Green Layers Medium Ceramic Pot with Drainage Hole and Saucer - Minute - handmade by Chive Studio Toronto
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Green Layers Medium Ceramic Pot with Drainage Hole and Saucer - Minute - handmade by Chive Studio Toronto
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Plant Pots with Drainage

Minute Small Ceramic Pot with Drainage Hole and Saucer, Green Layers

with drainage hole and saucer

$16.50
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

The 3-inch Green Layers is a glazed ceramic plant pot with a center drainage hole and a matching saucer, and it is also, technically, the start of everything. Over a decade ago, before anyone here knew quite what they were doing, someone layered one glaze on top of another to see what would happen. What happened was a family tree that now runs to more than fifty colorways and a handful of limited editions that arrived, made a brief and dramatic impression, and were never seen again. Thirteen years on, the descendants outnumber the relatives anyone can name, and this is the one they all came from.

The small size is where that first experiment lives, scaled down to a desk or a windowsill. Glazed ceramic holds moisture more evenly than raw terracotta, and the layered surface resolves a little differently on every pot. Picking this one up is, if we are honest, a quiet act of ancestor worship. We will not make you say that at the register.

Product detail
  • Color: Green Layers
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Glaze finish: Glazed
  • 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
Dimension
  • 3 inches diameter, 3 inches tall
  • Fits most standard 3" nursery transplants
  • Saucer diameter: approximately 3.5 inches
  • Weight: approximately 0.78 lbs (pot + saucer)

Also available in:
Plants that love this pot
  • Succulents and cacti
  • Pothos
  • Peperomia
  • Haworthia
  • Hoya
  • African violet
  • Fittonia (nerve plant)

Potting a Plant in a Minute

  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 ½ inch at the top for watering, in a 3-inch pot, every bit of space counts.
  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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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 kiln-fired — 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

  • 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

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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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Green Layers: Where the Whole Line Started

Green Layers is the great-grandfather of this entire line, which is a strange thing to say about a plant pot, and we are saying it anyway. The whole idea began as curiosity rather than strategy. Someone stacked one glaze over another with no particular outcome in mind, fired it, and found that two colors layered and allowed to bleed produced something neither could manage alone. That accident became a method, and the method became a family that now has more than fifty branches. Some of those branches were limited editions that showed up, turned every head in the room, and quietly disappeared, the way the most memorable relatives tend to.

The three-inch version is where all of it traces back to. It is small enough to sit on a desk and old enough, in studio terms, to have earned a little reverence. Every Green Layers pot resolves on its own schedule, because layered glaze does not repeat itself on command, and we long ago stopped wanting it to. A center drainage hole and a matching saucer sit under the color, since the oldest idea in the line still has to keep a plant alive. If the rest of the Minute range is the reunion, this is the photograph on the mantel everyone points to first.

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.
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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.

Read the guide we wish we had
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The Same Glaze, Other Sizes

Green Layers is the oldest glaze we make, and the family resemblance runs straight across the sizes. Start here, then see what a decade of descendants did with the idea.

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Drainage Is the Whole Point

Even the great-grandfather of the line drains properly. A center hole and a matching saucer sit under the Green Layers glaze, because seniority does not exempt a pot from keeping a plant alive.

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For the Part You Cannot See

The Minute Small in Green Layers drains and holds moisture well, but a plant that has quietly given up needs more than a good pot. Verte Rx works on the roots and color a pot cannot reach.

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The San Antonio Botanical Garden Did Not Ask How the Glaze Was Made

Chive Studio designs pots and ceramic flowers, and the Minute line is where the glazes are layered and allowed to move, which means the studio discards more pots than it keeps, a fine principle and an inconvenient way to run a studio. The shapes are decided in the studio, tested against real plants, and revised until the proportions stop bothering us, which routinely takes longer than anyone budgeted for. We design everything we sell, license nothing to other manufacturers, and have never sold to a big-box retailer, which is the kind of decision that sounds principled until you see the schedule.

Botanical institutions keep choosing the work, which we credit to buyers who can tell at a glance whether an object is what it claims to be. the San Antonio Botanical Garden carries Chive. So do Denver Botanic Gardens and Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where a layered glaze has to hold its own beside the plants it was made for. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 5-star booth award, won twice in 14 consecutive years of exhibiting. We ship to over 40 countries, and the glazed surface wipes clean and holds moisture more evenly than raw terracotta, which matters more than the studio's feelings about color.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Minute Green Layers ceramic pot good for?

The Minute is a ceramic 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 small ceramic pot, the Minute fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. This listing is the Green Layers colorway.

Is the Minute a plant pot with a drainage hole and saucer?

Yes, the Minute is a ceramic 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 ceramic pot with drainage, the Minute keeps watering simple.

What size plant fits the Minute small?

The Minute small is a ceramic 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 small indoor plant pot, size up by about an inch when you repot so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Is the saucer included with the Minute pot?

Yes, the Minute ships with a matching ceramic 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 Minute reads as one considered object rather than a pot with a random tray underneath.

Are ceramic plant pots good for indoor plants?

Yes, the Minute is a ceramic plant pot. Ceramic is fired hard, holds glaze color well, and does not break down with watering the way untreated materials can, which makes ceramic plant pots a reliable choice for indoor plants. The Minute is glazed to seal the surface, so it wipes clean and keeps its finish on a sill, shelf, or table.

How do I care for plants in the Minute pot?

To water the Minute, add water until a little runs into the saucer, then tip out what collects so roots are not left standing in it. Because this ceramic 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 Minute a good ceramic pot for snake plants?

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

Does the Minute work as a housewarming gift?

The Minute makes a practical gift for a plant lover because it is a finished ceramic 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 Minute is an easy choice, and it suits anyone building an indoor plant collection.
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