Are you confused about whether to put rocks in the bottom of your pots to promote water drainage in your house plants? Donna Hoffman helps explain why you shouldn’t use rocks in your pots and how the drainage process works.
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Hello, if I have a container that I am going to use as a centerpiece bowl with some live plants; in this case begonias, and it is a season thing not long term. Would you recommend something in the bottom of the container in this case to help the plants since there is not a drainage hole on this decorative bowl?
So should I use a sponge or paper toilet in the bottom of pot pls guide thankyou
So no rocks/pebbles to plug the drainage holes? How do you keep the soil from washing out then? Most of my pots have at least 3 – 5 holes where I can push my finger or even thumb through. Isn't that big enough to lose the soil each time I water?
mind. blown.
So maybe mix the clay pebbles with a soil at the bottom? We would get less "saturated zone", right?
Thank you Donna!
More surface more water holding. Doesn’t matter how deep the pot is.
Thank You . Excellent video. That was a very succinct.
Thanks, Donna. This was very helpful. I failed to take gravity into account. Now my teenaged marigold seedlings are dead.
We've got a cool demo that helps you understand drainage in potted plants, and why rocks in the bottom of a pot is unnecessary.