Bought a few more houseplants, and pots for them. Plants from IKEA, which has turned out to be a surprisingly good source, and pots from Tradera.

I know you’re “supposed” to put your plants in a pot with drainage, but I don’t like it. I don’t like the look of the terracotta pot + saucer combo, especially with the build-up of minerals that always comes after a few years. That look works out in the garden, but indoors it’s too scruffy for my taste. And a plastic pot inside an outer pot is ugly in a different way.

I just plant the plants directly in what’s supposed to be an outer pot. You’re not supposed to do it that way, but it seems to work for me. I haven’t managed to water anything to death. Just pay attention when watering, and you’re good. In fact, I find it easier to control the amount of water that each plant gets this way. Several plants that I took over the care of and re-potted in the last year are doing better than ever. Actually growing and thriving instead of just surviving. So I’m going to go on doing it my way.