5" Glazed Planter

 

The two biggest factors that determine your plant's needs are lighting and watering. Use these as guidelines for picking a plant that will be great for your space, but you may need to tweak things based on your environment.

INDOOR LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS

 

• High Light – on a windowsill

If your cat is sleeping in this sunny spot, it's probably best for bright light plants. Plants that require bright light need to be as close to a direct light source as possible - preferably in a southern or western facing window where they can catch a glimpse of the sky. 

• Medium Light – near a window

A sunny window with sheer curtains or an office desk near a window would also do the trick. Plants that require medium light should be placed near a southern, western, or eastern facing window, but not in direct sunlight. Within 3-5 feet of the light source would be ideal. Otherwise, you could place an indirect light plant in the middle of a bright, sun-filled room farther from the windows.

• Low Light – far from a window

Is northern light all you've got? Trying to add some greenery to your dorm room or office? Low light plants might be best for you. You can also place a low light plant in the center of a room away from windows. 

Not enough light in your room? Light colored walls and mirrors that reflect light from windows will help brighten up the place. Otherwise, you can add grow lights near your plants for supplemental light. 

WATERING REQUIREMENTS

• Water Weekly – these plants need a bit more attention and should be watered on a 7-10 day schedule. If the leaves look a little droopy, that's your plant telling you want to up that watering to every 5-7 days!
• Water Every Other Week – these plants can live on a lot less water than most plants. They should be watered every other week (every 14-20 days) at most and shouldn't be drenched in water. If you tend to be an over-waterer and have one of these plants, you might want to use a planter with drainage holes to make sure this plant can dry out properly

Scroll down to see how much we recommend watering your plants!

HOW MUCH DO I WATER MY PLANT?

This will depend on each environment (humidity levels, lighting, if it’s close to a draft/vent) but here’s how much we water our plants so you have a reference to get yourself started.

• We usually give our small plants between ¼ and ½ cup of either weekly or every other week, depending on your plants watering frequency on the plant’s detail page. We highly recommend using a measuring cup from your kitchen to water your plants until you are comfortable enough to eyeball this amount with a watering can.
• For plants that don’t like their soil to be completely dry between waterings, you might need to either increase the water amount slightly or just take a spin around the house and water those plants more frequently (maybe every 5 days instead of every 7, for example).
• IMPORTANT: make sure you read our thoughts and feelings on drainage holes. We recommend always letting plants with NO drainage dry out completely between waterings because you don’t have visibility to the bottom of the plant. Root rot is not your friend.
• Super simple pro tip: set a weekly, recurring reminder in your phone to remind you to take a spin around the house and water those babies up! (Just remember to skip the plants that need to be watered every other week)

PLANT FERTILIZATION

Pick up a liquid or water-soluble house plant fertilizer at your local garden center and follow their instructions. We also lay off on the fertilizing during the winter months and usually only fertilize according to the directions on the bottle from March – October(ish)

STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?

We’re here to help! Shoot us a note at hello@perricoplantco.com

PITTSBURGH: Free pickup of your online order is available at our Lawrenceville warehouse during our regular hours. All retail orders must be placed online - no walk-ins.

• Our regular pickup hours are Tuesday-Friday 8am-2pm and Saturday 8am-noon. Closed Sundays & Mondays.
• You will receive an additional email once your plants are ready to be picked up. Please come to our entrance on Foster Street, call 412-701-4530 with your name and Order #, and we'll bring your plants out! DO NOT pull into or block anyone's driveway on 41st Street. Please find street parking if needed and come to our entrance on Foster Street. 

• $9.00 for shipped orders of 4 plants/planters or less
• $16.00 for shipped orders of 5 to 8 plants/planters
• $25.00 for shipped orders of 9 plants/planters or more

Trellis shipping: your trellis will ship separately from anything else in your order to avoid damage. Shipping for trellises is $9.00