Is the cermaic like a clay pot,
or with like a shiney glaze on the outside??

And does it have drain holes???

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Weezie

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I am not much of a house plant person,
but do garden and work with plants..

Plants need good drainage, most house plants
don't like wet feet...

And some roots need a bit of air..
*not alot, but don't need to suffocated by water*

And the no drain hole promotes stagnation...

Then the one kind of pots's with the shiney coating don't allow your plant/dirt/roots to breath.. or soak away moisture.. like a clay pot/container would...

I personally am not a "clay pot" gardener,
they are for me, too much work, cause I'm not fast on the watering part...*I'm busy*

So, for me, it's a plastic pot with drain holes..

For extra humidity, if you feel a plant needs it..
maybe a tray under it with the pepples and put extra water there, although that does better for your house then the plant, but if a root or two were to sneak out into that pepple/water area, it wouldn't hurt much...

If you like those pretty pots/containers that have the shiney coatin, which they have some really really pretty one's these days..
What I would do is, put your plant into a smaller pot/container and then some rocks in the bottom of those pretty pots, and slip it inside, and no one is the wiser that it's not really in that pot..
but still has the ability not to be standing in water and getting mushy..

Does that help...

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Weezie

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Originally posted by cathieken127:
thanks for your advice, i think i'll stick to plastics also. puting them down in the ceramics and clay pots is a good idea. i'll try to remember the coffeehouse. as for me i like tea only. but i know what you mean about a place to chat.

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Anyyyyytime...
I hope some others can swing by and help with any other ideas..

And I'm a tea drinker too, Red Rose Tea, only brand.. *I do like coffee when I'm out though*

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





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I agree with Weezie and Comfrey - I've been using many ceramic pots lately, and ALWAYS pot up in a plastic pot first and then slip them inside the more decorative ones. This way, there is room for the water to run out if you overwater by accident, and you can pour it out easily.

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thanks for all your replys. i have recently switched to plastic and put them inside the clay ones.