How do you transplant out of a ceramic pot?

I’m stupid and put two of my plants in a ceramic pot and all my others were ready for transplant so I transplanted them and I’m assuming the others are ready aswell but what’s a safe what to get it out?

long thin knife or knife like device to go around the edge of the rootball to get it loose from the sides of the pot, and stick finger in the hole in the bottom help nudge it out, if there is a hole in the bottom. Good luck.

Johnei said:

long thin knife or knife like device to go around the edge of the rootball to get it loose from the sides of the pot, and stick finger in the hole in the bottom help nudge it out, if there is a hole in the bottom. Good luck.

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Much appreciated I thought about that but was worried of damaging the roots if they’re already wrapped around the sides of the soil

When I transplant I scratch and even use a blade to cut the sides of the rootball, when a root is broken, further back from the break, root hairs expand so at transplant, will fill pot up with fine roots quicker. it's fine. dont damage center tap root!

(The Smart Pot concept, roots grow out, meet the air at the smart pots holes on the side, air exposure kills the root tip, forcing behind the tip to expand more fine root hairs. )