Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Clandestine
If your plants absolutely need to be transplanted, you might just have to bite the bullet and get them in a larger pot to allow for more growth. But, they must be monsters to be rootbound in 5gal pots. Have you actually taken a look at the rootball? Are the roots popping out of holes in the bottom of the pot... or are they just more noticeable up top? Repeated waterings can wash away soil from the bottom of the stem and expose the roots, so seeing roots up top doesn't necessarily mean it's rootbound. Make sure there aren't other factors that may be contributing to slower growth before you move to a bigger pot. You obviously don't want to risk stressing the plant if you don't have to.
Just one in a 5 gallon pot, and it is a monster. It's about 3 feet standing up right and if you stretch the stems/sideshoots out would probably be about 4ft across. It was very rootbound 5 weeks ago when I transplanted it from a 3 gallon pot to a 5 gallon one. I'm getting alot of done turned leaves like you see in rootbound plants (they're really tight and almost like crows feet. Like a claw. I'm stoned right now can't think clearly).

2 other plants need to be transplanted from 3 gallon pots into 5 gallon ones.

Tomorrow the soil should be dry enough to where it doesn't feel like I'm rowing an 80lb dumbell when I pull it up from the pot to inspect the roots.

In the instance I do have to transplant. I could get another 5 gallon pot and cut the bottom out of my existing one and double pot it. This would be minimal stress on the plant correct?

Thanks for your input. Glad someone took a few minutes to respond. :thumbsup: