H. limifolia that had been in the pot so long it had produced a pup that's established a root system of it's own. E. Subdenudat that I got back in March and has really surprised me with how fast it's pushed out a robust root system.

Crassula spp. pretty delicate roots but well-established. Overdue for a repot. M. elongata was due as well; the sides of the pot were swelling. Really pleased with the root system.

Well, you’re having fun! Nice looking plants. I assume you are repotting, not upsizing their pots. Good time to do it, they can take off growing well for the summer. I’ve repotted a couple myself, especially the adenium which grows well but doesn't care to bloom. Thank you for sharing the pics.

Do you use all plastic pots?

Socks,

Thank you, I'm pretty attached to them. I did upsize them into larger parts for the most part. One or two may have stayed in their original pots but not many. I meant to do it a couple weeks ago, but things happen so all the repotting is happening now. Really hoping they'll put on some substantially noticeable growth by the time they come inside this fall. I jist got (another) adenium myself that's due for a repot too. I've got 3 that are still rather young so probably not blooming age yet. I've heard they cam sometimes be difficult but time will tell.

I do currently use all plastic. Helps retain moisture since I also use the gritty mix. Terracotta plus the gritty mix is too heavy for my liking anyway.

Got this gorgeous Trichocereus tip from a friend who's moving out of state. Nice roots already and got it all potted up as of last night. Can't wait to see what this does over the growing season.

Little prop pot I left alone for too long. Unknown Echeveria/Graptoveria and Crassula picturata hybrid with some nice roots on them.

Parodia buiningii that I repotted recently. Just a minor trim to the roots.

Mammillaria elongata f. cristata with some nice roots and Echeveria 'Dionysos' looking good as well.

Thanks for posting the results of your repotting sessions, John. I think one of the best things to come from sharing your repotting efforts is that you've helped to dispel the idea that disturbing roots is something to be avoided at all cost. There are still many millions of hobby growers who don't understand what a serious limitation root congestion can be, or how quickly a root system can rebound after having its volume reduced by a very large fraction.

Al

@tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a) I really appreciate that Al. I need to improve on taking dedicated progress pictures and/or an actual "after shot" once they're settled into the new pot, but I'm working on it. It's really been affirming to see the progress so many of my plants have made after relieving the root congestion and giving them a fresh go of things.

This is a particularly gratifying success story of mine. Echeveria 'Hercules' - a very nice cultivar and rather common, for good reason. Tolerant of a wide range of cultural conditions and grows quite fast for a succulent. The above photo is from June 21, 2021.

On November 21, 2021 I decided to repot it (I grew it under lights over the winter and skipped dormancy).

As you can see the roots were quite matted and had colonized most of the space available in the pot. As is also evident, I'd been using a peat based, pre-bagged mix with extra perlite added. I didn't find it to be an overly cumbersome problem, but it was clearly evident that the majority of the roots had grown pressed up against the wall of the terracotta pot and not throughout the middle of the pot. I did find it to be quite a task to remove all the old soil mix from the roots, so much so that even were there no concerns about the overall health of the rootzone, I'd use the gritty mix just for the ease of repotting in the future. See below.

After quite a bit of work, I ended up pruning off the majority of the roots because I'd damaged quite a few in my effort to be rid of the peaty stuff and because I felt the plant had enough energy reserves to handle it. Below is what I ended up with. Most of my root pruning adventures are not quite as extreme, but it all ended well.

@tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a) This is the same plant on May 12, 2022.

Quite the number of pups grew in and as some were getting a bit squished against the rim of the pot, I decided it was time to repot it and check and see how the roots had fared in the gritty mix as opposed to the pre-bagged mix with only minor amendments.

These are the results.

The difference was incredible. The roots were evenly spread throughout the soil mix, and they weren't horribly matted against the edge of the pot. It was thrilling to see quite honestly. This is just the growth from November 21, 2021 to May 12, 2022, so just shy of 6 months. And as you can see the plant was ready, almost begging, for a repot. The last two pictures below are the plant after the root trimming and settled into the same size pot with fresh mix. I also set the plant a bit higher in the pot to make sure the offsets wouldn't get squished against the edge as they grow larger.

I haven't grabbed some pictures of this particular plant in a bit now (and probably won't until it outgrows the bit of sunburn I accidentally let it get during the little heatwave we had) but it's chugging along and the pups have all about doubled in size.

Really can't thank you enough Al; can't tell you the number of times I've recommended people go read your thread on container soils/water movement and to try it for themselves. Hope you've been well and are having a good summer

Repotting time for this Haworthia 'Saiko'. Busted the side of the pot some time ago but I've been lazy.

I ended up trimming 3 of the fattest roots off and left it out overnight in order to let the tips callous. Will repot it sometime over the next few days.