Hi,

I always thought it was to limit the chances of the terracotta cracking when
the soil inside freezes during inclement weather. The frozen soil is forced
up and therefore does not exert to much pressure on the off vertical sides.

Chris
Essex, Obviously

"Tim Challenger" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:41:19 +0200, Tim Challenger wrote:

On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 08:24:31 +0100, Chris wrote:

Why do plant pots have a wide bit at the top?
Why not just a straight taper from the bottom to the top?

So you can stack them, without the sides and/or base being damaged?

Um, It also stops the pots jamming together as much.

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Tim C.