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rescued a mini - questions on separating and potting

nanzey
16 years ago

Hiya!

I rescued (well STOLE is more like it!) a grocery store mini from work that someone abandoned outside on a table. I watched it for a few days and after seeing it laying on its side and no water I finally snatched it up!

I don't handle plant abuse very well!

I took it home and have been watering that little pot of peat every day and everything is looking very perky and green and there is some new shoots at the tips already!

SO - i read the "how to save a grocery rose" thread which was very helpful, but still have a few questions.

I know I have to repot this guy -

I have limited deck space, and really don't want to separate this plant into 4 pots, i'd rather just do one large one.

SO - should i bother to disturb the roots by separating them so they can be spaced out in a bigger pot, or should I just sink the whole thing as is into the new pot?

What size pot should i go for? i can fit a 12 inch out there, possibly a 15.

Also - is good quality potting soil really ok? should i mix anything with it to make it faster draining?

Thanks for any input!

N

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