No drain holes in planter

[kwhites634]

I bought this planter in the local TSC. I noticed it didn't have any drain holes, but I liked it; still do. Anyone have any idea how I can drill drain holes in it w/o the risk of breaking it? I don't know what it's made of; hoping someone sees it, or one of the others TSC sells, & knows. I could put a potted plant in it & pour out the collected water occasionally, but that defeats the purpose of using a planter.

 

[N F C]

I don't know how you could drill the drainage holes, but that is a cute planter! I need to check out my TSC, they usually have some good chicken stuff (and sometimes it's on sale).

 

[GC-Raptor]

I think it's for indoor use as you can control the water added. GC

 

[Duckztailz1]

Unfortunately a lot of plant pots don't have drainage holes. Your plants will 100% die without a few drainage holes it's a shame they don't think of that one making these.

Find out what material that is it's probably ceramic go to Home Depot and get a drill bit for that material and drill a hole a few holes actually.

Alternatively you could put it in those cheap plastic pots that have drain holes take the plant out with the pot water it let it dry and then put it back into that.

 

[True Patriot]

How heavy is it? If you tap lightly on the bottom with a metal object... a small screwdriver tip works. Ceramic will ping and resin(plastic) will sound dull. Ceramic will most likely be hollow. If it's resin a standard twist drill bit will work fine. If it's ceramic you can still make a hole but care is required. Also need to get a tile drill bit in the size you want the hole to be. In either case the most likely point that damage will occur is when the drill is almost through the material. It will want to grab and bite in. Keep pulling the drill bit out of the hole and checking. Once you see light through ( will be smaller than the size of the bit) reduce how hard you press on the drill. If possible once you see the hole forming finish drilling from the opposite side. This keeps the pressure on the thickness of the material and not on the fragile edge of the hole. Hope this helps.

 

[lazy gardener]

Excellent advice from TP. I've even drilled holes in ceramic pots before, but it does require a specific bit. I forget what I bought for the purpose. You might want to start with a tiny bit to get your hole started before graduating to the size bit you want your hole to be. That way, your bit won't creep on you. I'm thinking that planter is made of some sort of plastic. It should drill fairly easily, if that is the case.