What to put in pots before planting?
Add a layer of drainage material You will likely want to know what to put in the bottom of a planter for drainage before adding our plants. Adding a layer of drainage material such as gravel or pebbles will help guide excess water away from the roots of your plants minimising the changes of rot. Adding rocks can actually trap water, harm your plants’ roots, and even damage your container over time. So, what really belongs in the bottom of your planter? High-quality potting soil—nothing else.
Does putting sugar in water help plants?
Sugar won’t benefit plants in any way (they produce their own, they can’t take up what’s in the soil) but is a sure way to grow harmful fungi, mold, bacteria and even small arthropods. Helping the growth of grass, hindering the spread of weeds While sugar doesn’t kill weeds directly like chemical herbicides, it works by boosting microbial activity, which rapidly consumes nitrogen—starving weeds of the nutrients they need to spread.