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Would this work as a planter?

6 years ago

I was given this Rebekah pitcher and would love to use it for ivy or ? but the opening is narrow. It’s heavy & feels like pottery.
Would it be useable for any type of plant?
And if so what would you recommend?
It’s on a covered porch.

Comments (8)

  • 6 years ago

    In a word, no. Much too small an opening - you would have to break the container to do any soil or root maintenance - and I doubt it has a drainage hole.

    Could be used to display dried plant material or something like curly willow branches. Or you could poke a few springs of artificial ivy in it. But it is not suited for any growing plant.

  • 6 years ago

    what is the material - ceramic, terracotta or wood? If it can hold water long term without seeping or rotting you could use it as a water vase and grow pothos.

  • 6 years ago

    I’m not sure but I think it’s terracotta? It does have one drain hole. I just thought real greenery would be a pretty touch if possible but I’m not a expert on plants.

    The bottom looks similar to terra-cotta, it’s fairly weighty.

  • 6 years ago

    Hmm, the drainage hole complicates matters. Gg48 is right, if you put potting mix in it to grow anything, you will have to break the pot when you want to change the soil or the plant overgrows the pot. Even if you were to sacrifice the plant at that stage or let it be until it deteriorates and then grow something else, digging potting mix out, putting rooted anything into the pot would be a cumbersome and frustrating project unless you start with a starter plant. You can still choose to do that, an ivy or a pothos will grow happily for some time with some effort.
    The other option is to seal the hole and use it as a water vase to grow something like pothos or even a monstera leaf. :) Yet another option is to make a liner out of a narrow sturdy polythene bag and grow your cutting/plant/vine in water filled in that polythene bag.
    I would totally give it a shot. As someone says, what have you got to lose. :)

  • 6 years ago

    That’s a good thought to use a bag. You said just water? I’m showing my not so green thumb here but is that doable? Just water?

  • 6 years ago

    Yes, pothos grows well in water for months on end or longer. Hopefully the location is not windy. That could complicate things. You could probably get a cutting or 3 from someone who grows plants. Even a foot or two long cutting would easily root in water without losing most leaves. There are some others plants that could last in water for months. For example, prayer plant. You could feed a very weak liquid fertilizer if you really got into it.

  • 6 years ago

    Also wandering jew