That pot looks fine. I repotted mine in a pot that size as well or maybe it was an 8 in.

It was in a 6 inch pot before. It has since put on lots of new growth! The stalks are getting very tall

Thank you for your input!

Here is a pic i just took for you.

Let it dry out completely before you water it.

Looks great!!

With a larger pot, do you know if I should still be expecting water to drain out from the bottom? I don't want to overwater this thing, but if that's still necessary, then I feel I'll definitely have to give it an abundant amount of water to simply get through all the soil, you know?

Pot size looks good for the plant, Alex. And absolutely, if you have a hoke in the bottom of the plant, water should gush out. Watering this way is particularly important during high fertilizer times, but really, I do that with all plants at each watering. It's definitely more of a pain when attempting it indoors.

Im not sure what kind of soil you use (look like MG type soil?), but depending on that, a bigger pot would just mean you water less often than someone who has a big plant in a small pot. You risk overwatering more by planting bigger, but frankly, in your case, if the plant had a healthy root system, the pot size looks ideal for it to grow into come spring and summer. With your heavier soil, you'd water quite infrequently, I imagine.

Given that winter is coming and that ZZ plants do well without a lot of water, I'd just take it very easy until it's growing rapidly again.

Hi Grace,

Thank you for your input! I was mostly worried about root rot with a pot this large. I haven't been seeing water drain out the bottom, but I assumed this was too big for that to happen. Maybe I'll have to give it more during watering for the water to actually drain out.

As for the soil, you are right that it's a Miracle-Gro mix. It's their 'Moisture Control' kind. Somebody else, in another thread, stated they didn't recommend this kind for indoor plants. What are your thoughts and/or suggestions? I typically buy my soil at Home Depot.

Thanks!

I have always used MG and I also add alot of perlite to the mix to help with some moisture. As I posted on the corn plant post, dont do any re-potting until we are through our crazy NY winters, and I've been hearing its going to be a cold one, ugh !!!!!

Thank you all for your advice. I am super ecstatic to have found this forum :)

I may need to pick up a bag of perlite. I've seen it in stores before, but wasn't entirely sure how to use it or for what. I suppose a quick google search could have remedied that, huh? I'll go ahead and keep the ZZ plant in its current pot then. Would it be worth it to scoop out the top inch or so of soil and add some perlite? Or does it work best when mixed with the soil itself?

It works better when mixed with the soil, but you can just leave it like it is.

Thank you very much for that helpful information, Photo Synthesis. That definitely clears up a misconception I was under. I was afraid of giving it too much water thinking it would cause the overwatering. When I think about it the way you mentioned, however, that makes total sense. I think I have been doing precisely what you said not to, not giving it sips per se, but just not giving it enough water to drain thinking it would be too much (in this pot's case). It's the size of this particular pot that was throwing me off, because I wasn't sure if I could still achieve water coming out the bottom without it being too much water. I will definitely water it sufficiently enough for the water to drain out underneath moving forward. Thank you!! I sincerely appreciate it.

As long as the soil drains well and doesn't stay soggy, holding on to too much water, you should do fine. Most people know that plants breathe in carbon dioxide thru their leaves. But they also breathe in oxygen thru their roots. So when the supply of air is blocked off, the roots suffocate and end up rotting away. Not because of the water, but because of the lack of fresh air.

This is where we have something in common with plants. We can't live without water, but we also can't live without air. Go without either of these and see which one you'd suffer from first. This is why the term "overwatering" is sort of a misnomer and easily gets confused.

You've been incredibly helpful. Thank you so much.