Here's what you do.

1. Water your plant at it's normal watering date. Give it about 1-2 days for the soil to dry out slightly.

2. take the pot by the rim and push inward.. making the pot slightly oval.This loosens the edge of the soil from the pot itself in a gentle matter instead of just yanking it out. Once done in one direction push inward on the rim on the other 2 sides you did not do earlier. Repeat this process several times.

3. For 2 gallon circular pots and under I turn the pot upside down and place my hand across the soil.. keeping it all intact. With my other hand I palm the bottom of the pot and gently wiggle it free from the plant.

For plants 3 gallons and up I lay the pot on the ground the way it normally would sit. I put one hand on the rim and one hand on the stalk and gently lift up on the stalk. While doing this I use my other hand to go around the rim and push downward and away from the soil.. this makes it much easier to pull it all out as one piece.

It's actually a very simple process. i've even transferred a 5 gallon plant into a 7.5 gallon pot. :thumbsup: