Essential tools and equipment for your new plant

So, you’ve become a plant parent. Now what? The way we see it, there are types of plant parents, just like human or pet parents. Depending on what type of plant parent you are, you might consider different equipment essential. If you’re not sure what to get or why to get it, think of this article as a little primer for how to start and if you'd like—level up from there.

You should at minimum have access to:

• A vessel for water - We suggest getting a watering can with a long narrow spout to target the water better into the soil, but you can also get away with a pitcher of any kind. If you don’t have a pitcher around, any clean glass, cup, or vessel will do. Just know that more water might get around your plant than actually in the soil, but it'll do the job!

• A container with drainage (if your plant didn’t come with one) - Pick a container with👏drainage👏. This allows excess water to seep out of the container instead of sitting in the bottom of the pot, damaging your plant. If your plant is still in the nursery grow pot—you know, one of those plastic ones—you can also just leave them there until they need to be repotted. PRO-TIP: If your pot doesn’t have drainage holes, you can drill holes in the bottom of the pot (carefully! and please watch a tutorial first...). Or, you can use it as a cachepot, a decorative pot to conceal your  plant’s practical drainage-hole-having poT.

• A good indoor potting mix - To repot, all you really need is some good potting mix. It doesn’t have to be anything crazy, but do look for a quality indoor potting mix—this will already be formulated for your plant's indoor life in a container.

Looking to expand a bit, these are a few other things to consider:

• Watering can
• Mister
• Drainage trays
• Hand trowel
• Scissors or snips
• Gloves