A plant ready for repotting should slide out with the soil in one piece. If much of the soil falls free of the roots, the plant may not need repotting. If it does, there will likely be a solid soil-and-root mass in the shape of the just-removed pot. Roots should be white or light-colored.
finch in American English (fÉªntÊ ; finch) noun. any of various small, short-beaked, seed-eating passerine birds (esp. family Fringillidae), including redpolls, canaries, crossbills, goldfinches, and chaffinches. ME < OE finc, akin to Ger fink < IE echoic base *(s)pingo-, chirping bird > Welsh pink, Gr spingos, finch.
Typical Voice. 1  Size & Shape A small finch with a short, conical bill and a small, head, long wings, and short, notched tail. 2  Color Pattern Adult males in spring and early summer are bright yellow with black forehead, black wings with white markings, and white patches both above and beneath the tail.