pot-bound

adjective

1. (of a pot plant) having grown to fill all the available root space and therefore lacking room for continued growth

Example Sentences

The loss of foliage may come from lack of moisture in the soil, or the roots of the plant may be pot-bound.

From Project Gutenberg

It is well not to shift beyond the 8-1/2-inch size; then, by allowing the roots to become pot-bound, the combs are soon produced.

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All Petunias are impatient of being pot-bound, and this applies especially to the double varieties.

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When you have to do this you usually find that the plant has been pot-bound, and is a mass of fibrous roots.

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Take care not to have them pot-bound while in growth, but do not over-pot when bloom is wanted.

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