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09-06-2004, 03:05 PM

(Pat Kiewicz) wrote in message ...
simy1 said:

Mulch isn't enough for a large, heavily planted pot in August. It just isn't.
I end up watering the pots nearly every day. And these are pots that are

Let's say it cuts down watering by 33% depending on the plant. Shiny
leaved plants fare better than, say, peace lily. It is not as good as
mulch on soil, yes, but I leave my houseplants outside while on the
road for a week at a time. Necessity is the mother of experimentation.