What kind of flower pot is best for growing flowers? Which flower pot is water-permeable and breathable?

Flower pots are the most necessary tools for growing flowers. Materials, water permeability, and air permeability will affect the growth of plants. So when planting plants, you must choose the right flower pot. So what flower pots can you choose?

What flower pot is best for growing flowers?

Generally, there are four main types of flower pots on the market: clay pots, ceramic pots, plastic pots, and purple sand pots.

Terracotta flower pots

Clay flower pots are made of clay or fired pottery. They have good affinity to the soil and are good in water permeability and air permeability. They are suitable for growing most common green plants in the home and have a certain promoting effect on the survival rate of green plants.

There are two types of clay flower pots, one is unglazed and the other is glazed. The main difference is that the unglazed clay flower pots are rough and not attractive, but they are very permeable. The glazed clay flower pots are much more beautiful and ornamental, but they are expensive and less permeable.

Ceramic flower pots

Ceramic flower pots have good shapes and are highly ornamental, but they are not very permeable and breathable. They are suitable for growing some shade-tolerant and moisture-tolerant green plants, but not for flowers that require high permeability and breathability, as they are prone to root rot and death. If you want to plant flowers and plants at home in ceramic flower pots, you can use ceramic flower pots as nested pots, which can not only meet the aesthetics but also ensure the growth of plants.

Plastic flower pots

Plastic flower pots are cheap, easy to carry, and popular for growing green plants. But their disadvantages are poor water permeability and air permeability, and they are easy to deform. Therefore, plastic flower pots are best used to grow moisture-loving and moisture-resistant plants, such as green radish and monstera. When growing other green plants, you must pay attention to the looseness and air permeability of the soil.

From my personal experience, a simple plastic flower pot sold on the market is actually quite useful. The pot does not have only one water hole, but multiple water holes, or the pot is simply a mesh. This kind of pot is much better for planting flowers than one with only one hole. Many of my succulents are planted in this kind of pot.

Purple sand flower pot

Zisha flower pots are made of calcined yellow-brown soil. They are noble, elegant, antique, and are ideal for maintaining bonsai plants and precious flowers (such as orchids). Zisha flower pots have good air permeability and water permeability, but are generally more expensive.

Which flower pot is good for water permeability and ventilation?

Generally, if you are a flower lover who is not experienced in growing flowers, try not to choose porcelain pots and purple clay pots. If you insist on using such pots, first pay attention to the drainage holes. Generally, before adding soil to the pot, add a layer of coarse sand or broken tiles first, so that the substrate will not directly cover the drainage holes, so that it is not easy to accumulate water and suffocate the roots; secondly, the substrate should be more loose and breathable. It is recommended to use a 1:1:0.5 ratio of coarse coconut bran, fine coconut bran, and perlite, which has good air permeability. You can also add some coarse sand, peat, etc.

If you use root control pots and ceramic pots with better permeability, because we often use lightweight artificial substrates and pair them with flower pots with better drainage, the water will flow out quickly after watering, which may cause some parts of the flower pot to not have time to absorb water. Therefore, when watering flowers in this type of flower pot, you must water it several times to prevent some parts from not absorbing enough water.

What kind of flower pots are used for succulents

Succulent plant pots are mainly red pottery pots, stoneware pots, and black square plastic pots, and they mainly focus on good air permeability and elegant appearance.

In fact, there are many things in life that can be recycled and made into pots for succulent plants. This is not only economical and environmentally friendly, but also has very good effects.

Milk powder bucket flower pot:

Milk powder barrels are usually made of iron with a coating on the outside. Drill some holes in the bottom of the barrel and decorate the outside with paint or pigment to make a beautiful flower pot.

Bamboo flower pot:

Take a thick bamboo joint, reserve a suitable height, and drill some holes at the bottom of the bamboo joint with a drill bit to make a natural succulent flower pot.

Wooden flower pots:

Take a piece of wood, hollow it out with carpentry tools, and drill holes in the bottom. It can also be a pure natural succulent flower pot.

Cement flower pots:

Cement can also be used to make flower pots, but it requires some skills as a plasterer and the use of a mold.

Empty laundry detergent bottles and beverage bottles can also be used to DIY flower pots:

Discarded laundry detergent and beverage bottles can be carved and modified into flower pots with a utility knife, painted with paint and pigments, and planted with plants.

Liquor bottle flower pot:

China's food culture is extensive and profound, and liquor bottles are made into works of art. Succulent plant lovers often cut them with a cutting machine, wrap steel nails with wet cloth and punch a few holes in the bottom to make succulent plant pots. Even I, a female man, have made a few!