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17-03-2006, 02:59 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Sacha
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Potting indoor plants
On 17/3/06 13:11, in article
, "Gardening_Convert"
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I am curious as to what sort of pots you should have indoor plant in.
I think all indoor plant pots I've seen don't have any drainage holes
in them . Does that mean you should use plastic pots with drainage
holes and insert these inside the actual pots just so it looks nice or
do you put the plant directly into the nice pot without any drainage ?
I would have thought you do need drainage but just wanted to get some
expert advice
You put the plastic pot into the pretty pot, aka, a cāche-pot - literally
'hide pot'. When you want to water, either give little enough that it's
absorbed immediately and the plant's roots aren't standing in water or take
the plastic pot out, water it in the sink and let it drain well. We keep
our house pretty warm because I'm a total wimp about the cold but even so, I
find most things need watering only about once a week. Usually, I water
them in the sink at night, let them drain overnight and pop them back in the
cāche-pots next morning.
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