I don't know if this is helpful of not, but I sometimes will plant the entire pot into the ground for the summertime. Then lift the entire pot back out to take indoors for the cold season. It seems to work fairly well for me, and no transplant shock. I can't say enough about using compost - make as much compost as you can. Also, if you are a coffee or tea drinker, put your coffee/tea grounds on your compost pile also. Also any banana peels and egg shells. I keep a container in the kitchen to put vegetable waste in, then empty all of that onto my compost pile.
