How come many houseplants will rot if their roots sit in waterlogged soil but when you propagate plants you let the roots sit in water to grow?

Question

How come many houseplants will rot if their roots sit in waterlogged soil but when you propagate plants you let the roots sit in water to grow?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I’ve got two pretty plastic pots for plants, but they don’t have the little holes at the bottom or anything to allow water to escape. Should I use different pots? I guess these are made for different kind of plants or something?