings, including the size of the pot it is in, and increasing the pot size allows plant size to increase proportionally.[1]
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- ↑ Society for Experimental Biology (1 July 2012). "Want bigger plants? Get to the root of the matter". (e) Science News. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
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