The other month I asked for some help choosing plants for my boyfriend’s birthday. Many thanks for all the suggestions! I decided to go for a Philodendron Plowmanii and a Jewel Orchid. They came as unpotted plants, so I just wanted to check that I’ve potted them correctly.

I put some clay pebbles at the bottom and then filled the rest with multi use compost. I made some little holes in the soil and gently placed the plants in, then covered up their roots.

Will they be ok like that, until next week when I can gift them? How much water should I give them?

Thanks for your help :)

  • TheLobotomistEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Putting clay pebbles on the bottoms does nothing bedside creating water retention over them; I also did that for may years but i saw a positive change when I stopped! Regular compost is usually too dense as a substrate try to mix it with some perilte to increase water drainage! Hope this was useful to you!

    I recommend Sheffield made plants youtube channel, it is really enlightening!

    • OmegaMouse@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thanks for this! I think I’ll leave them as they are for the time being, and suggest a perlite mix once I gift them (don’t want to disturb them too much in a short space of time). I’ll check that channel out!