Plant Pots with Drainage

Joe Metal Pot With Drainage Hole | 5 inch

with drainage hole and saucer

$26.95
Colors: Bronzed Brown
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

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The Joe is an iron 5-inch metal plant pot, made for a retail market that quietly stopped making them. Your options now are mass-produced plastic or a long hunt online for a rusted olive-oil can with a succulent in it, sixty-five dollars. Respect, honestly. That's a pot with a story. Chive isn't here to argue with the story.

It's iron, finished in eight metallic styles. Not rusted, not an oil can, and it needs no explanation to a dinner guest. The iron takes a knock off a windowsill without cracking, and the drainage hole and matching saucer keep the shelf dry. It sits on a sill holding a plant, being quietly correct about everything. Iron also happens to sound like it should be good for roots, which is close enough for a dinner-party fact.

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
  • Pothos
  • Peperomia
  • Snake plant (Sansevieria)
  • ZZ plant
  • Ferns
  • String of pearls
  • Hoya
  • African violet

Potting a Plant

  1. Place a 1-inch layer of small stones or LECA pebbles at the bottom of the pot. Optional, but it helps with airflow.
  2. Add well-draining potting mix appropriate to your plant. Not garden soil. We know your grandmother used garden soil. She was wrong about this one thing.
  3. Transplant from the nursery pot, leaving about ¾ inch at the top for watering, enough headroom to water without overflow.
  4. Set the pot on the matching saucer.
  5. Water thoroughly until water runs out the drainage hole into the saucer. Empty the saucer once the plant has absorbed what it needs. This is the entire system.

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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Full Repotting guide →
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.
Canada wide shipping & returns

Shipping 

  • Standard: 5–8 business days, Express 2–3 business days (at checkout)
  • Canada Wide Shipping: from coast to coast — rates at checkout
  • Packaging Ships: in outer box to protect gift box

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Returns

We accept returns within 30 days of delivery on unused hard good items in original packaging. If your piece arrives damaged, contact us within 7 days with a photo and we will replace it at no charge.

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Local pickup & delivery

Delivery: 

  • Delivered by hand across Toronto and the GTA. 
  • Next business day; same-day when you call the shop.
  • Local GTA delivery starts at $14
  • Call for a quote outside of the GTA

Pickup: Order online by 3pm and collect it the same day at:

702 Queen St. W.,
Toronto, ON M6J 1E7
437-777-5021

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A Metal Pot in a Market That Stopped Making Them

The Joe 5-inch is a metal plant pot, which has quietly become a strange thing to be. Nobody makes good pots out of metal anymore. The options are ceramic, which we obviously have opinions about, or a long enough trip through Etsy to find someone selling a rusted olive-oil can with a succulent in it for sixty-five dollars. Honestly, respect. That is a pot with a story, and we are not here to argue with the story.

The Joe 5-inch is none of that. It is iron, finished in eight colours, not rusted, not an olive-oil can, not something you need to explain to a dinner guest. There is a drainage hole at the base and a matching saucer to catch what runs through. Five inches is the shelf size, the one that fits a plant that has settled in: a pothos, a peperomia, a young snake plant.

It is, in the end, a well-made metal pot in a category that mostly emptied out, sitting on a windowsill holding a plant and being quietly correct about everything. Iron, as it happens, is good for plants. We did not know that when we started. We looked it up, the way we look most things up, after committing to them. It is also, for the record, the size most people reach for first, before they quietly admit they are going to need the Large.

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

The Joe 5-inch is one member of a family built on a single idea, scaled across sizes and finishes for different plants and different shelves.

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Drainage Is the Whole Point

The Joe 5-inch sits inside a larger plant pot collection, where the same standard applies to every shape, from the smallest to the ones that take a corner.

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For the Part You Cannot See

The pot is the visible decision. Verte Rx is the invisible one, an indoor plant food that rebuilds roots and colour on a plant the Joe 5-inch has only just rescued.

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McKee Botanical Garden Found It Anyway

Chive Studio has made pots and ceramic flowers for over two decades. Joe is the metal one, which puts it in a category almost no one else still makes, finished through electroplating into eight iron colours rather than painted. We kept making metal pots mostly because everyone else stopped, and stubbornness has carried more of our catalogue than we usually admit in writing.

Botanical institutions stock the work because their buyers can tell at a glance whether an object is what it claims to be. McKee Botanical Garden carries Chive. So do the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens and the New York Botanical Garden. Exhibited at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show since 2013, twice receiving the 5-star booth award — only two are given each year. We ship to over 40 countries, metal pots included, and have never licensed a design out to be manufactured by anyone else or sold through a big-box retailer.

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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

What is the Joe pot used for?

The Joe is a metal pot for indoor plants. It works well for pothos, snake plants, peace lilies, philodendrons, and small ferns and suits modern, boho, and minimalist rooms. As a 5 inch metal pot, the Joe fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. It comes in several colourways to match different rooms.

Does the Joe pot have a drainage hole?

Yes, the Joe is a metal plant pot with a drainage hole and a matching saucer. The drainage hole lets excess water escape so roots are not left sitting in water, which is the most common cause of root rot indoors. Water until you see a little drain into the saucer, then empty it. For a metal pot with drainage, the Joe keeps watering simple.

What size plant fits the Joe 5 inch?

The Joe 5 inch is a metal pot that holds a nursery plant of a similar width, so match the grower pot to the opening rather than the mature size of the plant. Good choices include pothos, snake plants, peace lilies, philodendrons, and small ferns. For a 5 inch indoor plant pot, size up by about an inch when you repot so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Does the Joe come with a saucer?

Yes, the Joe ships with a matching metal saucer, so it arrives as a complete pot and saucer set. The saucer catches water that drains through and protects shelves and sills from rings and moisture. Both pieces are finished to match, which is why the Joe reads as one considered object rather than a pot with a random tray underneath.

Is the Joe pot metal?

Yes, the Joe is a metal plant pot finished to resist moisture, so it holds up indoors without rusting through. Metal plant pots are light, durable, and hold their colour, which makes the Joe easy to move and easy to live with. It has a drainage hole and saucer, so it waters like any good indoor pot while looking a little more architectural.

How do I water a plant in the Joe?

To water the Joe, add water until a little runs into the saucer, then tip out what collects so roots are not left standing in it. Because this metal pot has a drainage hole, you can water thoroughly and let the excess go, which encourages even root growth. Check the top inch of soil before watering again rather than watering on a fixed schedule.

Is the Joe good for snake plants?

The Joe is a good metal pot for snake plants. It drains freely, so the roots get water and air in the right balance. For anyone searching for a metal pot for snake plants, the Joe covers both looks and function. Match the nursery pot to the opening and the plant settles in without fuss.

Is the Joe a good gift for a plant lover?

The Joe makes a practical gift for a plant lover because it is a finished metal pot that solves a real problem rather than adding clutter. It arrives as a pot and saucer set and suits most modern interiors. For a plant pot gift that gets used, the Joe is an easy choice, and it suits anyone building an indoor plant collection.

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