Tropicals & Tender Perennials: You win some, you lose some......, 0 by JenJenna

JenJenna wrote:
Ooh, I was just going to ask about terra cotta pots. Seems as though I've had moisture problems with my Hoyas since repotting them all in terra cotta.

There are huge, gaping holes in the bottom so it's not drainage. But here's my theory, when I water them, the terra cotta pot soaks up the moisture and then somehow, magically, makes the soil remain too damp for too long. One of my pots even had some white mold growing on the outside!

Before going back to plastic, I'm going to keep trying a bit more with my new pots. I'm going to water just a wee little bit and at shorter intervals, so that the pot doesn't soak up the water.

You can kinda see a few of my terra cotta plants in the background. That is, if you can see past my handsome boys, lol.