This monster keeps growing. I think it’s time to repot in...
2ft to light, direct
14” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 days ago
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@KindCowbane57 Holy Moly I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Dieffebachia. that huge! And this is a picture from my somewhat Tropical oasis. The adventurous Cornstalk my tallest plant so far! It toppled over the other night not sure where it wanted to escape to. I know it needs to be repotted but the plant is taller than I am! Not looking forward to that job!
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Full disclosure, I don’t have a Dieffenbachia, so take this with a grain of salt 😂 If you like the current shape, you could repot it as is. You could also chop and prop the leggier stalks and let the bottom fill into a fuller shorter plant. I’m very cautious when it comes to repotting. I gently nudge out of the old pot, dust off any super loose soil, and set it in its new pot with new soil filling in the gaps. Anytime I’ve tried rinsing the roots all the way off, I’ve lost plants due to shock. 😳 ☠️
@KindCowbane57 @debbiedo has a point! I have never rinsed off the roots of my plants, rather I just carefully remove most of the old soil, because you don’t want to disturb the roots too much! I dust them off with a sprinkling of Rooting hormone. Before adding them into the fresh soil. That generally works.
I have followed the 2-2 rule, sort of. Two inches bigger, no more than every 2 years. So go from a 5 inch to a 7 inch, and only every 2 years, or more. My main exclusion is for aloe plants with too many babies. I move the babies, but mostly leave momma in the same pot. If she was happy enough to make babies...
Never ever use gravel on the bottom of a pot. It creates a perched water table. The soil settles in creating a soggy, wet layer that will kill your plants eventually.
Also, DO NOT separate her. They have extremely fragile root systems and shock very badly. She will literally lose every single leaf. The shock lasts for months! You will be looking at empty naked stems until the shock passes. At that point you will want to cut her back and trim lower. And patiently wait for new growth to form. You WILL regret it.
A fully grown diffenbachia only needs a 10-14 inch pot. Since you have 2 plants as well as pups you may need a bigger pot. When you transplant make sure to NEVER mess with the roots. Pop her out and into a new pot just like she is and fill in with dirt.
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Also, DO NOT separate her. They have extremely fragile root systems and shock very badly. She will literally lose every single leaf. The shock lasts for months! You will be looking at empty naked stems until the shock passes. At that point you will want to cut her back and trim lower. And patiently wait for new growth to form. You WILL regret it.
A fully grown diffenbachia only needs a 10-14 inch pot. Since you have 2 plants as well as pups you may need a bigger pot. When you transplant make sure to NEVER mess with the roots. Pop her out and into a new pot just like she is and fill in with dirt.
@Ms.Persnickety @OrchidLover65 @debbiedo
@Ms.Persnickety I have 12"-17" pots for next repotting. Make sure u set a day aside lay out a sheet in yard and just get to it!. I also use inserts to take up some room in really large pots so ur not using 10qt bag of mix for each plant! I wpuld set aside a day and treat her as ur patient need heart bypass surgery!! Then let her in recovery room until she tells U shes ready to resume her regular activities!!! Man, sometimes this nursing career really allows some great anecdotes!!! Good luck, just repot her w/the same love u have been showing her up to now and u will rock this thing!!!!