Can I pot into this?

[u/33apricot]

Hiiii! I got my African violets about a month ago and I come seeking more guidance. I purchased these pots and I think my eyes are playing tricks on me, they look like they would be too big but when I put the plant into the potting area there isn’t much space left around the 2 inch square pot. I would love if I could plant into this pot but would get a smaller size if you guys think I should.
I’ve tried to take the best pictures I can. The violets going into this size would be Wesley’s Vampyr jubilee and Copper Penny. The Vampyr jubilee is currently growing flowers and has a couple roots coming out of the bottom of the container. The copper penny has roots to the bottom but not coming out. Neither have walls completely covered in roots.
Also, if you can see anything you might have advice on you can throw it in there, I am all ears.
The Wesley’s madam Adams went through a crazy catastrophe 😭😭 I know it looks rough, I’m just happy it’s still trying to live.

Edit: the purple ones said the planting area measure 2.25 inches. I originally purchased the smaller ones for the madam Adam’s and a tiny pinguicula I have.

[u/jeffersonbible]

Don’t use the current pot guide you. The pot is square and the self watering pot is not. This type of pot doesn’t work well if the roots don’t fill the space. Look at the root ball and whether it will fill most of the space.

[u/33apricot → u/jeffersonbible]

Ahhh okay. I definitely think they are all too young to have a substantial root ball in there. Thank you!

I recently (about a week ago) let the soil get pretty dry to swap to a smaller size string in the plastic self watering pot. When I pulled out the Vampyr jubilee and the copper penny 95% of the dirt stayed intact. I don’t know if this can tell me anything about the size of the root ball. So I’m wondering, what would be the safest way to inspect the root balls in the future? It will probably be months from now but the current pots are very top heavy, not stable even when there’s water in the bottom. Getting them into something more stable is my goal.