Step 1: Gather your materials. You will need:
Your plant
A pot that is roughly 2 to 3 inches larger than the pot that your plant is already in
Potting soil of your choice
Gardening gloves
Water
Pro tip: Don't select a pot more than one or two sizes larger than the current pot because the roots won't be able to drink up all the water in the soil and it will become permanently soggy. This is not a good situation. Step 2: Remove your plant from the old pot. Wearing your gardening gloves, hold the plant at the base of the stem. With your other hand, lift the pot sideways. Wiggle the stem until you feel the plant shaking loose from its pot and gently slide it out. If your plant is rootbound (meaning the roots are cramped into the shape of the pot and there is barely any free soil), gently loosen them apart with your fingers. You’ll know your plant is rootbound if water seems to run straight through the pot without sticking in the soil and you can see roots peeking out the drainage holes in the bottom. Pro tip: Imagine you are untangling very knotty hair on a kid with a sensitive scalp. Step 3: Pot your plant. Scoop a layer of potting soil into the bottom of the new pot. It should fill about a quarter of the pot, give or take a bit. Hold your plant with loosened roots inside the new pot so that the top of root ball (where the roots meet the stem) is about ½ to 1 inch below the top rim of the pot. Fill in the pot with soil around the root ball, leaving a gap of about half an inch between the soil surface and the rim of the pot. Press the soil down firmly to eliminate air pockets. Pro tip: You could use a garden trowel, but something like a flour scoop also works perfectly if you are trying not to make a mess. Step 4: Water your newly potted plant. Don’t leave your plant high and dry in its new home! Water it thoroughly. Pro tip: Fill the pot to the brim with water (this is why you left a half inch of space) and allow it to soak down through the now uncramped roots.