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How do I get this out of the pot?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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I've  tried poking  it from underneath,  I've  gone around the edges with a knife.
I'm  letting  it dry out a bit in the hope that the soil  will shrink back but that's not doing  the plant any good.
It's  a blackcurrant sage .the pot is stone/pottery not valuable  but I  would prefer  not to smash it if possible. 

In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'd say when it's dry it'll kinda " stick " to the sides.Maybe give it a good soak to soften the compost?
    Devon.
  • FlyDragonFlyDragon Posts: 834
    Put it on its side for a bit?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Agree with @Hostafan1 ... soak it ... keep topping it up with water for a few days until it's almost 'mud' ... as long as you don't keep it soggy for too long it won't harm the plant ... at least not as much as chopping the rootball would.   :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Right, I'll give it a go. Thanks all😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I love the use of the technical term "wiggling and jiggling" Most apt.
    Devon.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    You can't beat a good old shoogle
    Devon.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's soaking in a bucket at the moment. Will try the soft shoe shoogle if necessary.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    As long as it isn't yer jaiket oan a shoogly peg... ;)
    I'm the opposite to most of the others - I find stuff easier to get out if it's dry. A good shufty round the edge with a pruning saw or a fork, and Bob's yer uncle, Fanny's yer aunt. 
    I'd have though a sage would be able to withstand a bit of rough handling too  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It looked as if I might end up with a handful of stems. Not much of it is woody yet.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • celcius_kkwcelcius_kkw Posts: 753
    Agree with pansyface.. I’m not so sure about soaking the compost though. I find that wet compost get very sticky and heavy and given there’s a degree of pulling of the plant out of the pot involved the extra weight of the rootball might make it much more difficult and may potentially damage the stems that you hold on to pull the plant out.. dry compost is easier as long as you’ve loosened the edges of the rootball with a garden fork.. 
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