PLANT CARE LIBRARY / 05
Soil, pots & drainage
Choose a container and mix that work together.
Step by step
- 1
Choose pot & mix
Use a pot with drainage holes and choose a mix suited to how much moisture the plant needs.
- 2
Keep pots removable
Keep decorative outer pots easy to remove so the inner pot can drain separately.
- 3
Let water escape
Check that runoff can escape and empty saucers after watering or rain.
Common mistake
Using a sealed decorative pot as the only container.
In practice
A snake plant benefits from a freer-draining mix than a moisture-loving fern.
