Making Drainage Holes In Ceramic Pots

Whether your potted plants are indoors or outdoors proper drainage is an essential element to ensure they stay healthy.

Making drainage holes in ceramic pots.

And no we don. This keeps the bit from overheating and potentially snapping and the pot from cracking. We have tried several styles of concrete tile cement and glass bits. The answer is to drill your own drainage holes.

Some clay pots don t have drainage holes in them making it difficult to use them for outdoor plants or sensitive indoor plants. Ceramic pots and vases make for wonderful container gardens but many that you find at flea markets or specialty stores don t have a drainage hole. If you know how to drill a hole in a ceramic pot you can turn any pot into a custom. Slowly begin drilling while applying just a bit of pressure to the top of the drill with your opposite hand.

Once you start to see a hole forming in your pot you can increase the speed of your drill. If you find that your favorite pot doesn t have a hole in the bottom for drainage. You should also drizzle water on the pot as you are drilling which will keep the drill bit from getting too hot and help drill through the surface. With your spray bottle in one hand and drill in the other slowly go at it.

We ve been drilling our own drainage holes in ceramic clay and glass containers for several years. A drainage hole helps excess water leave the soil so that your plant s roots are not sitting in a puddle rotting. This process keeps water from pooling at the base of the pot which can cause bacteria fungus and root rot. Here are a few tips showing you how you put a drain hole in all of those nice containers and not break them.

Scratch a small starter mark where you want the drainage hole with your nail to help the drill bit to stay in place.