Joe Metal Pot With Drainage Hole | 5 inch
with drainage hole and saucer
The Joe 5-inch is a metal plant pot in a market that quietly stopped making them. Your options now are ceramic, which we have opinions about, or a long enough search on 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.
Joe is none of that. Iron, finished in eight colors, not rusted, not an olive-oil can, not something you have to explain to a dinner guest. A drainage hole sits at the base and a matching saucer catches what comes through. Five inches is the shelf size.
The iron takes a knock off a sill without cracking, and the matching saucer keeps the surface beneath it dry.
It is simply a well-made metal pot, sitting on a windowsill, holding a plant, being quietly correct about everything. Iron, as it happens, is good for plants. We looked it up.
- Color: Bronzed Brown, Brown & Gold, Fern & Brown, Forest & Gold, Green & Gold, Mahogany & Gold, Silver, White & Copper
- Material: Metal
- Glaze finish: Metal
- 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
Potting Tips
- Repot in the evening.
- Wait 1–2 days after watering, then repot.
- Buy potting mix. Not backyard dirt.
- Move the top layer of soil from the old pot into the new one. It's a little ecosystem.
- Never go more than one inch bigger.
- Soil line sits an inch below the rim. Leca or small rocks at the bottom for drainage.
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- Dishwasher-safe. Can also be hand-washed with warm soapy water and a soft cloth.
- Glazed pots are dipped and kiln-fired — they are sealed, durable, and not looking for trouble. No special cleaning products required.
- 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.
- Not frost-safe. Designed for indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use. Freezing temperatures are not recommended.
Shipping
- Free shipping: On qualifying US orders — threshold shown at checkout
- 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
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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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.
It is the guide we wish someone had handed us twenty-five years ago. It is written by people who have personally committed most of the errors in it.

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