"Mister Gardener" wrote in message
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Anytime that one of my plants has arrived in a little plastic pot
stuffed with that white packing stuff I have removed the pot as well
as the white stuff. What do others do?

I remove the pot and as much of the white stuff as possible.

What are the pros and cons,
other than the fact that the plants are more easily moved about if
left in the pot.

If left in the pot the top shows above the gravel - not real natural looking
at all.

Does the pot and filler hamper root growth or cause
the plant to grow in a different configuration. I am looking at a
gorgeous sword plant that is in one of these pots and it appears to be
growing more out than up, if you know what I mean. I have no doubt it
will grow into a large and beautiful centerpiece, but the particular
location I have in mind calls for a plant with more height than width.
I'm not too smart on individual scientific names, and more often than
not, the store either doesn't know or has the wrong name posted on it.
And so many echinodoras look alike when they are young.

And they can grow to look a bit different in different tanks with different
fertilizers, lighting conditions and temperature. My swords look nothing
like they did when I bought them. They're now shorter and much fuller and
bushier (sideways growth).

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