Vent: I used to just toss my new plants in whatever pot I had, but after my fiddle leaf fig in a 10-inch ceramic pot got root rot last spring, I now always check for drainage holes first.

What's the one simple check you always do before repotting something new?

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My friend was so proud of her new monstera. She plopped it straight into this gorgeous, expensive pot she'd been saving. It was a total cement tomb, zero holes. She watered it once and the thing just sat in a swamp. Took about three weeks for the leaves to turn yellow and give up. Now she knocks on the bottom of every pot like she's checking for a secret door.

jordan90322d ago

Drilled my own drainage holes with a cheap bit, saved the pot and the plant.

the_alice21d agoTop Commenter

Check the bit after you're done. Mine got dull fast and started chipping the ceramic instead of cutting it.