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title: "What is the best way to fake fill a planter? I bought a bought for my…"
description: "What is the best way to fake fill a planter? I bought a bought for my mconnoly, but it's like 2x larger than what it's in. I've false filled with like paper…"
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author: "Wolfen 🐺"
published: "2024-12-11T19:17:47.607967Z"
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# What is the best way to fake fill a planter? I bought a bought for my…

_Posted by Wolfen 🐺 on 2024-12-11_

What is the best way to fake fill a planter? I bought a bought for my mconnoly, but it's like 2x larger than what it's in. I've false filled with like paper and such, but it was a lot of upkeep. I was thinking some leca, but that'd be a lot!

## 6 comments

### Alyssa commented on 2024-12-11

Hmmm, if you could find a pot that you could turn upside down and put into the other planter in the middle, then fill leca or semi hydro around that (almost making a Bundt cake shape lol) that way the upside down pot still drains into the planter since its drainage holes would be facing up. And any remaining water would just soak into the leca around it

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-11

Oohhh I think that'd work. And so much less leca 😆

#### Alyssa replied on 2024-12-11

Yeah! Haha true, instead of using like three bags of it lol

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-11

No one wants to drive into Seattle to the hydroponic store for that lol

### AbbyJ commented on 2024-12-11

Loews sells these orange disc things that you stick into the pot and then your plant sits on top of that

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-11

Ooohhhh i will have to see if I can find them. Thank you

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