African Violets and Gesneriads: Containers used..., 0 by VA_Wild_Rose

VA_Wild_Rose wrote:
OK... This looked like a good topic to cover again, as it was just mentioned in a couple of threads.

I know that most people start their plants out in cups of different sorts, and some even leave them in cups... but what do you use for larger plants or when you pot up, etc.?

I really like the Misco pots... sometimes called self-watering pots or Spa planters. I find them at Wal-mart in various sizes and I think they work great for the gessie plants. I am currently trying to get all my episcias into them. I put a layer of perlite in the bottom and them my potting mix, and because of the water reservoir, it's kind of like wicking... maybe more like the texas potting method. My episcias are happy though!

Here's a couple shots of the pot...