Lemon Myrtle “Stumpy”: September 2022 potting

Lemon Myrtle “Stumpy”: September 2022 potting

by michaelruschena Posted on

The myrtles need repotting. It’s been 5 years, and they are showing less vigour than in previous years. My theory is that they are very root-bound.

See that big branch to the right. that’s why this is going to be Stumpy.
That’s not a good sign.
The rock ended up *very* firmly embedded.
It actually took me a while to realise this was a solid root covering, not tightly packed soil.
Unravelling the tangle.
So early on I put rocks at the bottom of pots to promote drainage. It worked well enough. Now I have rocks all the way down.
Working through the soil.
Nearly there.
That’s the big branch on the side. I ended up leaving a bit… we’ll see if it grows more.
Cleaned and ready.
I’d like to prune the side branches, but I’m nervous about leaving no leaves at all.
Lemon Myrtle “Stumpy”: September 2022 potting
This is by far the highest girth to height ratio I have. Therefore: Stumpy.

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