"Definition of root-bound
Definition as written by Floridian:
When a plant grows for too long in its container, it generally becomes root-bound. With no room for additional growth, roots become tangled, matted, and grow in circles.
Root-bound plants placed in the ground without having their roots untangled often fail to overcome their choked condition. This results in stunting the plants growth and potential."
Of course this doesn't just apply to plants!
A plant can happily grow in one for spot for a long time. But as it grows it may outgrow it's space and become constricted, choked, suffocated. It may suddenly stop thriving, it's potential to bloom may become stunted and the gloss and vigour of it's leaves may become dulled.
People can be like that too.
2006-01-31 @ 21:07