Thank you so much for the straight forward quality video. I'm re-potting for the first time and realized my pots don't have drainage. This was very helpful thank you!
This is what I do for most of my indoor plants. It’s easy to tell if they are too dry because the leaves start drooping, but as soon as you water they’ll bounce right back. I find this method keeps them from needing to be watered nearly as often. Once or twice a month at most.
Thank-you so much for this video - super straight forward and easy to understand. My snake plant is thriving and I need to repot it, now I can do this confidently in my new pot that doesn’t have a drainage.
Thank you for the video, it was exactly what I was looking for. The only thing missing is the why of doing this process, which then is answered below in the description and comments.
Man I'm seriously inspired by your top quality videos. I thought u got 70k subs but was quite disheartened to see mere 700 subs. Hope u get more subs soon Thumbs up. Keep it up
I heard that putting gravel in no drainage pots is not good. They said that water stays in them which results in growing bacteria and harm the roots. I bought some ceramic pots that have no drainage hole and they are so lovely. I don't want to drill a hole in them. Thanks for sharing this video with us. It helps a lot. This time I will follow the same method as you did in this video. Thank you
You are correct they have studies this at universities and putting rocks or broken pots at the bottom is a bad idea. The best way is to plant within the pot inside another plastic pot, making the one without a drainage hole into a "cache pot".
Awesome I have been buying unique containers at good Will and then doing this for Christmas presents I knew about the rocks but not the charcoal so thinks. New followers now
U r awesome now I can use my decorative pots with the tricks I loan from your videos majority of the videos show you how to use a nail ,hammer , candle , match and drill 😱 Thank u
Could you pls tell what the other material you put and top of the rocks the black stuff 😁 because I didn't get that and that is no caption with the video thank you so much
That is excellent! However, the only problem I see is you absolutely cannot overwater! That water will have nowhere to go once you fill past the rocks and charcoal in the bottom. Root rot will become your enemy. Anyway, it can be done however you cannot mess up!
Great video but is there a way to tell if water is building up underneath? I might assume that to touch the top of the soli is dry but deep within it's soaked. Am I right with this Assumption?
I just repotted a palm plant into a ceramic planter. It had one small hole in the bottom. However within a few days a lot of the leaves have turned yellow. What could be the reason?
It could be over watering - or perhaps the pot is too large. If the pot is too large, then the soil stays wet too long and the roots can suffer. However, repotting can be traumatic for some plants as well.
Hi, I just saw your video and it was very informative. I didn’t think about using some charcoal in the soil. I was going to try that, but I couldn’t find the horticultural charcoal Is activated charcoal just as good? Also, I use a 3-way meter to check the moisture in my soil to make sure I didn’t overwater.
Hi Bianca! You can water your plant, as long as you have a good 2 inches of rocks in the bottom of your pot - and then make sure not to overwater, so only 1/2 - 1 cup of water every week.
I have two hanging baskets that are weaker that I want to plants plants in my home. Can I line them with placket and put rocks in the bottom to make a reservoir and plant in it
Thanks for this but I only have a couple of small plants want to put into two vintage containers. I don't want to buy big bags of landscape gravel and charcoal. Is there something around my apartment that I can use at the bottom of the pot?
Basically the difference in materials (the gravel and the potting soil) causes water to sit right at the border of the two (this is called the perched water table), instead of draining into the "drainage layer"(gravel in this instance) at bottom of the pot. The best method is to use a small plastic pot inside of the decorative one, and take it out to water it, then place in back into its decorative pot.
I’m new to this and accidentally bought a load of pots without drainage holes not understanding the importance and can’t afford to replace them, this helps a lot. However wouldn’t the water eventually build up at the bottom where the gravel is, sorry if this is stupid or you answered it. I’m assuming the plant would just have to be repotted eventually right?
Hi! It's important to keep track of watering - depending on the size of the pot you can water it 1/2C to 1C every week (for 4-6" pots) then you don't have to worry about too much water build-up.
Wonderful and informational video, loved it. I will keep this in mind. And may I ask what the music in the background in the beginning is called? Very nice tune.
@@lisajimenez1983 awesome idea! Thanks. I was gonna buy marbles but it’s still to heavy for these little pots on the walls. I could probable cut them down to size huh.
Wow it looks great, thanks so much for sharing. Is that perilite or polished pebble chips you have added there in the first plant as plant dresser. Is it advisable to use perilite as plant dresser in ceramic glazed pots(no drain)?
Hi! Having rocks and charcoal in the bottom of your pots without drainage, allows the water to pool in the rocks, rather than keeping the soil soggy for the roots of your plants. The charcoal helps to keep the water from growing bacteria and also conditions that soil. Hope that helps!
@@WestCoastGardens I meant damp soil. Not soggy. I checked inside the pot, there is not water logging. This is my first attempt at this method - so I might just be panicking 'coz my plant isn't drying out as usual.
@@AdithiDeborah Hi! No worries - as long as there isn't standing water, you're all ok. Just let it dry out per usual, and then water when the top 1-2" of soil is dry to the touch.♥️
how often do you have to take everything out to let any water that may have collected out? because there will still be some standing water at the bottom below the rocks, right? sorry im new to plants!
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Thank you so much for the straight forward quality video. I'm re-potting for the first time and realized my pots don't have drainage. This was very helpful thank you!
it is working? are your plants still alive? thank you!
Thank you Kevin from the Office. He really came out of his shell after retirement.
This is what I do for most of my indoor plants. It’s easy to tell if they are too dry because the leaves start drooping, but as soon as you water they’ll bounce right back. I find this method keeps them from needing to be watered nearly as often. Once or twice a month at most.
Thanks for sharing!
What plants do you have? Thanks!
Thank-you so much for this video - super straight forward and easy to understand. My snake plant is thriving and I need to repot it, now I can do this confidently in my new pot that doesn’t have a drainage.
Thanks for this info my plants sent their kisses.
So nice of you
Thanku...all this while I was looking for how to plant without a drainage hole. Ur video really helped.
Thank you for the video, it was exactly what I was looking for. The only thing missing is the why of doing this process, which then is answered below in the description and comments.
Glad it helped
Extremely helpful and easy to understand, keep up the good work!
Yes bro it can be done. Yr fern looks gorgeous ! Thanks !
Thanks!
Man I'm seriously inspired by your top quality videos. I thought u got 70k subs but was quite disheartened to see mere 700 subs. Hope u get more subs soon
Thumbs up. Keep it up
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Thanks for the video. I’ve always had look with adding rocks in the bottom of planters. Learned from my mother. TFS
Glad it was helpful!
The quality of this video is from the future!! Oh and thanks for the help on repotting my plant!
thanks a lot sir. your video is really helpful. lots of love from India
You answered all of my questions. Thank you
THANK YOU! Simple and easy to learn from.
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Thanks so much!
Very beautifully done, loved it !!
Oof thank you I really don't wanna risk breaking my pots , this really helped me
Glad I could help!
I heard that putting gravel in no drainage pots is not good. They said that water stays in them which results in growing bacteria and harm the roots. I bought some ceramic pots that have no drainage hole and they are so lovely. I don't want to drill a hole in them. Thanks for sharing this video with us. It helps a lot. This time I will follow the same method as you did in this video. Thank you
You are correct they have studies this at universities and putting rocks or broken pots at the bottom is a bad idea. The best way is to plant within the pot inside another plastic pot, making the one without a drainage hole into a "cache pot".
yes. Cachepot is the best and easy to care for.
Awesome I have been buying unique containers at good Will and then doing this for Christmas presents I knew about the rocks but not the charcoal so thinks. New followers now
If I show it in my weekly garden update series I will make sure to give you a shoutout
@@NixPix That would be great, thanks so much! Glad the video really helped you out!
Very beautifully done, loved it !!
Love this! I find it quite hard to find pots with drainage. I’ll definitely try it out. I do have the rocks at home. Is the charcoal necessary??
Very concise and helpful video ❤
Thank you for the tips. God bless.
That was fun!😀
U r awesome now I can use my decorative pots with the tricks I loan from your videos majority of the videos show you how to use a nail ,hammer , candle , match and drill 😱 Thank u
Thank you so much 😊
awesome video straight to the point thanks!
Thank you, this has saved me!!!!!
You're welcome!
Could you pls tell what the other material you put and top of the rocks the black stuff 😁 because I didn't get that and that is no caption with the video thank you so much
So helpful! Thanks 😊
Very helpful video 👍🏽
Thanks for sharing.nice idea .
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thsnk u so much sir .i was so worried
Super helpful, thank you!
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Love the quality of the video!!! Thanks for making it!!! 👍👍👍
Thank you!
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Thank you for this informative video 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Can someone explain to me why you need to add the charcoals?
Tnq Ur plant is very healthy nice video
That is excellent! However, the only problem I see is you absolutely cannot overwater! That water will have nowhere to go once you fill past the rocks and charcoal in the bottom. Root rot will become your enemy. Anyway, it can be done however you cannot mess up!
Also, can the same technique be used for succulents, but instead of coal, i use sand ?
Great video but is there a way to tell if water is building up underneath? I might assume that to touch the top of the soli is dry but deep within it's soaked. Am I right with this Assumption?
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Thank you!!
Loved it
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Thanks so much !! Your video was very helpful !!
Thanks!
Shouldn't you break up the plant's roots first, then add the soil in afterward around it?
Thank you😍
I just repotted a palm plant into a ceramic planter. It had one small hole in the bottom. However within a few days a lot of the leaves have turned yellow. What could be the reason?
It could be over watering - or perhaps the pot is too large. If the pot is too large, then the soil stays wet too long and the roots can suffer. However, repotting can be traumatic for some plants as well.
do i have to use charcoal or is alright to use sand instead?
My sunflower sucks the water dry along with my hot pepper plants. Lol seems they don't need drainage here
Thank you so much. So essential for me to know this method
No problem, so glad it helps!
What plants would be best for pots without drainage using this method?
Tropicals are great for this - I wouldn't recommend succulents or cacti, as they require less moist conditions.
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What if I don't have the charcoal? Can I plant without it?
Hi, I just saw your video and it was very informative. I didn’t think about using some charcoal in the soil. I was going to try that, but I couldn’t find the horticultural charcoal Is activated charcoal just as good? Also, I use a 3-way meter to check the moisture in my soil to make sure I didn’t overwater.
How about the watering, does water stand on bottom of pot rotting?
Hi Bianca! You can water your plant, as long as you have a good 2 inches of rocks in the bottom of your pot - and then make sure not to overwater, so only 1/2 - 1 cup of water every week.
Can we just skip the charcoal? Has anyone tried it without the charcoal layer?
I have two hanging baskets that are weaker that I want to plants plants in my home. Can I line them with placket and put rocks in the bottom to make a reservoir and plant in it
You can! Just make sure the water can still drain all the way through, so that you don't have standing water in the bottom of your hanging baskets.
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Thanks sir!
Thanks for this but I only have a couple of small plants want to put into two vintage containers. I don't want to buy big bags of landscape gravel and charcoal. Is there something around my apartment that I can use at the bottom of the pot?
I bought white river rocks. They look bigger that the ones used for the first planter. Is that ok if they are bigger?
A little late to the party but what do you think about cement pots? Are they good containers too or would it only damage the plant?
Definitely! Many garden pots are made of cement.
@@WestCoastGardens sweet! Thank you:)
Can I just use normal gravel also what happens to the water won’t it build up
You can! It keeps some of the water off the soil, so that the roots stay out of the soggy material.
Super quality video, gives you exactly the information you need, thank you!
You can pot aloe in a pot without holes, just make sure to monitor how much you water it.
Thanks!!
Why are people saying now that is not good to put gravel in the pots ?? Something related to perched water...
Basically the difference in materials (the gravel and the potting soil) causes water to sit right at the border of the two (this is called the perched water table), instead of draining into the "drainage layer"(gravel in this instance) at bottom of the pot. The best method is to use a small plastic pot inside of the decorative one, and take it out to water it, then place in back into its decorative pot.
I'm trying to plant milkweed in a no drain pot - in the desert lol - any suggestions? I don't want it to dry out lol Thx
can we use perlite instead of charcoal of that layer of the mix?
You can, however it won't help with bacteria and will eventually breakdown.
How many days the water will stay in the pot? I mean, when will i need to water it again after the 1st one?
You will water it when the top 2 inches of soil are dry - cheers!
Wow thank you sir. Great video!
Thanks!
I’m new to this and accidentally bought a load of pots without drainage holes not understanding the importance and can’t afford to replace them, this helps a lot. However wouldn’t the water eventually build up at the bottom where the gravel is, sorry if this is stupid or you answered it. I’m assuming the plant would just have to be repotted eventually right?
Hi! It's important to keep track of watering - depending on the size of the pot you can water it 1/2C to 1C every week (for 4-6" pots) then you don't have to worry about too much water build-up.
Someone told me to not put stones over the pot is it fine or not?
What do the rocks on top do? Is it just to make it look nice?
WEST COAST!!
Can i use pumice instead or charcoal?
I have a question, should I make the roots loose and free before I plant?
If the roots are 'pot-bound' and very tight, then yes you should loosen them up. Since we are potting in a similar size pot, it isn't that important.
its good plant
If I don't have charcoal is it ok?
Any substitute for charcoal?
Would fish gravel work instead of what you proposed?
Can I use bbq charcoal instead of horticulture charcoal???
Wonderful and informational video, loved it. I will keep this in mind. And may I ask what the music in the background in the beginning is called? Very nice tune.
Will the excess water settle down?
It will - however you should monitor how much you give your plant so that it's not swimming for days
What can I use instead of bigger rocks?
I have small hanging pots on my wall and don’t wanna add much weight.
You could use styrofoam or plastic that won't break down.
I use pine cones! Works great!
@@lisajimenez1983 awesome idea! Thanks.
I was gonna buy marbles but it’s still to heavy for these little pots on the walls.
I could probable cut them down to size huh.
Can I use the same technique for a long and big owl ceramic planter I have? I plan to put a snake plant in it.
Definitely!
The gravel on the bottom is wrong. That will just raise your perched water table.
how do you know how much water to give? thanks
Great video but I would've liked an explanation on why/how this works
Can you answer why you need to put gravel on the top of soil. Whats the benifits of plants for that?
It looks lovely, but it also helps the soil to retain moisture longer so you don't have to water as often.
Wow it looks great, thanks so much for sharing. Is that perilite or polished pebble chips you have added there in the first plant as plant dresser. Is it advisable to use perilite as plant dresser in ceramic glazed pots(no drain)?
It is stones, we don't use perilite as dressing no.
Is this method effective ? Where the water go after watering?
The water will either be used by the plant or evaporate over time.
I want to do the same with my sansiveria plant can I do that
Absolutely! This can be done with most plants, just monitor the amount of water you add in! Thanks for the question.
I thought it was bad to have rocks in the bottom of your pot? I’ve read that it just makes it worse for standing water in the bottom of the pot?
Hi! Having rocks and charcoal in the bottom of your pots without drainage, allows the water to pool in the rocks, rather than keeping the soil soggy for the roots of your plants. The charcoal helps to keep the water from growing bacteria and also conditions that soil. Hope that helps!
@@WestCoastGardens Hi, I tried this method and 2 days later my soil still feels wet. Have I done something wrong or is this normal?
@@AdithiDeborah Hi! When you say 'wet' do you mean soggy, or just damp soil? It's usual for a plant to need a week or two between waterings :)
@@WestCoastGardens I meant damp soil. Not soggy. I checked inside the pot, there is not water logging. This is my first attempt at this method - so I might just be panicking 'coz my plant isn't drying out as usual.
@@AdithiDeborah Hi! No worries - as long as there isn't standing water, you're all ok. Just let it dry out per usual, and then water when the top 1-2" of soil is dry to the touch.♥️
how often do you have to take everything out to let any water that may have collected out? because there will still be some standing water at the bottom below the rocks, right? sorry im new to plants!
or does any excess water trapped in the rocks/bottom of the pot just dissipate?
The excess water will dry up, the stones are just there to help keep the roots out of it.
so, where was the water gone?
excellent idea Sir. do you keep these pots indoors? Rain water will collect at the bottom if it is outside?
How much water do you give to each plant?