Plant Pots with Drainage

Joe Metal Pot With Drainage Hole | 3 inch

with drainage hole and saucer

$19.95
Colors: Bronzed Brown
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

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The Joe 3-inch is a small metal plant pot, and somewhere in its development someone said the words iron is good for plants. Instead of nodding and moving on the way reasonable people do, we stopped everything and looked it up, because apparently that is who we are now. It turned out to be true. We are ceramicists. Nobody asked us to understand horticulture, and yet here we are, vindicated, holding a small iron pot named Joe.

Joe is iron, finished in eight colors, with a drainage hole at the base and a matching saucer. At three inches it suits a single succulent, a cactus, or a cutting that has just found its feet.

Joe has not mentioned the iron thing to anyone. Joe never does. Joe simply stands there being correct, the way certain people are correct about wine and never bring it up unless asked, which is somehow more annoying. The plant inside benefits regardless.

Product detail
  • Color: Bronzed Brown, Brown & Gold, Fern & Brown, Forest & Gold, Green & gold, Mahogany & Gold, Silver, White & Copper
  • Material: Metal
  • Glaze finish: Metalic
  • 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: 2018
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.
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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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A Small Metal Pot That Turned Out to Be Right

The Joe 3-inch is a small metal plant pot, and the whole thing started when someone in the studio said iron is good for plants. A reasonable group would have nodded and moved on. We stopped everything and looked it up, because apparently that is who we are now, and it turned out to be true. We are ceramicists. Nobody asked us to understand horticulture, and yet here we are, vindicated, holding a small iron pot named Joe.

Joe is iron, finished through an electroplating process into eight colours, none of which are paint and none of which chip or flake the way paint can. There is a drainage hole at the base and a matching saucer underneath. At three inches it is sized for a single succulent, a cactus, or a cutting that has only just found its feet.

Joe has not mentioned the iron thing to anyone. Joe never does. Joe simply stands on the sill being correct, the way certain people are correct about wine and never bring it up unless asked, which is somehow more annoying than if they did. The plant inside benefits either way, which was, eventually, the point. At three inches Joe is also the easiest to underestimate, which Joe does not seem to mind, having no apparent interest in being noticed. The iron does its work whether or not anyone is paying attention, which is, when you think about it, the most that can reasonably be asked of a small pot.

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

Joe Comes in Three Sizes

Around the Joe 3-inch 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 Joe 3-inch 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 Joe 3-inch 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

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Frequently asked questions

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