What do you use for filler in the bottom of flower pots when repotting
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Regular Styrofoam peanuts, not the ones that dissolve.
you can also use bubble wrap.
Some people use empty soda and water bottles. If planting edibles, I wouldn't use anything unless it was organic.
Am I the only one that fills the pots up all the way with potting soil?
I use river rock.
If your pot or planter box is large I have used empty pop cans so I don't have to use so much soil...plants do well.
I have used pinecones for filler.
I have used coffee filters or coir or a piece of cardboard.
I use a coffee filer at the bottom, then Styrofoam.
Small pebbles to help with drainage.