Plant Pots with Drainage

Balter Ceramic Pot And Saucer Set | 5 inch

with drainage hole and saucer

$28.50
Colors: Black Flowers
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

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The Balter is a 5-inch ceramic plant pot with a matching saucer, the larger of two sizes, named after a word that means to dance clumsily, without skill, but with great enthusiasm.

Glazed ceramic wipes clean and holds moisture more evenly than raw terracotta. The center drainage hole keeps water moving instead of pooling at the roots, and the matching saucer keeps the shelf beneath dry. At five inches it suits a settled shelf plant: a pothos, a peperomia, a fern that has decided to stay. The 3.5-inch Balter is there for smaller plants. The five-inch is the size where the form has room to look like it means it, which is the most a shelf pot can offer and, on a good day, a fair description of the person who chose it.

The smaller Balter holds its end of a windowsill. The five-inch commits to the whole shelf, which is baltering at the scale it was always meant for.

Product detail
  • Color: Black Flowers, Black Lattice, Gold Diamonds, Gold Stars, Grey Leaves, Grey Paisley, Olive Cross, White Fleur de Lis Black Flowers Black Lattice Gold Diamonds, White Flowers, White Leaves
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Glaze finish: Matte Ceramic
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: Included
  • Saucer: Matching saucer included
  • Dishwasher safe: Yes
  • Indoor / Outdoor: For indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use
  • Designed by: Chive Studio
  • Year Designed: 2017
Plants that love this pot

Potting Tips

  1. Repot in the evening.
  2. Wait 1–2 days after watering, then repot.
  3. Buy potting mix. Not backyard dirt.
  4. Move the top layer of soil from the old pot into the new one. It's a little ecosystem.
  5. Never go more than one inch bigger.
  6. Soil line sits an inch below the rim. Leca or small rocks at the bottom for drainage.

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Pot Care instructions
  1. Dishwasher-safe. Can also be hand-washed with warm soapy water and a soft cloth.
  2. Glazed pots are dipped and fired in the kiln — they are sealed, durable, and not looking for trouble. No special cleaning products required.
  3. For pots with saucers empty the saucer periodically. Standing water in the saucer defeats the purpose of having a drainage hole, which is a thing we feel strongly about.
  4. Not frost-safe. Designed for indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use. Freezing temperatures are not recommended.
Shipping & returns

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  • Packaging Ships: in outer box to protect gift box

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Returns

We accept returns within 30 days of delivery on unused items in original packaging. If your piece arrives damaged, contact us within 14 days with a photo and we will replace it at no charge.

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Commitment Over Competence, at Full Size

The Balter is a 5-inch ceramic plant pot, the larger of two sizes, named after a word that means to dance clumsily, without skill, but with great enthusiasm. The smaller Balter introduced the idea. The five-inch has more room to commit to it, which is the entire point of baltering: commitment over competence, joy over precision.

The five-inch is the size where the shape really commits to itself, the full investment in a thing regardless of whether you are technically good at it. That is the most a pot can do and, on the right day, the most any of us can do either. The Balter manages it without appearing to try, which is either inspiring or mildly irritating depending on your morning.

At five inches it is a settled shelf size: a pothos, a peperomia, a fern that has committed to staying. Glazed ceramic, with a centre drainage hole and a matching saucer, so water leaves the soil and stays off the shelf. The 3.5-inch Balter is there for smaller plants and more modest enthusiasms. The saucer lifts off for emptying, and the glaze holds its colour through repeated watering, so the only thing the pot asks of you is that you not mistake its stillness for a lack of enthusiasm.

Potting a plant with Chive

  1. It's best to repot your plant in the evening. Trust us, we know.
  2. Repot 1–2 days after watering — keeps the same rhythm going and won't shock it.
  3. Potting soil is not the dirt from your backyard. Go buy good, nutrient-rich soil.
  4. The top layer of soil in your current pot should be the top layer in the new pot too. It's a little ecosystem your plant likes.
  5. Never go more than one inch bigger than your existing pot. "It'll grow into it" is not correct, and you will kill it.
  6. Keep the soil line about an inch below the top of the pot. Add some leca or small rocks to the bottom for better aeration.

The Ultimate Repotting Guide

For those who have killed a plant. Or several. Or, frankly, many.

Before you put a plant into your new pot, you have to get it out of the nursery pot — a process that ends badly more often than any gardening influencer will admit. We wrote a full guide: when to repot (early spring, and not when you're feeling impulsive in October), which soil to use, how to tell your plant is root-bound, and how to avoid the three mistakes that kill perfectly healthy plants within a week of a well-intentioned repotting.

Read the guide we wish we had

Also Available, and Related

Around the Balter 5" sits a whole line, the same design language at different dimensions, for the plant that wants a touch more or less room.

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Drainage Is the Whole Point

The Balter 5" is part of a plant pot collection that rewards looking at the whole shelf at once rather than one piece at a time.

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Start Something From Seed

An empty Balter 5" is an invitation, and Shido Seeds answer it, sealed for long viability and printed well enough to earn a spot on the shelf.

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Plant Tips from Chive Studio

Quick tips, straight answers, and the occasional reminder that overwatering kills more houseplants than neglect does.

Frequently asked questions

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