Sunday Gardener: Picking the right pottery for your plants
CHECK OUT THIS BEAUTIFUL POTTERY. DOESN’T. IT COULD BE THE URGE TO PLANT. WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS I’M HERE WITH CARRIE KAI VALLEY VIEW FARMS, AND YOU’RE GIVING US ADVICE ON HOW TO EVEN PICK OUT THE RIGHT POT FOR OUR PLANTS? IT IS. AND I DON’T MIND PLASTIC, SO SOMETIMES I’LL USE PLASTIC. I LIKE CLAY A LOT BECAUSE THE GREEN GOES WITH PLATES SO WELL. IT’S LIKE THE OPPOSITE COLOR WHEEL SPECTRUM. YEAH, THERE ARE SOME PLANTS LIKE THIS. I SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE SELF-WATERING CONTAINERS. SO THAT HAS A NICE RESERVOIR ON THE BOTTOM. IT GETS TOO FULL OF WATER. YOU HAVE A PLUG ON THE BOTTOM. YOU CAN PULL IT OUT. THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. PEOPLE OVERWATERING. ABSOLUTELY. I LOVE THAT’S RIGHT OVER NURTURING. SO SO THE SAME ABOUT PARENTING. BUT THAT’S A WHOLE NOTHER TOPIC. SOME OTHER OTHER THINGS COULD WE DO. SO YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE GOOD DRAINAGE IN THE POT. AND I’M NOT SOMEBODY THAT’S GOING TO THROW GRAVEL A LOT AND SAW IT ON TOP OF IT, BECAUSE SOIL IS JUST GOING TO REACH DOWN AND GET IT. YOU CAN LAYER THAT THOUGH, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE THE GRAVEL IN IT, YOU CAN PUT LANDSCAPE FABRIC OR SOMETHING BETWEEN THEM JUST TO KEEP THE SOIL FROM COMING DOWN. SOMETIMES IT’S ALL ABOUT JUST LIFTING THE POT OFF FOR SOME AIRFLOW. SO YEAH, IF YOU HAVE A PATIO AND YOU HAVE FLAT STONE OR WHATEVER ON IT, YOU MIGHT WANT TO USE SOMETHING LIKE THESE POT FEET HERE THAT YOU CAN PUT UP UNDER ANY SIZE. WE’RE USING A SMALLER PLANTER JUST SO IT WAS HANDY FOR WHAT ARE THESE ONES? THOSE ARE POT TOES. POT TOES, POT TOES. AND THEN HOW DID YOU PLANT THIS ONE? THAT ONE. I KIND OF CHEATED. SO THIS IS WHAT WE CALL CACHE PULL. THIS HAS NO DRAINAGE. SO THAT’S NOT A PLANT. I REALLY WANT TO PLANT IT. SO I’M JUST GOING TO USE THE GROWER POT THAT HAS PLENTY OF DRAINAGE IN THAT. AND I’M JUST GOING TO SET IT IN THERE. USUALLY WHEN I WATER THESE I’LL JUST TAKE THEM TO MY SINK, BRING THEM BACK AND THEY’RE FINE. COOL HAIRSTYLE DUDE. THERE YOU GO. I LIKE IT. AND THEN THIS IS A REALLY BIG POT. I’M TRYING TO IMAGINE HOW MUCH SOIL WOULD GO IN THERE. I KNOW A LOT OF SOIL, SO I’M GOING TO CHEAT AND USE THE SUBSIDIES. THIS GOES IN PROBABLY CUTS OUT ABOUT 25% OF THE SOIL OR WHATEVER YOU’D WANT TO USE. IT’LL ALSO MAKE IT A LITTLE LIGHTER, BUT UNDERNEATH IT, I’VE PUT A SAUCER AND EVEN A THE DALI, BECAUSE THIS IS A HEAVY POT, I CAN IMAGINE. THEN ADD ABOUT 80 POUNDS OF SOIL IN THE PLANT. YOU REALLY GOT IT GOING. SO LIKE, YEAH, MY, I LIKE ORANGE TREE. IT STAYS IN A POT AND I HAVE A DOLLY ON IT SO I CAN BRING IT INSIDE. YEAH. AND LASTLY, THE SHADE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOO. IT CAN. SO YOU HAVE VARIOUS SHAPES LIKE THESE. I LIKE THINGS THAT ARE SHAPED LIKE THIS WHERE THEY KIND OF GO OUT TOWARDS OUT. YEAH. BECAUSE WHEN I HAVE THEM OUTSIDE IN THE WINTER, SOMETIMES THEY’LL FREEZE AND THEY’LL KIND OF HEAVE UP. AND HERE THEY’RE GOING TO HEAVE RIGHT OUT OF THE POT, DROP RIGHT DOWN. AND THIS KIND OF POT, THEY’RE GOING TO GO UP AND THEY’RE GOING TO KIND OF HIT THAT RESISTANCE. THEY MIGHT CRACK IT THERE. JUST LIKE WHEN YOU’RE CANNING VEGETABLES, KIND OF THE SAME CONCEPT, SOMETHING THAT’S GOING TO ALLOW FOR SOME EXPANSION. OKAY, WELL, WE’VE GOT SOME BEAUTIFUL POTS. NOW THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO FIGURE OUT WHICH PLANTS GO. HEY, THAT’S MY FAVORITE PART. OKAY, WE’LL BEAT YOU TO IT HERE AT SUNDAY GARDENER. AND IF YOU’D LIKE TO HAVE YOUR GARDENING QUESTIONS ANSWERED, YOU CAN NOW EMAIL OUR SUNDAY GARDENER TEAM. JUST EMA
Sunday Gardener: Picking the right pottery for your plants
Updated: 11:20 AM EDT Apr 5, 2026
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Valley View Farms has a wide selection of pottery and Carrie Engel has advice for picking the right pot for your plant.
Valley View Farms has a wide selection of pottery and Carrie Engel has advice for picking the right pot for your plant.
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