My first boxwood
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The plant is healthy. I would just add pumice or gravel to the bottom to bring it up and improve drainage. Thin it and let it grow there for this season. It won't die if properly taken care off. Repoting might be a risky if you have little experience, so why not wait until next season?.
Other option I guess is repot without root pruning. Let the soil dry (no bone dry), just dry so it is easily removable. Remove as much as you can and untangle the roots with fingers and bamboo chopstick. Take your time and mist the roots as you go, try to leave the root ball intact. Then repot in new better soil. I wouldn't do this, but somebody more experienced might, idk. Since the plant is doing well I don't see an immediate reason to do this.
Other option I guess is repot without root pruning. Let the soil dry (no bone dry), just dry so it is easily removable. Remove as much as you can and untangle the roots with fingers and bamboo chopstick. Take your time and mist the roots as you go, try to leave the root ball intact. Then repot in new better soil. I wouldn't do this, but somebody more experienced might, idk. Since the plant is doing well I don't see an immediate reason to do this.
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The brown leaves are probably damaged and got brown because of the lack of care like carrying this container hah; it has a handle that when pulled up, presses the tree to the side, but nothing important as there are only few of these. When seller tried to help me and get it to my car, I almost screamed when I saw that Now, people here don't care for rules, they're doing agriculture in the ancient ways, which means - a lot of water, never stop watering if it's possible hahah. Spruces for example shouldn't be watered too much, but here they are constantly under water used for hedges and doing great. People usually have illegal watering supply, so the sprinkles are on almost 24/7. Asked about watering, the seller told me what I expected to hear: " it can't get enough" It's almost like placebo or religion; it works for people who believe that, but when the knowledge tries to do that the same way, it fails. Anyway, thank you all very much. I'll drill some new holes and thin it out.
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Samantha wrote: I really don't see any use in "slip potting".
I do it with discount nursery stock that is going to sit around until the next season. It is a way to add nutrients to a tree that is not healthy enough for full on fertilizer. Or- to correct a problem like this one of a tree 6 inches to low in the container, or nursery stock with weak soil that is not re-potted immediately. most nursery stock I get has horrible soil that gets bone-dry very quick in the direct sun my trees get. It is never a permanent fix, just for a fraction of a year.
It Is,... delaying the inevitable.
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