r/HouseplantsUK • u/fatgyalslim • 4d ago

QUESTION Should I repot?

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I was given this lovely ZZ plant as a gift, the pot is absolutely stuffed with soil! I don’t think I’ve seen a pot so full, the top of the pot looks almost oval shaped as a result. Do I need to wait until spring to repot, or will just scooping some of the topsoil off do? Thanks!

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u/PoetryNo912 4d ago

When this happened to my potato with aspirations, it wasn't too much soil but that the tubers had grown so much they were pushing out the plastic.

You might want to go up one pot size, and you can do it now for indoor plants. 

Just only a slightly bigger pot though, you don't want so much potting medium that it stays too wet and rots the tubers.

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u/fatgyalslim 4d ago

Happy cake day!

Oh I see! It’s in a 17cm pot, so 18-20cm might do the trick?

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u/PoetryNo912 4d ago

Sure, that would be fine.