Fryster
--Freedom Czar--
I received five different Sarracenia varieties from a well-known and repeatable online nursery, and I'd like to repot them into more decorative (and larger) draining pots.
All the Sarr's soil, as it currently is, smells rather musty (downright funky in fact) and appears to be well settled and compact. When I gently tilt a plant out of its plastic pot I notice that is looks very root-bound. Actually, three of the five look quite root-bound.
All five plants are healthy right now; good color and everything.
I guess my question is: Is it alright to cut away some of the roots in order to loosen away the old funky soil to repot them into a fresh peat / perlite mix?
Would cutting off some of their cramped roots damage or even kill my Sarrs? Or are Sarrs durable enough to have their "legs" trimmed??
Thanks,
- S. flava
- S. leucophylla 'Tarnok'
- S. psittacina
- S. purpurea ssp. venosa
- S. rubra ssp. alabamensis
All the Sarr's soil, as it currently is, smells rather musty (downright funky in fact) and appears to be well settled and compact. When I gently tilt a plant out of its plastic pot I notice that is looks very root-bound. Actually, three of the five look quite root-bound.
All five plants are healthy right now; good color and everything.
I guess my question is: Is it alright to cut away some of the roots in order to loosen away the old funky soil to repot them into a fresh peat / perlite mix?
Would cutting off some of their cramped roots damage or even kill my Sarrs? Or are Sarrs durable enough to have their "legs" trimmed??
Thanks,