How to have drainage potted plants?
Iβm a newbie. Clearly. I have a peace Lilly, snake plant, zz plant, and a bromeliad on the way. Are just regular pots not good enough? Or should I put rocks at the bottom to drain a little? Or what type of pots should I look for? Iβm just confused lol. What should I do for drainage ? #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #NewPlantMom #PeaceLily #ZzPlant #SnakePlant #Bromeliad
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I have a strong tendency to overwater, particularly succulent. So I put rocks in the bottom of the pots, clay pots, and, terra-cottas , plastic if you can avoid it. Put them in the sink putting water all around them and in them and so All the bubbles are gone. I pull them up and let them drain off until and then I put them back in their plastic containers. Theyβre good. Hopefully that makes sense but thatβs what I do.
@NewbieSprout hellooo! π
If you like pretty and decorative pots like me, I recommend using a slightly smaller plastic pot with drainage to slip inside the decorative pot if it has no drainage. Drainage is REALLY important! And you can check your roots to see if it needs repotted by looking at the drainage holes!
If you're into powertools, you could even drill holes in the bottoms of those decorative pots and plant right in them instead! Hope this helps! β¨ βοΈ
If you like pretty and decorative pots like me, I recommend using a slightly smaller plastic pot with drainage to slip inside the decorative pot if it has no drainage. Drainage is REALLY important! And you can check your roots to see if it needs repotted by looking at the drainage holes!
If you're into powertools, you could even drill holes in the bottoms of those decorative pots and plant right in them instead! Hope this helps! β¨ βοΈ
When referring to a pot with drainage, people usually are talking about any type of pot (plastic, terracotta, etc.) with at least one hole in it so water can freely flow through. So if youβre talking βregularβ pots either in the sense of basic plastic ones or classic terracotta ones, they usually have a drainage hole in them and would work just fine :))
In addition to what John said up top, make sure your pot has holes at the bottom. If you have a decorative pot without holes, you can keep it in the plastic pot it came in which most likely already has holes and use the decorative pot as a sleeve. Always take the nursery pot out when you water and let it drain well before placing it back in the nursery pot. In my experience, the decorative pots with just a single hole at the bottom don't offer enough drainage. Water will run out but it takes so long for all of the excess water to drain out that it ends up sitting in the water after I've already put it back on the tray
@NewbieSprout and if the plastic pot sits flat into the planter I would recommend taking it out of the planter and bottom watering it. This way the plants isnβt sitting in water that collects inside.
All great answers above! Lol π€£ most of use use plastic nursery pots too pot or plants, and slide those into a pretty ceramic pot just for decoration. You can totally add small stones or lecca into the bottom (if it's a dep pit I still do that to assist drainage) but as long as the pot your plants are potted in has holes in the bottom you should be ok π₯° xx
@NewbieSprout and some nurseries will add holes to decorative pots if you donβt have the tools. My local one does it for free on ones I purchase there and $2 for ones I bring in. Have fun with your new plant babies. πͺ΄
I may be the only person on here to say no to the rocks at the bottom. If you put rocks at the bottom and have a soil that holds onto a lot of water and slides in between those rocks like lava then youβre essentially creating a dam and blocking water from going to the hole! I know this because my mom did this and though the top 4-5 inches of her soil was dry when I removed the pots the bottom was just mushy and rotting her roots that reached the rock area. Literally all her plants that had rocks were damaged with root rot.
I am a boat builder and one of the things we do when we build boats is we take a boat and we sink it and then we let it sit there in the mud and it sucks up all that mud holding the water in the boat and then ultimately creates a seal that now holds water, which is exactly whatβs happening when you put rocks in the bottom of your pots, which doesnβt necessarily mean that this is bad because if you do the drainage ride having just a little bit of holes and not too much or or maybe a few more Iβm not really saying this right but then go with was more thatβs why I like using Crashed up seashell so theyβre big enough that theyβre not causing a damn but the same time theyβre allowing the water to slowly drain out and I put them then I put them potting soil, which is gonna be for For succulents, which is gonna be a bits of wood and so forth and of course, a little bit of the love. Well, thanks. Talk to you later.
I love decorative pots and slip the plastic nursery pot into them. However, I put a little something in the bottom to prop them up a bit. My favorite props to use are extra mason jar lids that I have lying around. This way after you water, the plant is not sitting in a puddle bc it has a little height.
@NewbieSprout I always add very small pebbles at the bottom of the pots before I repot just to add another barrier to help the water flow through and help prevent root rot. Best pots are terracotta, Iβve learned they love to be watered from the bottom. Good luck π
Thereβs no way for it to drain. Itβs not gonna matter whether you put rocks in it or not. I mean you can sort of do it if youβre very careful putting only enough water because what will happen if you have too much water in there no way to drain it without flipping your pot over, spilling the content of your plantor your water is sitting in mildew so you need to get a pot that will actually drain. You can always go online and figure out a way to drill a hole in the pot, which is fine the rocks keep the pot to drain without plugging up the hole in the bottom the only reason youβre putting rocks in there anyway OK have fun
Ace hardware has a nice collection of pots. You can get clay glaze pots on there like what are they? I bought couple the other day they were like $16 not counting tax. οΏΌ True value hardware you can also go to secondhand stores thatβs a good place to get pots the drain you can also thereβs a good jig where you use a diamond fit drill and drill a hole at the bottom thereβs a way to do it look online itβll show you how to do cause if you donβt do it right youβll just break your pot οΏΌ
You can learn everything on YouTube οΏΌ