I know I'm not supposed to be repotting in the fall / beginning of winter, but I took one of my macrophyllas, which was growing in a 2-3" nursery pot, which was nested inside a small completely sealed outer pot, just to add some weight to the plant, and repotted it today.

After removing the small nursery pot from the outer one, I noticed the roots were completely filled inside the original pot, pushed through the bottom and were actually resting in a puddle of water in the outer pot. Since I'm not growing them hydroponically, I thought it needed repotting. I know they like to be root bound, but this was too much, in my opinion.

So, after teasing it from it's starter pot (which I had started it in about four months ago) I repotted him up. We'll see how it goes. Prior to this, it was growing like crazy and adding about an inch of growth every two / three days. Hopefully it will continue and I'll just end up with a more robust plant.

Thoughts anyone? Comments?

Its not that Hoya like to be rootbound, but rather, they don't want their roots buried in potting soil. Hoya are epiphytic, they grow hanging in trees far from the soil below. In the little starter container with practically no dirt, with its toes dangling in water... sounds like the perfect Hoya life to me.

I would have left it in the starter pot, maybe forever.

Daisyl,

I know, but I couldn't resist. He's now in a slightly larger pot and his roots are free to roam wherever he wants. He's in orchid bark, cactus and succulent soil, and pearlite. I'm sure once he adjusts he'll be very happy in there, and now his roots are free to explore new places instead of being bunched up with the same family all the time!

I'll water him at the end of this week and he should do just fine.

I'm sure that your Hoya macrophylla will be fine. It will likely slow down growth as it concentrates on getting settled in it's new home but it sounds like you've got the proper potting medium and I bet next summer it will really take off!

Toes dangling in the water sounds nice....