The Best Pots For Indoor Gardening

You have researched the benefits of having an indoor garden and found the best plant for
you home now what do you put it in? From terra cotta pots to decorative ceramic ones,
there are many choices available and in various sizes. Not only do you want to choose a
pot that looks good in your home but you want one that is the best size for your plant too.

You want to look at the long-term growth expected in the plant you have chosen and use
that information to pick an appropriately sized container. If you pick a pot that is too
small your full-grown plant the roots will not have enough room to grow and the plant
will be come “root bound”. This is a rectifiable condition with re-potting, but it can put
the plant through unnecessary stress and creates more work for you. Your plant may look
unbalanced at first in a container that is out of proportion but you will be glad you
thought ahead as the plants continues to grow.

The container you choose needs a form of drainage too. The most common method of
drainage is one or more holes in the bottom of the pot to let excess water drain out. If
you have chosen a pot that does not have these holes there you still have two options to
provide drainage. You can put your plant in a smaller pot with drainage holes and then
place the smaller pot inside the larger one with no holes. Or place an inch or two of
gravel in the bottom of the container before you put in the soil. The gravel will allow the
excess water to run through the soil and into the rocks instead of staying in the soil and
water-logging the plant.