When Watering My Plants, Is There A Way To Get Rid Off The Remaining Water In The Pot?

[delero77]

I have started having some plants in my home. Those have a inner pot and a outer pot, the inner pot has holes the outer not. I have added a few stones in the outer pot so the plants/inner pot dont directly sits inside the leaked water.
Is there a way when watering those plants to remove the water which leaks through the inner pot ?

[Tilly2]

Put less water in and water more regularly.
Alternatively, water the plant, put it on the draining board and when the water has 'escaped' replace the plant into the outer pot.
Or put the inner pot on a saucer/bowl containing water and let the plant soak it up.

[smurfchops]

I just empty the outer pot into the sink ….

[Gromit]

Yes, water less.
If there is water in the pot (I presume you mean saucer) there is no need to water.

Little but often is the best rule.

[brian j john]

take the stones out of the outer pot and the inner pot should should absorb the water of the outer pot but be careful of over watering the plant ,

[pastafreak]

Little and often is not the best rule. Water needs to get to the roots and then drain out. Most houseplants benefit from a good soaking...pour water in until it's coming out of the bottom. How much and how often depends on the plant. Some need to dry out somewhat, others need a constant level of moistness.

[Gromit]

The more leafy the plant, the thirstier it will be.
But soaking house plants is a bad idea, because it invariably leads to overspill and messy clean up and flushing nutrients out of the system.
I water a little, and a bit more and a bit more until I see a trickle at the base, and then stop.

[pastafreak]

I'm not sure a trickle indicates the soil is fully wet.

*signed *...keeper of over 100 houseplants ;)
But of course there are other factors such as location, humidity and room temperature.
Right now, I'm noticing my peace lily feeling sorry for herself...

[Gromit]

I have brought in several pots from outside during the winter. They are very happy on the window sills under my method. And I never let them overflow. In the summer after a dry few days, I will happily soak them and let the overflow spill on the patio to dry up. But constantly mopping up indoors after watering, is no fun.

[delero77]

I dont have a saucer ans cant use one because the outer pot has no holes.

Unluckily i cant put my acrea palm eqch time out of the outer pot because its heavy, so i need a method where i can see water running out of the inner pot and removing it witouth lifting the palm...

[Tilly2]

Buy a glass outer pot.

[Etch]

All I can think of is what I use when I accidentally overfill our coffee maker: a kitchen baster, possibly with a bit of flexible tubing attached to reach down between the inner and outer pots. Feed the end, with or without tubing, into the water, squeeze the baster bulb and then suck up some of the excess. Expel sucked up water into sink. Repeat as necessary.

[Chipchopper]

Areca palms don't like to be sitting in water, too much can drown the plant.
Just water it a little, 2 or 3 times a week and pour away any access