When I read this post I thought the same as estacion, even though I have a golden rule of never to trust what is at the bottom of the pot removing the media is sufficient to start with sometimes, in this case with the damage done, maybe a bad move. But we all learn somewhere and learning from ones mistakes is the best way to learn sometimes.
I know that a lot of my plants would not have survived if I had not repotted them straight away, repotting has been essential in creating new roots otherwise the new roots would have just rotted like the old ones that had already rotted.
A hard repot can cause damage stress and stagnant growth for a while, yes, but no repot can cause the death of the plant. I'm not saying it will but for me it is an essential step to make sure new growth has a fighting chance.
I can control temperature, lighting, watering, fertlizing and so on and so far my conclusion is you can get all of those right.. but the state of the roots is the deciding factor in growth for me most of the time. Your roots don't even have to be rotting, if conditions are not optimal (ie too soggy, not enough aeration) the plant will already grow slower.
So in some cases it can cause more damage not to repot than to repot. Of course it is impossible to prove that statement, that is like saying you saved a chicken from stopping it crossing the road... but who says the chicken would have been hit by a truck? Maybe it would have gotten across safely. Maybe not.
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