Then again, putting pots directly on the ground and letting the roots grow
out... only to be root chopped at a later day is one way of getting more
growth out of the plant! That way you still have a rootball in the pot, but
the plant has had more room to spread... similar to chopping around the
roots of a grown-in-the-ground plant a few months before digging it up for
bonsai

From: "Billy M. Rhodes"
Reply-To:
To:
Subject: [IBC] Growing bonsai near or among other plants.
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 17:48:36 EDT

In a message dated 8/2/2005 9:30:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:

Has anyone seen a correlation between growing bonsai alongside flowers
and all that, and disease?


You probably don't want your plants directly on the ground because:
1. critters that otherwise couldn't get in your pots can if in
contact
with the ground.
2. Pots don't drain properly.
3. Roots can go into the ground, which gives extra growth that
might
not be supported if the roots are cut free of the soil.
Billy on the Florida Space Coast

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