On 29 Jun 2006 10:13:26 -0700, "jtill" wrote:

As pots get bigger they also get taller. Is this necessary? Big plants
I have repotted seem to have most of their roots within a few inches of
the surface. I have a 30 growth CATT and will repot soon, would a large
short, say 10 inch tall by 18 inch wide, pot be OK? I will use S/H and
the shorter pot would give better O2 at the roots it seems, and, Ray
may not have enough rocks to fill the tall one! ;-)). The clay pot is a
monster to deal with. It is tippy, heavy and I am betting there are few
roots that penetrate to the bottom, and, this is a TALL plant. What do
you think? If, when I dump it out,there are roots at the bottom I'll go
back into the same pot.
Joe T
Baytown/Houston

Now Clay and S/H don't go together well. Normally S/H means you use a
tall for it's width container with room for the roots to roam and for
a water well below the roots to keep the clay pellets carrying
moisture. Are you sure you mean S/H? Clay pellets can be used
instead of mix - but now your talking a lot of weight especially in a
clay pot.