In article , Charlie wrote:

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:22:29 -0500, Omelet wrote:

In article , Charlie wrote:


Thanks for reminding me......I meant to drill more holes. Sometimes
the one hole plugged with gunk and I had to poke a stick to clear.
Your idea sounds right.

I was having trouble with soggy soil and root problems until I drilled
the drain hole...holes now!

I'm on my third year with several of them, and I've left them out over
winter. Guess I should put them up. ;-)

Charlie

One thing I was taught to aid in drainage and prevent the holes from
getting plugged was to place some pot sherds over the holes inside prior
to filling. You can also place large, coarse gravel in the bottom of
pots.

I know, Om. I was refering specifically to the pots pictured that sit
in those trays, the green pots that the OP shows. It may be kinda hard
to see that the pot has a solid bottom tray attached. The actual pot
proper does have drainage slots, but it sits down in that attached tray
that holds water and keeps the roots soggy.

Ah, I see. I only ever use those for indoor pots.


Drilling holes in the bottom tray/saucer thing eliminates this and
allows this type of pot to drain properly. It's a bad design, perhaps
meant for indoor use, but a perfectly serviceable and cheap
container....*if* modified.

You can also just pull that tray off. :-)


Hope this clears up what seems to be a bit of confusion about these
pots.

Charlie

Danke!
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Peace! Om

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