Hi all:
I have had this nice little Hoya wayetii in a 4 inch pot for a few months. When I pull it out of it's tiny pot, It has a nice root system that is barely showing around the outside of the soil. It is not root bound but it's roots are nicely dispersed throughout all the soil.

After I water the soil completely, it dries out within 2 days, sometimes three.

My concern is I have company coming for a couple weeks in November. We will be going on 3 or 4 day trips and I don't want to see the Wayetii's healthy growth damaged. I would like to put it in a 5 or 6 inch pot so that it will be able to go a few more days between waterings.

I don't repot my hoya often. and won't repot this one if it's a bad idea. But if it can be done without hurting the plant, I think it would be a good idea. What do you all think.


Any guidance, and opinions. Thank you.

Laurie

I've always heard that Hoyas prefer tight roots and it's best to keep them in the smallest pots possible; in my limited Hoya growing experience, I've found this to be true. I especially would advise against repotting your Wax Plant (Hoya wayetii) at this time of year.

My motto (for a long time now) has been, if a plant appears happy and healthy and is doing well, leave it alone.

Hoya wayetii, and most Hoyas, are epiphytic. The smaller the pot, the better. Hoyas need less water in winter anyway so leaving it for a week won't harm it any.

Isn't it funny how most people do not realize that most hoya are epiphytic (like their cousins the Dischidia?) Home Depot and Lowes have never learned that lesson with their water logged soil LOL

Employees at big box stores aren't knowledgeable enough. I've seen orchids and crotons in dark corners and calathes (sp) in blistering sun.

@Plantladylin Thank you. Repotting is out then. Thanks. I am going to try going a few more days as @Daisyl suggested.

@Gina1960, I bought this little Hoya wayettii with the intention of putting it in a flat wicker basket I have to mimic how it grows in the wild.

@Magpie26, I was at my Home Depot yesterday, and the Xmas merch has been carefully stocked where plants once were. The plants are all so crammed together, it's just a horrible thing to look at. They are all showing traumatic reactions. The flf's were suffering the most, and then the peace lily and Dracaena. All in gallon pots. Probably 100 plants stuffed onto an 8 x 10 platform of pallets. And they think they are still worth the asking price of $39.99 they are asking when they were in the picture of health.
Thank you all for the recommendations. I have not had a plant I had to water every three days or less for a long time. I guess I have been spoiled with that luxury a little.

Laurie