What to Put under Potted Plants? 8 Ideas with images.

If you have no other choice and have to put your plant pot on the floor, join us in this article to tell you What to put under potted plants to protect the floor.

After watering, the extra water with a few wet soils will be drained from the holes at the bottom of your planter. If you neglect it, the floor will be destroyed soon. But how you can solve this problem?

Some people decide to use pots without drainage holes. But specific plants can grow in pots without holes and planting in a cachepot has its specific methods to prevent root rot. In addition, you must know how to water your plant in a pot without drainage holes otherwise you will lose your potted plant.

💡 One of the best is putting some things under your pot with a  drainage hole. But what goes under a potted plant?

Plant Saucers and trays are traditional but most functional things for keeping your floors dry. But what else? This article will show you the functional and aesthetic appeal ideas with their images. If you are ready let’s get going.

What to Put Under Potted Plants to Protect the Floor?

How do you protect the floor from plant pots? Here, I will provide you with a lot of ideas to put under your pot to protect the floor including:

• Cork plant mats (mat to put under indoor plants)
• Rugs specifically for plant pots
• Plant tray and saucer 
• Plant caddy
• Floor protectors
• Plant Stands
• Pot risers and plant pot feet
• Putting into a cachepot

You can see the images and read the characteristics to make a correct choice. Keep reading to give you a brief overview of them and help you find your favourite surface protector for plant pots by their images and characteristics.

Cork Plant Mats to Protect the Floor from Plant Pots

I prefer to use a Mat to put under indoor plants. Cork plant mats are the best mats to put under potted plants and are a good solution for the problem of drained water. Because:

• Cork plant mats are waterproof and don’t absorb moisture. Hence, the drained water from the bottom holes doesn’t touch the floor.
• It separates the pot from the floor.
• It is a soft material and a good option to drag pots without any damage to the floor.

In the following, you can see several ideas for Cork plant mats to protect the floor from pots.

Cork plant mat surface protectors: you can find them in various sizes and colours.

Large cork plant mat surface protector: they are suitable for large potted plants. In addition, can help you to move them without any damage to the floor.

 Rugs Specifically for Plant Pots to Protect the Floor

If you don’t like mats to put under indoor plants and are still thinking “What to put under plants to protect the floor?” , I recommend using Rugs. I think they can work well because:

• The rug under the potted plants will absorb drained water and don’t let it flow over the floor.
• You must dry it after watering to prevent growing mildew or mould under the rug and damage to the floor.
• If you spot dirt or wet soil on it, you must wash the rug to prevent staining the floor.
• You can find them in square or circle shapes with variegated patterns and sizes. In the following, you can see Rugs specifically for plant pots to protect the floor. They are also perfect for putting under vases to protect the table.

Plant Drip Tray and Saucer Below the Potted Plant

➡ What to put under plants to protect the floor? Plant drip trays and saucers are traditional matters to put under plant pots.

• They can collect the drained water and prevent touching and damaging the floor.
• After watering, check the tray or saucer and throw the collected water away.
• There is a lot of variety among plant saucers and trays that can match easily with your pot.
• You will spot them in both forms attached to or separated from a pot.

Scroll through the following images and your favourite plant saucer and drip tray.

Large squire plant saucer: they are ideal for large planters with squire bases.

Extra-large drip tray: you can easily match the size of your planter with them.

Plant Caddy Under the Pots to Protect the Floor.

It is an ideal plant tray with wheels in its bottom that not only lets you move your heavy planter easily and clean the floor but also keeps the plant pot upper than the floor to protect it from damage. In the following, you can see various types of plant caddies.

Plant caddy on wheels

Plant caddy with wheels heavy-duty

Extra-large plant caddy with wheels

Wood plant caddy

Square plant caddy

Floor Protectors can Protect the Floor from Plant Pots

In the above, you saw cork plant mats as a good option for protecting the floor. Below you can spot other plant mat surface protectors to keep moisture away from the floor. They can be made from various materials like plastic, wood, vinyl, or rubber.

Plant Mat surface protector

Plant Stands Under Potted Plants for Floor Protection

Don’t like Rugs and Mats for putting under your indoor plants, think the drip trays don’t match your indoor decor and are still searching for what to put under plants to protect the floor? Allow me to show you a new idea: Plant Stands.

• The stand is a good idea for surface protection for plant pots especially when you use it with a tray to keep the water from draining on the floor.
• They let you clean the floor immediately when you spot dirt and moisture.

In the following, you can see several plant stands to protect the floor. Scroll through the images and find your favourite one.

Metal plant stand

Wooden plant stand

Tall plant stand

Plant stands for large pots

Pot Risers and Plant Pot Feet under Potted Plants to Protect the Floor from Damage

• They keep plant pots about 1/2 to 3/4th-inch above the floor.
• They separate the planter from the floor and decrease the risk of damaging the floor.

In the following, you can see several pot risers and plant pot feet.

Pot risers for large pots

Decorative plant risers and pot feet

Ceramic pot risers

Terracotta pot risers

Put your Pot into a Cachepot.

If you do not like to put some things under your potted plant, I have a creative suggestion:

• You can use a larger cachepot or decorative planter without holes to collect the water.
• You should throw the water away after watering.

So, pots without holes are not always bad 😀

Conclusion:

Now, you found out how to protect floors (especially wood floors) from potted plants and you knew what to put under a pot with a drainage hole, what you can use instead of a plant saucer and What to put under a nursery pots.

We provided you with a lot of creative things that you can put under pots with drainage holes with their images including Cork plant mats, Rugs specifically for plant pots, Plant trays and saucers, Plant caddies, Floor protectors, Plant Stands, Pot risers and plant pot feet and Putting pot into a cachepot.

What do you do to protect the floor from plant pots? Can you add a new idea to our list? Have you ever experienced the above things for putting under plant pots? Which one works better? Please share your ideas and experiences with us below this page.

Elahe Rabiei

Hi, I’m Elaheh. My Academic major is plant protection, and houseplants are my expertise. As a houseplant lover, my house is full of indoor plants and it is my passion to take care of them. Hence, I’m here to share my knowledge and experience about growing healthy houseplants. I am also a plant protection advisor, so feel free to ask me any questions you may have.

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