Phal with huge roots - too tall! How do I manage them?

[aliceinwl]

I’ve ordered some pretty big clear plastic pots from repotme. The largest haven’t had holes in the sides so I used a soldering iron to melt some in. I’ve also done the presoak and managed to get roots back into the original pot following a repot, I’ve found long forceps very helpful in arranging the roots in these cases. If you end up going big, an inverted net pot, like Camille suggested, is a good idea if there’s a lot of space in the center.

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If the substrate isn’t broken down, I wouldn’t be in a rush to repot. I think a lot of Phals would rather grow horizontally than upright and I have a number of them that are pretty much pushing themselves out of their pots. Their media is still good and there is still room for root growth in their pots so I just let them do their thing.