House Indoor plants
By coffeebreak
@coffeebreak (17797)
United States
July 29, 2012 1:08pm CST
I am getting into indoor plants...my outdoor don't seem to want to grow in this heat.
So..If I buy an indoor plant...in a 3" pot...can I leave it in that pot and the intention being it won't grow much? I know that if I trim the growth (at the top) I can keep it from getting to tall, but being in that small pot...it is only a small space for the roots to expand...if they don't expand...do they rot? Do they die?
I want an arrangement on my window sill and in some glass decorative containers I have in the house...But I want them to stay small. I will transplant them into a nicer small pot instead of those plastic ones they come in..but.... I want them to stay small, but still grow and be green!
Any suggestions?
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@Fishmomma (11658)
• United States
29 Jul 12
Does the pot have drainage holes? If so, then I would try keeping the plant in the pot. Some plants will stay small with trimming. Good luck and hope it works.
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@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
30 Jul 12
Yeah, it has to have holes in the bottom. I always put a needlepoint canvas square in the bottom of the pot and then a layer of small rock before I put in the soil to make sure there is good drainage for the water. I will just watch the trimming..and as you say..hope it works!
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