Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
I agree that was bad advice; I would say that what you've done in the past is correct - I've taken a knife to many root-bound plants (some were ones I grew myself ).
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer C/F temp conversion
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