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Old 10-07-2006, 06:52 PM posted to rec.gardens
Trudy
 
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Default How do you plug the drainage hole in clay pot?

Thank you so much! I will pick up some sealant. The pot is lovely and
I am happy to learn that I can use it after all.

Best regards!

Myrl Jeffcoat wrote:
Trudy-
Don't be discouraged by the clay pot. . .It may be more suitable than
you realize. Three years ago, I decided to turn a large blue glazed
pot into a water garden, with gold fish, and water lilies. It had the
unfortunate hole in the bottom.

I used a method similar to what David provided, and also added a coat
of pond sealant to the inside of the pot (I chose a black colored
sealant). That pot is still out there on the patio with my fish and
water lilies doing just fine. . .Leak free;-)

However, another idea you may try, if you are squimish about the clay
pot, is a whiskey barrel with a hard plastic liner. Home Depot and
Lowes sells those hard plastic liners that fit nicely inside the
whiskey barrel.

Good luck!

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com