On 5/8/05 23:28, in article
, "Ron"
wrote:

As a newbie gardener I have recently planted a young small Goldcrest conifer
in a large pot. My friend, who is a more experienced gardener says that the
pot is to big and that the conifer will die. In my confessed ignorance I am
unable to see why this should be the case?
Any comments/ advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated.


I'll try to, if I may. ;-) The advice from Mike Lyle is the best offered
and the best explanation. He is absolutely correct.
As you're a newbie gardener, I hope you will find urg the excellent source
of information it is to both newbies and the highly experienced. But you
will need to 'filter' the answers for a while to see who really knows what
they're talking about and who doesn't! Over-potting (e.g. Too large a pot)
can indeed kill plants off. It's not inevitable but it is a danger.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)