Houseplant pots - large!

[NordicwithTeen]

I wasn't sure where to post, but hoping this is the right audience!

I have several large Chinese money plants that have been going strong in Victorian Jardiniers for over a decade now. I really need to either re-pot them into something larger (am looking for any recommendations for nice indoor larger pots - mine are probably about 20cm by 28cm) or for advice on whether they will be happy to just stay in a pot that restricts their growth? I regularly re-pot the baby shoots, but the large tree is now nearly double the height of the pot!

They may well be happy in those pots, assuming they are crassula ovata? They have a very small root system. You could just replace the top couple of inches of compost in the spring, and feed then from time to time?

Yes, they are. Thank you!

Mine got so top heavy it fell over and broke the pot the other day.

I am a bit worried about that happening as it hasn't shown any signs of slowing...

Repotting only becomes necessary if the plant is showing signs of struggling, poor or stunted growth or similar, or has completely outgrown the container and is now far too big for it. Some plants actively enjoy having their roots restricted and do better that way. Funny things, they are.

They are very heavy plants. Their leaves retain water.

I've turned it a bit as to retrain it away from the one side, maybe I've not been doing that regularly enough over the last year. It's quite big as you can see.

That would be more compact with a bit more light. The new stems are getting a tiny bit leggy.

Should I be doing anything else then, trimming back the leggy bits? It's in a bay window so I don't know how I could give it more light to be honest. Any ideas welcome.

So long as the little bit of legginess doesn't bother you, it isn't a problem. It is just the plant's way of adjusting to its growing conditions. They are very robust beasties - part of the reason they are popular.

Yours is lovely and large. I see the possible concern with top-heaviness, which might be a reason for a re-pot even though the plant might not need it for cultural purposes. Just choose any pot you like the look of that has a lot of weight and plenty of drainage.

EDIT: Sorry, meant to say ... summer holidays! It is what I do with all my succulents. Outside in the summer, indoors all winter. They love it and put on a lot of summer growth.

Pow pots are lovely. Expensive but very good quality.

Thank you - I'll have a search.

They can be pruned if you want, so maybe cut back some of the leggy stem to make it more compact. Cuttings are easy to root too, which is why you see them everywhere!