And there I am planting then directly into wooden pots that I made
Kiwisubmission
New to indoor plants. Why is this an issue other than the inconvenience if you need to repot
TEOLAYKI
I get the appeal, but I prefer not to use plastic pots. I drill holes into all of my decorative pots, if they don’t have them already.
pogoscrawlspace
It just depends on the plant. My euphorbia, ponytail palm, and all of my dracaenas*/sansevierias are in terra cotta or clay. My philodendrons, syngonium, monstera, and pothos are in water or nursery pots inside of decorative pots. My orchids are in the flimsy clear nursery pots that orchids come in inside of decorative pots. My dieffenbachia and big spathophylum are in decorative pots with drainage because they’re too big for nursery pots to be any help. The spider plant*, birds nest fern, mistletoe cactus, and night blooming cereus are in coco fiber lined hanging baskets. The croton that I try not to look directly at for fear of killing it with my gaze is also in a nursery pot in a decorative pot. I swear I’m not looking at it with my peripheral vision right now…
Edit, oh, yeah. My staghorn fern is mounted on a piece of wood hanging on the wall.
thesumofallvice
Hard disagree. I’m a pot freak and I love watching terracotta age, how each pot becomes unique with time. I do have a few fancy decorative pots without drainage holes, and in those cases, sure, but it’s not what I prefer.
HumanNonHuman
Tbh I do both. Clear nursery pots nested inside decorative pots, or only decorative pots (with proper drainage). The biggest advantage for me with using nursery pots is that they’re lighter and easier to transport when watering. Otherwise it isn’t a huge deal to me either way.
AnonymousUser336801
I plant my plants in whatever the fuck I have, including sometimes nursery pots I find in the trash bc I’m poor af and I’m not spending money on shoes my child will out grow in a year!!!!!
Pitchaway40
Or the real answer.
“I don’t use decorative pots at all unless they have proper drainage.”
My boyfriend has had water issue and he complained he planted in nursery pots and then those were sitting in decorative pots. But unless they’re quite loose you still get the issues of the decorative pot.
“So you took a pot with good drainage holes directly on the bottom, and dropped it into a snug glass container approximately the same size? So the drainage and air flow and bottom-evaporative benefits of the nursery pot all just got cancelled and youre back to being in a stuffy, non-draining decorative pot.”
That’s just potting into a decorative pot with extra steps lol.
quarabs
i use cheapo $5 plastic walmart pots so i do not feel bad if i have to cut them open. 😇 havent had to yet, but i do wait until a plant needs water and it pops right out because the soil is shrunk.
Jeramy_Jones
I don’t even use decorative pots.
All my nursery pots are…Naked.
mia_sara
I typically only buy ceramic decorative pots that have 1 drainage hole. Would it be beneficial to drill a couple more holes so it’s more like a nursery pot as far as airflow and drainage?
Anoelnymous
I have a bunch of my babies in clear nursery pots so I can also watch their roots growing.
Mindless_Talent
I can’t imagine not being able to gauge when to water by weight. Anything heavy makes it so much more difficult
Shade787
My entire collection is in glass vases and other non draining vessels and everything is fine. I plugged the drainage holes in my floor planters too because I am not fucking with water damage on the carpet lol
I get the appeal of using pots that drain or a nursery pot cache pot situation but zero drainage is also totally doable and is not an immediate death sentence people /lh
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And there I am planting then directly into wooden pots that I made
New to indoor plants. Why is this an issue other than the inconvenience if you need to repot
I get the appeal, but I prefer not to use plastic pots. I drill holes into all of my decorative pots, if they don’t have them already.
It just depends on the plant. My euphorbia, ponytail palm, and all of my dracaenas*/sansevierias are in terra cotta or clay. My philodendrons, syngonium, monstera, and pothos are in water or nursery pots inside of decorative pots. My orchids are in the flimsy clear nursery pots that orchids come in inside of decorative pots. My dieffenbachia and big spathophylum are in decorative pots with drainage because they’re too big for nursery pots to be any help. The spider plant*, birds nest fern, mistletoe cactus, and night blooming cereus are in coco fiber lined hanging baskets. The croton that I try not to look directly at for fear of killing it with my gaze is also in a nursery pot in a decorative pot. I swear I’m not looking at it with my peripheral vision right now…
Edit, oh, yeah. My staghorn fern is mounted on a piece of wood hanging on the wall.
Hard disagree. I’m a pot freak and I love watching terracotta age, how each pot becomes unique with time. I do have a few fancy decorative pots without drainage holes, and in those cases, sure, but it’s not what I prefer.
Tbh I do both. Clear nursery pots nested inside decorative pots, or only decorative pots (with proper drainage). The biggest advantage for me with using nursery pots is that they’re lighter and easier to transport when watering. Otherwise it isn’t a huge deal to me either way.
I plant my plants in whatever the fuck I have, including sometimes nursery pots I find in the trash bc I’m poor af and I’m not spending money on shoes my child will out grow in a year!!!!!
Or the real answer.
“I don’t use decorative pots at all unless they have proper drainage.”
My boyfriend has had water issue and he complained he planted in nursery pots and then those were sitting in decorative pots. But unless they’re quite loose you still get the issues of the decorative pot.
“So you took a pot with good drainage holes directly on the bottom, and dropped it into a snug glass container approximately the same size? So the drainage and air flow and bottom-evaporative benefits of the nursery pot all just got cancelled and youre back to being in a stuffy, non-draining decorative pot.”
That’s just potting into a decorative pot with extra steps lol.
i use cheapo $5 plastic walmart pots so i do not feel bad if i have to cut them open. 😇 havent had to yet, but i do wait until a plant needs water and it pops right out because the soil is shrunk.
I don’t even use decorative pots.
All my nursery pots are…Naked.
I typically only buy ceramic decorative pots that have 1 drainage hole. Would it be beneficial to drill a couple more holes so it’s more like a nursery pot as far as airflow and drainage?
I have a bunch of my babies in clear nursery pots so I can also watch their roots growing.
I can’t imagine not being able to gauge when to water by weight. Anything heavy makes it so much more difficult
My entire collection is in glass vases and other non draining vessels and everything is fine. I plugged the drainage holes in my floor planters too because I am not fucking with water damage on the carpet lol
I get the appeal of using pots that drain or a nursery pot cache pot situation but zero drainage is also totally doable and is not an immediate death sentence people /lh