Terracotta VS Plastic Pots (and everything in between) 

My older plants are in terracotta, because 20 years ago it was more cheap. The younger or with less than 15 years are in big or medium plastic or cement pots. I don't see any difference, but once I've tried to move an older to a plastic pot and she was not doing well, so I had to take her back to the terracotta pot. I don't buy too much, cause I don't have money lol So I rescue plants from lots of different places, - ppl don't care much about plants, they just put them off to garbages and streets - so, I take them and bring home and make sure that they will get their best, as long as I can. Ty for the information, buddy. (=

"Propagate your mistakes"... should be a bumper sticker!

Okay, I'm dying with all the commentary on the bottom about your audio. Please never stop the bottom commentary!

I think you have way more pots than any of the pot seller/store I’ve ever visit🤣

Congratulations on your channel. I find that you are one of the best channels. Much love from North Carolina, USA.

I prefer terracotta pots any day; they look so much more pleasing in my opinion, and worth the hassle of extra watering and cost. I don't agree it is 'ridiculous' to put a terracotta pot inside a cachet pot. I use a lot of plain terracotta pots for planting in and sometimes place them inside a cachet pot for a change, or decoration, or to protect the surface the pot stands on. Terracotta feels a natural extension to the soil the plant is in and I prefer managing my plants in them. A great video, thank you.

My goodness... Your plant collection is awesome. So much information gathered. Even though this video is 3 years old, it's still relevant in 2024. Hugs from Malaysia 🌿💚

I prefer terracotta pots, because I have my plants inside and I don’t need to be concerned to overwater them. Also I love the color and texture.

Actually, it is not surprising that you have reached 30K. Your videos are very well done and very helpful. Many RU-vid video makers talk so much about themselves but you talk as a teacher.

Finally! I didn't even know that a 45 minutes pot video was necessary, but thank goodness! Would you make a full sun hanging/trailing plants? I've been searching for some videos and it's a struggle. Congrats on the 30k subscribers!

OMG I loved the cheat sheet at 11:40 on which plants specifically enjoy Terra Cotta vs Plastic pots. That was super duper helpful for me thank you for such an amazing, extensive video explaining things so well! Great work on this video!

I been itching to go pot shopping since last week, but I still need to recover from this virus. I💗 love,love,love terracotta pots🤗. This video makes me heal faster😂. Stay Safe Everyone😷

We have the same problem here in New Zealand. Terracotta pots are hard to find. Its to do with shipping and covid. I hope things are sorted out soon as I've had to stop buying plants. I guess thats a good thing too. Love your variety, especially the pots with faces.

I just discovered you and have spent a lovely long afternoon enjoying your comedy, your expertise, and mostly your awesome passion for plants. I grow Hoyas orchids and alocasias in Canada, it is a challenge as the indoor heating is hard on my babies, but I never stop growing. I love just absolutely love your cache and terracotta pots. Keep your videos coming, your are such a bright star, rock star!

I do favour terracotta pots....saves me from drowning my plants. I noticed after you mentioned it that both my Alocasias are still in their plastic nursery pots, and doing well over winter. So ill make sure I keep them in the plastic in the future repots. Love watching ur videos!

Once again, I just love your videos. So enjoyable, entertaining, interesting and knowledgeable. The captions also make me 🤣😂🤣

I repotted my snake plants and have watered the ones in terra cotta 2-3 times a week and never need to water the ones in plastic. Now I know why thanks! I knew I liked terra cotta for a reason!

80% of my plants are philodendrons, I use terracota for my philos and all my syngoniums are in plastic pots thank you much for the content

Your terracotta pot collection is amazing. More pots = more plants. Glad to know that you acquired a few pots from Thailand. Chatuchak has a lot of varieties.

You are so generous with your knowledge! Thank you Sean!

What a great video! Much better than TV! Everything you say about your amazing plants and pots is interesting. Here in UK we are being encouraged to re-use any garden plastic instead of sending it to landfill. A big move to recyle the plastic too. However most recycling plants cannot recognise black plastic so that goes to landfill for ever. The industry is using different colours so the pots are recognised and can be recyled. Also they are using different material for the pots e.g. bamboo, already recycled plastic and coir products. These will obviously break down after a few years but are much better for the planet! I love your collection of pots! Good frostproof terracotta is very expensive here in England so I have to put my empty ones in the shed or garage for the winter. Outside ones with plants in can be bubbled wrapped or similar. One last thing - to make sure the inner pot doesn't touch the bottom of its cachepot, I stand it on plastic milk bottle tops. Saves it standing in water.

I love this discussion and I have noticed my house plant experience has improved based on my knowledge of which pot I use with which plant. When I was a "beginner" I learned through trial and error with over watering and how fast a plant will dry out depending on the pot they are in. I experienced a lot of root rot because of this (ugh). Because of this I think it is best for beginners to use terra cotta especially if they are "helicopter plant parent" like me! Thank you Sean this video was great!

Your plant collection is amazing! I live in a semi-arid climate so terracotta is reserved for my succulent collection and plastic or ceramic for everything else. Thanks for the great advice and sharing of your knowledge.

holy moly shawn!!! I am constantly amazed by your passion for plants and I am glad to see you sharing your tips online. In terms of buying plant pots in a sustainable way, reuse of the pots you currently have is the best option, and buying from local artists/sellers is good to reduce unnecessary shipping costs. By buying nice pots you really like, you'll make them last longer, and that includes plastic pots, even though they're not great for the planet. If a plastic pot breaks, be sure to recycle it; if a terracotta pot breaks, use the shards as drainage or use them at the bottom of pots to stop soil from washing out when you repot. Super great work, as always!!! Best wishes.

Thank you for sharing your vedio awesome tips and ideas on terracotta and plastic pots new subscribers watching from California

15:27 I am also in a warm humid environment, and when I buy new plants, I usually need to downsize the pot, swap the peat moss for an airy mix, and swap the plastic pot for teracotta. Otherwise they stay wet for weeks to months (when kept indoors in medium light).

You are a treasure. I thoroughly enjoyed your information and excitement for plants, planting and the pots they grow in.

I learned a lot. It's great that you appreciate beautiful "weeds". Your screen comments are The Best. I love the Vanda in his air balloon.

I love your pots. 😃 I am into white and gold pots but the unpainted pots are nice too.

Wow! You have a lots of house plants! Thank you for sharing!

I am obsessed with the “build up” on my terracotta pots. Brand new looking terracotta pots are so Meh lol

Terracotta Pots have that old school, rustic, backyard gardener look :) ... love this video.

The 'thing' you bought in Amsterdam is a traditional kind of footwear, a 'wooden shoe' (they are made of wood). In Dutch it is called 'klomp'. Except for some farmers, we do not wear these kind of shoes anymore ;) But they are great souvenirs for tourists and as you demonstrate they make for a nice planter too! Also congratulations for reaching 30k!

This has been so informative and help.Always wondered which was the better choice.Thank you for educating me.

I love the way you always give such a sneak peek of the next video, nice!

I am one of your early subscribers, I love your videos because you live in the tropics like me. Plant advice from someone in New York does not apply to me, one of my biggest problems is too much sun and humidity hahaha, the oposite to a plant youtuber in Paris or London. Your charm, generosity of knowledge and varied numerous collection is a pleasure to come back to.

Love your terracotta pot collection & you have quite a number of pots

Great video been contemplating on terracotta for my monstera thank u so much

This is the best information about plants that I have heard! Thanks

Plant overload...we got a treat today! Thanks.🌱

Thank you so much for this informative, detailed video. I was planning to repot today and had I not seen this I would have messed up again. I love smaller pots and plants so being able to downsize the the plant to a smaller pot made them look cuter and I think they are happier haha. Have a fantastic weekend!

So glad I found your channel. Finally a channel where the climate matches mine!

Great video, I always learn something new, example I never took in consideration the root size in relation with the pot, thank you Sean.

😍Wow, you’ve got a plant pot🪴 wonderland!! Love what you’re doing, thanks

I've gained a new appreciation for terra cotta pots. I'm going to paint some if my terra cotta and see if I enjoy them more. Thank you!

I'm so happy I find your channel. Lovely plant around you, I start checking your videos to learn more than I know. The way your plants look is amazing. I love all plants but epiphyllum is something....special. The pots collection is bigger and more complex than any shop plant I ever see. Thank you for all tips to have great plants!

Loved the video. So many terracotta pots with cute designs . We only have the standard shape here. Your sheep pot was the most cutest of all. As usual enjoyed all the commentary on screen . Thank you .

It looks like your home is a pot store! I enjoyed watching this video . Thank for making my mind clear of the difference between plastic and clay pots, and the plants that thrive them best.

Your content on plants, planters is always amazing. Keep it coming! We love it! Share the knowledge!

Great tour and information on plastic vs terra pots.

What a beautiful collection you really have a green thumb❤️

Hey Sean. Always good to see you and hear your content. I'm clumsy too..knock stuff too often..😣 I pick pots depending on watering needs of plant. I love cover pots.I don't mind nursery pots bare either. Lol, "...I was ONLY wearing boxers". don't apologize...thank you!😘

ur plant collection is a feast to the eyes n i envy ur place...mine is dry n arid..I jst got some stands made so that I could shift my plants to one of my washrooms in the summers...

wow i can see how much effort and work you have done. Thanks for sharing knowledge with us. Sending love and abundance

Thank you for this amazing container gardening and plant content, as always. 💚 Btw, that sheep pot with that wooly cactus looks so cute!

I am utterly completely impress I learn what I'm doing wrong with my plants thank you so much

I have never seen the terra-cotta pot w homes in the side (like yours that u have your calathea potted in). That’s really neat!

Awesome video, thank you very much for sharing. I only wish I could buy some of those beautiful pots! 🙂

Loved this!!

All of your plants look so healthy. Well done!

Great videos as always... The excess salts flowing through a terracotta pot and drying on the outside of it is a good thing instead of building up in the soil of a plastic pot. Also, having to water more frequently is good because you're supplying more oxygen to the roots. Cuts down on anaerobic activity in the bottom of the pot.

Have been wanting to hear on this topic for a long time...from an expert. And l came at the right place. Thank you so much.Had an amazing time. Always looking forward to ur channel. 👍👍👍👍

your videos are so inspirational ,helpful.

I love terracota pots too but when I use them indoors they tend to get some white furry stuff (mold?..) which I don’t like, so what I do is put plastic pots inside terracota pots - this way I get the look but not the mess. Great video as always Sean! I too wondered how you could spend 45 minutes talking about pots but as always you kept it interesting from start to end 🤩

A very thorough video on pots. I've been searching for information like this for a long time. So thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and experience. I also love your collection - nice plants, and cute pots!

AMAZING VIDEOS !!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing....number one Profesor 🥇⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Can’t wait till spring when I can start repotting my plants!

Very beautiful collections of pots too👏👏👏

Amazing pot collection...cute little piggy pot 😍

Love your plants! Great video very informative. I live in South Florida and my cactus do great in terra cotta pots. 🪴

oh my so many terracotta pots!!! ❤️❤️❤️it!!! most especially the last set of terracotta pots they are so cute!!! 😍😍😍

i drolled from the beauty and joy if your plants.. they were given sonmuch love🙏☘️🥰ty

Thank you very much. Love your videos 😊 It makes me smile listening to you - I love my plants and feel your passion and and care from every word.

I can hear the love and enjoyment in your voice,loving your plants.

I just shared a fragment of this video on my instagram because I think this information is SO VALUABLE :D With some of my plants I did the mistake to change the soil from the nursery, but keeping the same size of the pot (too big) and I regret it! But I have learned from my mistakes haha Thanks for all this info again :D

Loved this video. Your collection is huge 😍😍 and I love the look of terracotta pots ❤

wow! you live in a heavenly place with such a beautiful garden.so lucky !

I love this channel. The information that you pass along is extremely valuable for people who wish to have a large, healthy collection.

I usually put the plastic nursery pots inside decorative pots, either terracotta or ceramic, so they're easier to take out to water. Can't wait for Spring in the UK.

Some really important tips in there. It has taken me so long to learn some of them. Great stuff as always.

So glad I found your channel! So informative! Wishing You the Best and can’t wait for more videos!!

Great information. THANKS!

Wow ....you own an AMAZING Talent !!! Simply the BEST !!!! I love your Variegated dog ❤️❤️❤️❤️🐕‍🦺

I am loving all the terracotta pots!

Great content information! Thank you!

I’m moving more towards terra cotta by the day. Thank you for the list of who likes what pot. Interesting about calathea, some of mine are declining, I think they might like a TC pot! I have similar watering styles and soil like you! Heavy hand and chunky soil.

Terracotta pots in my home town costs about 1 USD for 10inch planter For some reason I noticed most of my plants do well in terracotta pots. Although I have a lot of plastic pots as well. Plants like Calathea definitely do better in plastic or ceramic pots.

Love your videos!

Thank you for this video Sean! You always have relevant and informative content especially for those of us who live in a tropical climate. Cheers!

Excellent Video. Nicely Done!!!

Wow all the information. I am so happy I listened cause I've lost my succulents now I know why. I just thought the pots are just for looks. Thanks you are awesome! 🤗

Congratulations for reaching 33.1k subscribers! You worked hard to gain all of these fans! Thanks for sharing and creating videos.

Amazing pot's

That explains why the 2 exact same plants i have react so defferently. Plastic vs terracotta

I'm so jealous of your weather and plants =)

very informative! thank you for the video!

I followed your advice for repotting/propigating Peparonia Aurea.

Love your channel and your knowledge!! I also live to water my plants( better than coffee...or wine) especially outside in the spring , summer and fall. I am like you and have wayyyy too many but know and love every one of them! Keep on being you and sharing your good knowledge !!!

Absolutely fantastic video 👏🙏❣️thx sooo much, hello from Vancouver BC Canada 🇨🇦

Hola buenas noches excelente su canal, las de terracota les da elegancia a las plantas..