How to Plant in a Disco Ball Planter
Short answer: If your disco ball planter has a drainage hole, plant straight in and stand it on a saucer. If it has no hole, keep the plant in its nursery pot inside and lift it out to water. Either way, water carefully so water does not run down the mirror tiles, and choose a plant that trails over the edge.
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How do you plant it, step by step?
- Check the product page: with a drainage hole, or a cache pot with none.
- With a hole: add a little potting compost, set the plant at the same depth it grew, fill around it and firm gently. Stand it on a saucer.
- With no hole: choose a nursery pot that fits the opening and sit it inside.
- Water at the sink or with a narrow spout, and let it drain before it goes back.
Which plants suit a disco ball planter?
Trailing plants spill over the mirror and catch the light: pothos, string of hearts, string of pearls, ivy and spider plants. Succulents and air plants need little water, which suits a mirrored pot.
Why does drainage matter?
The RHS calls drainage holes essential for containers, because roots left in water rot. A nursery pot you can lift out does the same job in a pot without a hole.
Which of ours have a hole?
The Disco Ball Plant Pot comes either way. For the others, the product page says, and a nursery pot inside always works. Read more in planters without drainage.
Questions
Can you plant directly in a disco ball planter?
Yes, if it has a drainage hole. Stand it on a saucer.
What do you put in a disco ball planter with no hole?
The plant in its own nursery pot, lifted out to water.
What plants grow best in a disco ball planter?
Trailing plants and succulents.