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title: "This is my first Maranta. I have these two pots available. One is…"
description: "This is my first Maranta. I have these two pots available. One is ceramic and one is plastic. I don’t care about the look but are these good options for this…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Bucky"
published: "2024-06-10T18:06:15.967538Z"
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# This is my first Maranta. I have these two pots available. One is…

_Posted by Bucky on 2024-06-10_

This is my first Maranta. I have these two pots available. One is ceramic and one is plastic. I don’t care about the look but are these good options for this plant or should I get something else? Thank you

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## 4 comments

### Ezi commented on 2024-06-10

I think the ceramic one is good, because looking at that plant it looks like it’s going to need a lot of space to stretch its roots, also the ceramic one would be great for reducing root rot from holding in so much water assuming your plant is one of those is easy to be overwatered.

#### Bucky replied on 2024-06-10

Thank you. I think I’m actually going to get a smaller pot.

### Sunny commented on 2024-06-10

Both pots look too wide/deep. Measure them. The new pot should only be 1” or 2” wider than the original pot. A pot too big will keep excess soil around the roots. Excess soil holds excess water the plant can’t use. The excess water will rot the roots and eventually kill the plant.

#### Bucky replied on 2024-06-10

Thank you. I was actually leaning towards getting something else. That’s why I posted here. This app is awesome.

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