"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-05-18 14:41:37 +0100, K said:

Sacha writes
er than plastic; they are cooler in summer and warmer in winter."

Thanks, Kay. I'd always thought plastic were better because they seem to
hold onto moisture better in summer but obviously not.

That's probably why clay are cooler in summer - faster evaporation!

And didn't somebody here (Rusty?) say that he once planted a fig in the
discarded drum of a washing machine?!

I thought that was pretty well standard ;-)

I've just planted a washing machine drum with mixed veg for my father -
more for fun than in the expectation of serious crops.

Where do you find discarded washing machine drums as 'standard' - I'm
missing out somewhere! ;-)

Speaking of which... where IS our Rusty???