What Pot/Planter Should I buy?
Updated: Sep 9, 2021
Deciding the best kind of planter for your plants, your space and budget can be confusing.
To help you decide a suitable pot for your needs, I have put together all the important factors you may consider before going shopping. We have also done a detailed video on the same, you will find it embedded in the end of this blog (if you dont like going through text).
1.a. Plastic Pots - The regular Kind

Pros: Cheap, Light weight, Durable, Multiple drainage holes for quick drainage Buy here
Cons: Plastic! Plastic! Plastic!
Grow: Veggies, Indoor plants and Flowers
1.b. Plastic Pots: Recycled Kind (Geofabric)
Buy now >> Starting Rs.349 (Set of three)
Pros: Very cheap, Light weight, Durable, Fabric mixed with recycled plastic helps in drainage
Cons: None, except that they are more suitable for outdoor spaces else use a drainage plate underneath for indoors.
Grow: Any kind of veggies
1.c. Plastic Pots: HDPE kind

Buy now >> Starting Rs.299 (Set of two)
Pros: Very cheap, Light weight, Durable, Holes for drainage
Cons: Plastic! Plastic! Plastic! Not suitable for indoors
Grow: Any kind of veggies
2. Terracota Pots
Pros: Very cheap, Help plant sustain better in extreme hot and cold, Environment friendly
Cons: Not very durable, Come in limited size options
Grow: Small vegetables, succulents and ornamental plants.
3. Wooden Pots

Pros: Look beautiful and can be customised to any size. Using plastic lining improves pot's life.
Cons: Expensive and intolerant to very humid conditions
Grow: Any kind of vegetables and flowering plants.
4. Metal Pots
Pros: Aesthetically very pleasing (Try the ones with powder coating finish as they have longer durability against rusting)
Cons: Expensive and cant be used to grow plants directly without a second pot
Grow: Indoor plants and flowering plants
5. Ceramic pots

Pros: Aesthetically pleasing (Come in a range of prices. Raw material used, finish and baking method determines the price in ceramic pots. Porcelain is the highest grade of ceramic available. It can be a one time investment that will stay with you for decades.)
Cons: Expensive
Grow: Indoor plants and flowering plants
We have also tried explaining the above mentioned information is detail in our youtube video below.