What is the Moog in Blue Grey best suited to?

The Moog is a porcelain dish for indoor plants. It works well for succulents, cacti, and other plants that like to dry out and suits modern, boho, and minimalist rooms. As a porcelain dish, the Moog fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. This listing is the Blue Grey colorway.

Does the Moog dish have a drainage hole?

No, the Moog is an indoor dish without a drainage hole, so it is best used with plants that tolerate less frequent watering or as a cachepot. Either plant succulents directly and water lightly, or drop a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water. Without a drainage hole, the trick is to add water slowly and avoid leaving any pooled at the bottom.

What plants grow well in the Moog?

The Moog is a porcelain dish 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 succulents, cacti, and other plants that like to dry out. For an indoor plant pot, size up by about an inch when you repot so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Does the Moog come with a saucer?

The Moog does not include a saucer, which suits its use as a decorative dish. If you plant directly in it, water lightly so nothing collects at the base, or set a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water over a sink. A small cork pad underneath protects furniture if you keep the Moog on a shelf. As an indoor dish without a tray, it is forgiving as long as you water with a light hand.

Is the Moog pot porcelain?

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

How do I water a plant in the Moog?

To water the Moog, add small amounts and stop before anything pools at the bottom, since this dish has no drainage hole. The easiest method is to keep the plant in its nursery pot, lift it out to water over a sink, let it drain, and set it back. Watering a pot without drainage is mostly about restraint, less water, less often.

Is the Moog good for succulents?

The Moog is a good porcelain dish for succulents. Succulents like the tighter, fast-drying conditions of a pot without a drainage hole, as long as you water lightly. For anyone searching for a porcelain pot for succulents, the Moog covers both looks and function. Match the nursery pot to the opening and the plant settles in without fuss.

Is the Moog a good gift for a plant lover?

The Moog makes a practical gift for a plant lover because it is a finished porcelain dish that solves a real problem rather than adding clutter. It pairs easily with a plant they already own and suits most modern interiors. For a plant pot gift that gets used, the Moog is an easy choice, and it suits anyone building an indoor plant collection.

Chive Moog porcelain succulent garden dish in blue grey styled with succulents.

Chive Moog porcelain succulent garden dish in blue grey styled with a succulent.

Moog Porcelain Succulent Garden Dish - Blue Grey

Name: Moog Porcelain Succulent Garden Dish - Blue Grey
Brand: Chive Studio
SKU: MOLGBG
Price: 47.25 USD
Availability: InStock

$47.25

Sizes

10" - Large 8.25" - Medium

The Moog in Blue Grey is a low, wide ceramic succulent dish, the right shape for shallow-rooted plants that resent standing water and the wrong shape, technically, for lunch, which has not stopped any of us. The blue holds up under a window's worth of afternoon light.

It started as a dish for succulents and quietly became the studio's lunch plate, a transition nobody decided on and nobody has reversed. Blue Grey is the coolest of the three colors, the one that looks equally at home holding a cactus or, if we are honest, a bowl of something at noon. There is no drainage hole, so plant succulents or cacti and water sparingly. Ryan eats dinner off a full set of these at home. We learned this slowly, and we have chosen, on reflection, to take it as a compliment to the dish rather than a concern about Ryan.

Product Details

Material: Porcelain
Finish: Matte
Feature: No Drainage
Year Designed: 2017

Dimensions

Large: 10 inches in diameter, 2.75 inches tall
Medium: 8.25 inches in diameter and 2.75 inches tall

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A flat dish like the Moog in Blue Grey holds no extra water and forgives no overpour. A proper can or mister makes giving it just enough far easier.

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Moog Porcelain Succulent Garden Dish - Blue Grey

10" - Large – Change

A Cactus or a Bowl of Lunch

The Moog is a low, wide ceramic succulent dish, built for the kind of plant that wants room to spread and no chance of standing water. Blue Grey is the coolest of the three colors we make it in, and the most quietly versatile, which is a polite way of admitting what it mostly gets used for around here.

Because the Moog, despite its stated purpose, became the studio lunch plate years ago. Nobody voted on this. Nobody has reversed it. Blue Grey in particular looks equally correct holding a cactus or, at midday, a bowl of whatever someone brought in, and we have stopped pretending those are different uses.

There is no drainage hole, so plant succulents or cacti and water with restraint. The blue holds up under a window's worth of afternoon light, which matters more than you would think for something this flat and this exposed. Ryan eats dinner off a full set of these at home. We found out slowly, and we have chosen to read it as a verdict on the dish rather than a question about Ryan, because the dish, in our defense, is genuinely good. Blue Grey shifts with the hour, cooler at noon and almost soft by evening, and a flat dish shows every bit of that.

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