LeighMo wrote:

Can someone give me a general rule of thumb as to how much I can
trim the roots of plants to be replanted in the substrate?

I always trim roots to about 2". It's easier to plant them that way, and it
doesn't hurt them.

Thanks for sharing. It seems the primary consideration for how much to trim is
based solely on how well the plants are anchored. There seems to be a few
exceptions to this rule such as swords and other heavy root feeders.

Since I have an abundance of vals, and they will be the first things planted,
I'm going to experiment with them. Will try trimming the first couple real
short and see how that goes and trim to longer lengths as I see the need for
additional anchoring.

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Scott Lewis