repot

verb

re·pot (ˌ)rē-ˈpät

repotted; repotting

transitive + intransitive

: to put (a plant) into another pot

If you want to give more root space to a growing plant, repot it with more soil in a slightly larger container.—

Reader's Digest Crafts and Hobbies

Give it a pot at least 16 inches wide and deep, and repot occasionally to freshen the soil …—

Jim McCausland

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The project has two nursery sites now: a seed bank near Paramount Ranch and the main nursery off Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas, where thousands of seeds have been planted in tiny flats and then repotted to grow large enough to be planted. —

Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024 Consider repotting the existing plant and moving it indoors now for the winter. —

Sheila Yount, arkansasonline.com, 18 Oct. 2024 As an annual, kale doesn’t require or benefit from repotting. —

Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2024 That of course leads into repotting another plant and suddenly I’m covered in dirt. —

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