When deciding to keep a plant, it is very important to use topsoil and great seeds, but just deciding on the soil and the seeds alone is not enough to help your plant grow healthy. You need a pot that has features and benefits that suits your plant best.
Through this article you will be able to know more about the terracotta pots.
terracotta pots.
What are terracotta pots?
Terracotta is a word that means "baked earth". Terracotta pots do not have a shiny coating and are porous.
It is very easy to spot a clay pot in the garden due to the reddish- brown color. Here are some advantages of terracotta pots.
Provides Aeration.
Terracotta pots allows air and moisture to access the roots easily. This allows the roots to breathe.
The air movement stimulates root growth which leads to stronger and healthier plants. With the easy movement of air, there is prevention of soil diseases and root rot.
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Prevents overwatering.
It is very hard to overwater plants in a terracotta pot. Terracotta pots when wet turns in to a darker shade, therefore easy to note when watering is not necessary.
Pro TIP: Use a chopstick to measure the depth of moisture in your soil before watering especially for indoor plants.
Environment friendly.
Terracotta pots are made of clay which technically is soil, so when the pot breaks and you decide to discard it in the garden, there are no toxic elements added in the soil.
The broken pots can be used in the garden to top off the soil, some pieces can be placed at the bottom of the pot before shoveling the soil, the pieces help to drain excess water from the roots.
With all these advantages it’s time to make changes in your house and garden.
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