This is a pic of the plant taken early 2015

These are the roots before I trimmed them. This is the second time I repot this plant, only the first time I didn't know any better, and I didn't wash the old soil off the roots. I had simply up potted it.

This plant's roots are no joke! They are very aggressive and fill the pot very quickly. This time I washed the old soil off, and trimmed half the roots

This is how much root I trimmed off

These are just about half the leaves I took off

This is the plant today. Instead of looking unhappy, she looks very green and healthy

Thanks, Dave. I've had this one for about 7 years, and a couple of times a year I get rid of some leaves, but this time I wanted to give it a major makeover. Supposedly, pruning the roots can have a huge rejuvenating effect. I look forward to seeing pictures of yours when you clean it up

Is that you in the profile pic?

Anyways, Do you know what cultivar that one is? I would have just separated offsets and made new plants instead cutting it all up. It does look nice though. I just got a nice sized one last week.

Yes, I'm the bearded old guy in the picture on the roof of my apt building

Hi Manuel, I have just repotted my peace lily in Al's gritty mix. Do you think that I should have used a more moisture retentive mix? The PL in inside my house aways from windows, in mild California. How often should I water my PL? Thank you.

Peace Lilies love water. I find it to be a very thirsty plant. My mix was 2/3 Turface, which holds much more water than Al's standard mix. If your mix also contains granite, I don't think your plant will be happy. Since you already did it, I suggest watering it every other day for a few weeks, until the roots have had a chance to colonize the pot. Let us know how your experiment turned out

How'd the PL do in gritty? I'm actually trying mine in the mix.