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JS" wrote:
Bill,
If you don't mind, can we stick with my original question,
whether it is OK or not to put some landscape rocks
on the surface of a pot to make it heavier? It is just a
simple YES or NO answer !!
JIMMY
Well, actually, the original question that you wanted answered was would
the rocks hurt your trees. If used as Omlet suggested, the answer is no.
"I always have put gravel in the bottom of pots to facilitate
good pot drainage. I was taught to do that by my Botany professor when I
used to work for him and take care of the class greenhouse. He also
always put a pot shard over the hole or holes." - Omlet
Sometimes these post take on the aspect of the whispering game where a
sentence is whispered around a circle and by the time it returns to the
original whisperer, it has changed significantly. Something happens with
news browsers. The old are deleted to avoid clutter, and sometimes the
original question gets swept-out as well. Sorry it took so much time to
give a clear response but at least it is thoroughly vetted.
Good luck with the tress.
"JS" wrote:
I would like to ask the experts in the forum.
I live in Dallas, TX area where strong wind
and/or thunder storm is very common.
In order to keep my backyard tree pots
from being blown away by the strong wind,
I put rocks (draining type) to make the pots
heavier, that way they can withstand the
strong wind.
Is this OK? am I not going to cause any harm
to the trees (mainly Plumeria and some fruit trees)
Thanks in advance,
JIMMY
No expert here, but ever consider of staking a pot.
Drive a stake and get heavy duty electrical ties and put one or two
about. I'd also look at micro climate possible fixes like a low wall.
Bill who brings his plants onto his porch when it really blows.
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