Today, I have decided to repot my amaryllis, found this nice bigger glass container, wider mouth, wider base a week ago.
Current container is already getting too tight for the bulb. It has been in this container anyways for over 2 years now, might as well move it while it can still slide off without breaking the glass.
I have also gathered some more hydroton clay rocks washed them off, and have some water storing crystals soaked overnight to make them swollen.
Have gently pulled out the plant, and here is how the roots look like: have wrapped around nicely around the rocks.
So gently prying away the rocks, feels relaxing doing this,
somehow reminds me of cleaning out orchid roots. The roots free of the rocks now. Then I took the old rocks and washed it several times too, so I can reuse them.
Removing some of the older dead roots, and some more old skin of the bulb: I only removed the skin I can scrape off easily, without bruising the bulb.
I just realized, with the leaves still present, makes it easier to hold the plant as I gently pour in the clay rocks with water crystals into the new container. Then adding some water, this time too, I added a few drops of houseplant fertilizer, keeping the water below the bulb. Have to add some glass rocks, since the container is a bit wider, and I ran out of clay rocks, just using the glass rocks for now for stability of the bulb till it anchors itself later.
Here it is now:
Now will wait a couple of weeks to see how the plant likes it.
