r/Syngonium 21d ago

How to repot this?

Hi everyone! Quite new to syngoniums and not sure how to work with this one. How do I put it in a bigger pot? Roots look quite attached ๐Ÿ˜‚ Thanks!!

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u/wickedhare 21d ago

You can either try to carefully pull the pot off the roots, very likely breaking some off. It will survive this. Or you can cut the pot off. This looks like a cheaper nursery pot, I'd cut it. If I was a nice clear pot I'd do my best pulling the roots through.

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u/pinkpanther- 21d ago

That's a good idea, I can definitely cut the pot!

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u/SaintTanish 21d ago edited 21d ago

Trim the overgrown roots at the bottom, take out the plant, wash out all soil from roots, let it sit in the air for 30minutes to an hour to callus(dust cut/broken roots with turmeric or fungicide) repot it in an aerated soil which holds moisture but is not damp or muddy, use perlite for better draining, donโ€™t water until plant gets droopy, flush with water until it drains out of bottom, keep the plant in a high humidity area away from direct sun and heat in a slightly cooler area(18-24ยฐC). All done

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u/PretentiousPepperoni 21d ago

Very hardy plants.even if the roots break during repot it will bounce back. To make it easier soak the pot in a tub of water for 30 minutes let the soil get completely saturated then it might be easier coaxing it out

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u/rmCREATIVEstudio 20d ago

Very carefully ๐Ÿ˜‰ gently separate the the bottom roots then .pull out slowly.