Plant Pots with Drainage

Minute Small Ceramic Pot with Drainage Hole and Saucer, Mocha Cement

with drainage hole and saucer

$16.50
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
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The 3-inch Mocha Cement is a glazed ceramic plant pot with a center drainage hole and a matching saucer, and it is not trying to be cute. This is a cleaner, colder mix than most of our colorways, warmth pulled back and the cement doing most of the talking, and it appeals specifically to the customer who has always cared more about the pot than whatever ends up growing out of it. It is the only pot in the range that treats the plant as a tenant rather than the main event, and the right buyer knows exactly what we mean by that.

Glazed ceramic holds moisture more evenly than raw terracotta, and the cement finish resolves a little differently on every pot. At three inches that preference is already obvious. The plant is incidental. The pot is the point, which is a sentence we did not expect to write about a planter and one we stand behind completely.

Product detail
  • Color: Mocha Cement
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Glaze finish: Glazed Ceramic
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: Standard Centre Drainage Hole
  • Saucer:
  • 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

Shipping

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  • Standard: 5–8 business days Express2–3 business days (at checkout)
  • International Ships: to 40 countries — 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 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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Mocha Cement: The Pot Is the Point

Mocha Cement is not trying to be cute, and the person who buys it is not buying it for the plant. It is a cleaner, colder mix than most of the line, the warmth deliberately pulled back so the cement can do the talking, and it speaks directly to the kind of customer who has always cared more about the vessel than its contents. We know that customer. We are, several of us, that customer. The plant, for what it is worth, does not seem to mind being the supporting character, which is more grace than most of us manage when upstaged by our own furniture. We find the whole arrangement oddly restful.

The three-inch makes the preference plain. At this size the plant is frankly incidental, a green afterthought to a pot that was the actual reason for the purchase. Each one resolves on its own, the cement settling into its own quiet variation every time. A centre drainage hole and a matching saucer sit underneath, because even a pot bought entirely for itself still has to keep something alive. Most colourways try to flatter whatever grows out of them. Mocha Cement does not bother, and the people who want it would not respect it if it did. The pot was always the point, and it knows it.

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.

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The Same Glaze, Other Sizes

Mocha Cement comes in two sizes, the same cool cement mix at each. The small already makes the pot-first preference plain.

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Drainage Is the Whole Point

A centre drainage hole and a matching saucer sit under Mocha Cement, because even a pot bought for itself still has to keep something alive.

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Water It Like You Mean It

The Minute Small in Mocha Cement drains the way it should, which only matters if the watering keeps pace. A proper can or mister makes the difference, and ours look the part on a counter.

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