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pot-bound
adjective
- (of a pot plant) having grown to fill all the available root space and therefore lacking room for continued growth
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The loss of foliage may come from lack of moisture in the soil, or the roots of the plant may be pot-bound.
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It is well not to shift beyond the 8-1/2-inch size; then, by allowing the roots to become pot-bound, the combs are soon produced.
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All Petunias are impatient of being pot-bound, and this applies especially to the double varieties.
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When you have to do this you usually find that the plant has been pot-bound, and is a mass of fibrous roots.
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Take care not to have them pot-bound while in growth, but do not over-pot when bloom is wanted.
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