How to Use repot in a Sentence

repot

verb

• At that point trim off the dead leaves and repot the plants into fresh potting soil.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 15 Jan. 2021
• The potting medium will break down over the course of about a year, so go ahead and repot the orchid if needed.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2021
• Rose, my ruby rubber plant, tips more and more to the right with each new leaf, asking me to repot her.
  — Alicia Andrzejewski, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2022
• The best time to repot a banana plant is in the spring before the active growing season starts.
  — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
• My favorite way is to let the plant grow, and then divide them during repotting; this looks the best in my opinion.
  — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2024
• As a result, opt for planters that work well both indoors and outdoors so you’re not left repotting the plants every fall and spring.
  — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2023
• The sink also allows for easy potting and repotting without making a mess of the soil.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023
• Your lemon probably needs to be repotted every two to three years in well-draining soil with a pH 5.5-6.5.
  — oregonlive, 11 June 2023
• There will be free, walk-up classes about how to grow an orchid, how to repot an orchid and how to rebloom an orchid.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
• Plan to repot into a slightly larger container when the plant's roots fill the entire space.
  — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2023
• After a couple of weeks, repot the cutting (which has sprouted roots) to a small container filled with potting soil.
  — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 9 July 2022
• After about six weeks, repot them into fresh potting soil, water them and place them in bright light so that the plants can begin growing again.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 12 Nov. 2020
• When repotting, take care to keep the planting depth the same, as palms are not tolerant of being planted too deeply, even by a couple of inches.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
• Maybe your creativity is just like a plant that needed to be repotted.
  — Leah Greenblatt, Vulture, 10 July 2023
• Native to Asia and Australia, this elegant tree grows quickly and requires repotting in a blink of an eye.
  — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 7 July 2023
• As soon as growth begins, repot the tuber with its top half exposed and bottom half planted in fresh growing medium.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023
• Overcrowded plants may need repotting in order to bloom.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
• Keep an eye on your plant’s growth and top layer of soil—most houseplants typically need to be refreshed or repotted once every three to five years.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 15 May 2024
• Wet soil compacts easily, so rather than dig or weed or plant, do chores like repotting plants, cleaning your toolshed and planning for spring.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
• Though growth for our seedlings was the smallest with these grow lights, there was a noticeable difference between the control and test groups, with the tomatoes being the hardiest and requiring repotting by the end of the six weeks.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
• When the buds start to form, use a high-potassium fertilizer every two weeks and repot them every year after flowering.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
• Once the pineapple plant is established, it can be repotted into a five-gallon container if needed.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
• Surprisingly, fiddle leaf figs don't need to be repotted that often: Every two to three years is sufficient.
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2023
• The work surface is roughly 44 inches long and 18 inches wide, offering generous space for potting or repotting plants.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
• If your holiday cactus needs to be repotted, use a cactus or succulent potting mix, which is much lighter than regular potting soil.
  — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
• Though gardening is fulfilling, the physical toll of bending down, shoveling, and repotting without a work surface can be a lot—enter, the potting bench.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023
• Shop and see orchids on display as well as repotting, mounting, information booths and seminars.
  — Corey Sheldon | , oregonlive, 30 June 2023
• That’s a lot of time spent coaxing seedlings, mixing soil, watering and repotting and keeping an eye out for disease or damaging weather, since almost all of their operation is outdoors.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
• Meanwhile, consider extending counters or putting in an island to provide larger work surfaces for wrapping presents, sewing, repotting houseplants — any job that requires room to spread out.
  — Leslie J. Thompson, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
• These plants should be divided and repotted every two or three years, following the instructions for propagating water lilies.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024