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Where do you get your plants and supplies? (piefed.social)
submitted 3 months ago by viral.vegabond@piefed.social to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/houseplants/p/1978261/where-do-you-get-your-plants-and-supplies

Hi, I'm a beginner at plant caretaking. I recently picked out a couple of small plants at a nursery, but they didn't have any pottery to go with them unfortunately.

So, I'd like to know where do you generally like to go to get what you need? Are there any good online resources I should be aware of? I'd prefer to shop locally of course, but the resources available to me here are limited and difficult to get to.

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[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 5 points 3 months ago

I get my pots from thrift stores and garage sales. A lot of time it's just pottery that's not meant to be for plants, but it usually works. It's usually pretty easy to drill a hole or two in the bottom to let excess water drip out.

I usually put regular plates under the pots to catch the excess water, also usually collected from thrift stores and garage sales. I try to collect interesting ones when I can, but I also just have some in bulk for when I need a bunch.

For the plants themselves I often grab clippings from people I know if they have something I like. They usually like sharing. If I'm looking for something specific I'll usually buy seeds online.