Best pot type for plant

Now let me clear one thing...The type of pot you select for your plants depends on various factors like Individual preferences,Plants moisture and water requirements to name a few.

Each pot type has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Plastic pots

Pros

• Plastic pots are relatively cheaper, flexible,lightweight and available in all possible colours.
• Beinglightweight they are easy to shift and also reduce load on balcony(if you have number of them)

Cons

• Soil tends to dry out quickly and cannot retain moisture for long.
• Colour may fade due to heat.
• As plastic pots are thin they cannot provide insulation during extreme heat to plants thus damaging roots.

So plastic pots are suitable for moisture loving plants and those who water infrequently.

Clay pots

Pros

• Clay pots being porus provides good air flow and also helps in removing excess moisture which can help if one overwaters.
• Due to there thickness they provide insulation and protects roots from sudden change in temperature.
• They don't heat up in summers.

Cons

• These are relatively costly and can easily break or get cracked.
• They tend to get stained with moss in monsoons and also can form white layer due to mineral salts in soil.
• These may look ugly and spoil the look of your garden.

Concrete pots

They are a strict no for balcony gardeners irrespective of their advantages or disadvantages

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Top Four tips for beginner gardeners

Soil

Always make sure that you use a well drained soil and not not loamy soil.Also add some amount of cocopeat ,which is nothing but coconut husk growing medium.cocopeat heps improve texture of soil and prevents it from getting hard.cocopeat also helps retain more moisture and makes soil light weight.

Add some amount of compost or cowdung manure.

Ideally it should be a combination of garden soil 50% + 25% cocopeat +25% compost.

Watering

Different plants have different watering requirements.Overwatering is the biggest mistake new gardeners make.

Low water

Low water requirement plants are those that need water only once a week.

Generally succulents and cactus fall under these category.

Medium water

Medium water requirement plants are generally indoor plants like moneyplant,areca palm,snake plant.

Most of the vegetable and outdoor plants require water every alternate day.

One basic rule while watering plants is that the top layer of soil should dry out completely before next watering.

Also ensure that you water the plants till excess water drains out.This ensures that water reaches all roots.

Sunlight

Low sunlight 

These are the plants are those that can survive even in dark rooms  or very low lit rooms like moneyplant and snake plant.

Medium Sunlight

Indoor plants are those that require medium sunlight.These should be placed in bright spots or well lit rooms.These are also referred as partial shade plants.

Direct sunlight

Outdoor plants generally require direct sunlight for atleast 4 to 5 hours.

Fertilizers

Fertilizers are available in solid ,liquid and granular forms.

Organic fertilizers like compost,vermicompost,cowdung are best for all plants over chemical fertilizers.

Liquid fertilizers are generally slow release fertilizers and are suitable for hanging plants.

Happy Gardening.

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