When repotting, do you have to leave it out of sunlight?

When repotting, do you have to leave it out of sunlight?#445424

By Spunro -  Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:48 pm
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- Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:48 pm #445424

I’ve heard you need to do this to allow the roots to adapt to the new soil. Is this true?

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Re: When repotting, do you have to leave it out of sunlight?#445426

By Panman -  Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:51 pm
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- Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:51 pm #445426

It depends on the size of the plant, and what you are potting into. For seedlings, you definitely want to gradually adapt them to full sunlight gradually. Mature plants that you are just upsizing the pot don't need acclimation.

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Re: When repotting, do you have to leave it out of sunlight?#445427

By Spunro -  Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:55 pm
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- Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:55 pm #445427

thank you! I have flytraps that I’ll be dividing once dormancy ends

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Re: When repotting, do you have to leave it out of sunlight?#445432

By optique -  Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:46 pm
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- Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:46 pm #445432

re pot why they are dormant and you will have no rebound at all.

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Re: When repotting, do you have to leave it out of sunlight?#445454

By MikeB -  Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:41 am
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- Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:41 am #445454

If I bare-root a flytrap during repotting, then I always put the pot in a shaded location for a week while the plant gets settled in. This is more important during the growing season than in the winter, due to the winter sunshine being relatively weak.

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