Pots Without Drainage Holes or Pots With Drainage Holes - Can't Decide Which to Choose?

For succulent growers who are just starting out, choosing a pot can be confusing too. You want to give your succulents a "little home" that is both beautiful and practical, but you don't quite understand the pros and cons of pots without drainage holes versus pots with drainage holes. With a pot without drainage holes, you worry about water and soil leaking out; with a pot with drainage holes, it is clean and convenient, but you worry about too much water accumulating! If you happen to be someone with choice phobia, this is simply a nightmare. Well! Today we will offer you some solutions, so next time you won't be stuck unable to decide!

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Pots With Drainage Holes

They have strong air permeability, which benefits plant root growth and drainage. The amount of water to give is easy to control, and even if you water too much, it is not a problem. Overall, plants grow better than in pots without drainage holes, and routine plant care can save a lot of time, with no root rot or leaf rot. However, water and soil can easily leak from the bottom hole, and if placed at home as decoration, this brings unnecessary trouble.

Solutions to soil and water leakage:

Place a layer of mesh netting at the bottom, which can effectively prevent soil leakage. Place a saucer under the pot, which can solve the problem of water leakage when watering.

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Pots Without Drainage Holes

The pots come in many shapes and are beautiful, suitable as an accent for home countertops. But there are quite a few drawbacks: poor air permeability, plants are prone to root rot, and water easily accumulates at the bottom. The amount of water to give is hard to control.

Solutions:

① You can place a coarse granular medium at the very bottom of the pot. The medium can be ceramic pellets, brick pellets, Hyuga pumice, volcanic rock, large-particle coal cinders, or even small stones picked up casually by the roadside. This mainly creates a water-barrier layer at the very bottom of the pot. If you water too much, it can effectively prevent root rot and leaf rot caused by water accumulation in the soil. As for the thickness of the layer, it depends on the size of the pot. Basically it is 1/4 of the pot.

Because there are no drainage holes, reduce the watering frequency as much as possible.

② Drilling holes manually is actually quite troublesome. If it is a terracotta pot, it can still be done, but if it is a porcelain pot or glass pot, it is better to use the first method.

There is another very good pot without drainage holes, namely the red terracotta pot, which works even without drilling holes. The terracotta pot itself has strong air permeability, and even if you water too much, it is not a problem; the water will evaporate through the terracotta pot itself. You do not need to worry about whether water will accumulate. If you use a terracotta pot, you can appropriately increase the watering frequency, because evaporation is relatively fast.

Overall, we recommend that everyone choose pots with drainage holes. Placing a saucer under the pot can solve the problem of water leakage when watering! The best of both worlds. Of course, if you are confident in your skills, choosing a pot without drainage holes is even more suitable as an accent for home countertops!

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