P.S. I'm in zone 7, in NJ just outside Philly

Nah. I suggest you wait until spring. It can be done, sure, but it all depends on how trouble-free you want their winter to be.

Great looking plants!

Pagan

Rob, I am with Pagan on waiting until Spring. I have been thinking the same, but some of mine are in bloom and I wanted to repot, but by the time they finish it will be going into Fall and best to let sit dormant or semi dormant in less soil.

Rick

Wow..quick response! :-)

what about the seedlings that I have three in the same pot? Will they become impossibly intertwined by next spring?

They'll be fine. You'll have to untangle them later but given our winters, they won't be growing fast anyway. You'd still be able to separate them in spring, unless you're planning to put them in a hot box.

Pagan

Hi Rob- I had the same question a couple of weeks ago with my youngish plant in a 6 inch pot that had roots coming out the bottom. I am in your same area - S. Jersey just outside of Philadelphia, so I had the same concerns. Today I decided to follow the advice of some forum members and just do a minimal repotting, to a wider 6 inch azalea pot, and raised the caudex a bit to expose more of the twisty roots. Hope this minor intervention won't cause any major trauma. Last year I brought the plant inside around mid-October and kept it under lights - no dormancy, it just continued to grow nicely. I also have a ton of seedlings, started last fall and this spring, and plan to leave them in their original containers (plastic cups) for the winter. You have some fine plants - it's nice to know that adeniums are thriving (and flowering) in the Delaware Valley! Here are a few pix - "rootbound" (Aug. 17) and in new home (Sept. 2):

Hello Rob and welcome! Please add your location info after your user name so we can keep track of you each time you post!....we can often forget where we are all located so it makes things easier in some cases when giving advise. Some great looking plants there, they should do well for you in the coming seasons. Hope to see you around here often!

Gill

Wow. This is a first for me in this forum----other adenium humans in NJ!

Pagan

P.S. Gill, I have to thank you. Sometimes I don't bother answering queries here and next door until OPs answer your questions lol

So I had a visitor last night who knocked over the new little guy...after he left I righted the plant. But when I woke up this morning he was turned over again with a chunk taken out of him. It seems like a fairly clean wound...but does anybody have any thoughts? Oh, the drama... :P

Rob,

Little devil, that Raccoon.

Should be fine, but you can put a paste made w sulfur powder and water on it or dust it w cinnamon (Ceylon best), but use what you have. Just a precaution.

Rick

I thought I'd update a little. The clan is inside and seems to be doing ok. Some plants have gotten a little leggy which I guess is expected inside. Since they're all still growing and not dormant is it worth whacking some of the really tall ones to try to get a jump on some branching? I guess I'm just antsy :-)