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Emily Smith

Try this teabag drainage trick on your potted plants to improve water retention and more

Picture of person water compost in a plastic plant pot.

Making sure your plants can grow to their full potential requires several crucial steps and one of the most important is providing good drainage. But how can you allow for drainage as well as stopping the compost from leaking out? This one gardening expert has the answer.

If you're an avid gardener you'll no doubt know how to repot your plants and have struggled with the matter of providing sufficient drainage when adding compost to a pot. Too much drainage can lead to loss of compost when watering your plants but not enough can result in them becoming waterlogged.

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