We pot up.
At Planting with David, we attach great importance to being as environmentally friendly as possible. That's why we don't repot the soil in our houseplants before dispatch. Find out here why this is good for the environment and your houseplant.
Exceptional houseplants for everyone!
We have made it our mission to make exceptional houseplants more affordable for everyone. To achieve this, we have found selected suppliers for some houseplants, mainly from the Netherlands, who can supply pest-free plants in accordance with our quality criteria. It is nevertheless the rule that wholesalers still supply peat-containing soil because of the many advantages. Peat, as a valuable resource and source of nutrients for bogs, should therefore be used as carefully as possible.
As it is almost impossible to find peat-free suppliers, we have decided to utilise the substrate supplied for as long as possible. For this very reason, unlike many of our competitors, we do not repot in peat-free soil in order to utilise the nutrients it contains as much as possible. This not only allows us to save costs and provide you with great plants at good prices, but also helps the environment.
Peat-free - at what price?
Peat is an important resource that helps to keep the soil rich in nutrients, and if we leave it in the pot until it is used up, we are acting more sustainably. As an online shop for houseplants, we are happy to accept a "change of image" for this, but we do so out of the deepest conviction.
Anyone who sells plants online is obliged to issue plant passports with a licence. These guarantee successful tracking of the plants in order to be able to put plants into circulation as safely as possible. In addition to the genus, the origin is also listed, for example. However, this can quickly be changed to Swiss origin through a so-called "grafting process", such as repotting - sounds nice and native and Swiss, but unfortunately it is not necessarily sustainable. We'd rather stick to rösti and raclette. We don't want to dispose of these valuable resources in a bucket for a little "swissness" and "apparent green sanctity", so we leave them in the pot.
It's easier to slow down with dirty hands.
We also think that most people like to get their hands dirty and do the repotting themselves. It's a great way to get closer to nature and your plants! Not to mention that it's a very calming activity that can also be therapeutic. After all, houseplants are much more than just beautiful flatmates - which is why repotting is also part of the process - and then also very much peat-free and plant-friendly. This is precisely why we also offer peat-free substrate mixtures for every houseplant as soon as it really needs it.
- David von Planting with David