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MonkeyFlower Sliema, Malta Sep 15, 2013

Hi, can anyone help me please? I've just bought a balcony planter like the one in the picture, and when I got home I noticed that the drainage hole at the bottom is a spout 2 inches long, which means that when I water the plant, not all the water will drain out of the bottom. I've tried googling and it seems that this feature is some sort of water reservoir system? Can anyone please explain how this works please? Because I don't want to end up with rotting roots, especially since I intend to planting portulaca in it, and succulents don't require a lot of water. I'm used to watering until water seeps out of the bottom of the pot. I'm thinking of taking the pot back. :( Thanks a lot.

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nutsaboutnature Algonquin, IL(Zone 5a) Sep 15, 2013

Hi MonkeyFlower,
It would help if you could take a picture showing the spout as it's hard to visualize exactly what it is and where it's located. But if you're planning to use it for a succulent, you wouldn't really need a reservoir and it might actually be a bad idea.

There are all sorts of pots designed for deck or balcony railings. Maybe you should look further or check online for ideas.


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MonkeyFlower Sliema, Malta Sep 15, 2013

It's a bit difficult to take a photo, but if you look inside the pot, at the bottom of each partition, there is a spout pointing upwards, measuring about 5 cms. There is no other drainage hole.

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Sep 15, 2013

These pot's are designed to to hold onto about inch at the bottom, this is a way to help prevent the soil / compost drying out quite so fast, the small amount of water held in the reservoir at the base of the pot helps to do that.
You have to make sure that the holes that are there to allow EXCESS water run out of the pot are open as some of these pot's need you to drill the holes open, that allows the pots to be used inside IF the holes are NOT drilled open, but use outside too IFF the holes are drilled open.

These pots can dry out quite fast like all pots, when used on Balconies as the heat from the sun warms the soil / pot's and they may not get as much rain water as they would if out in more open aspect, so check the soil regularly , stick your finger into the soil and if still damp, dont water, if dry water.
Hope this helps you out a bit.
Best Regards.
WeeNel.

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