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Rocks on top of a plant pot
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"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. -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid |
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Most of my pots rest on concrete patio,
and therefore, staking is not practical. Thanks, JIMMY "William Wagner" wrote in message ... In article , "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. -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid |
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"JS" wrote: Most of my pots rest on concrete patio, and therefore, staking is not practical. Thanks, JIMMY "William Wagner" wrote in message ... In article , "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. -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid Ever hear of a star drill ? Bill -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid |
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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 "William Wagner" wrote in message ... In article , "JS" wrote: Most of my pots rest on concrete patio, and therefore, staking is not practical. Thanks, JIMMY "William Wagner" wrote in message ... In article , "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. -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid Ever hear of a star drill ? Bill -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid |
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Rocks on top of a plant pot
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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 "William Wagner" wrote in message ... In article , "JS" wrote: Most of my pots rest on concrete patio, and therefore, staking is not practical. Thanks, JIMMY "William Wagner" wrote in message .. . In article , "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. -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid Ever hear of a star drill ? Bill -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid It would lower your center of gravity, and, depending on whether the rocks were resting on the soil, compact and displace the soil (not a good thing). If you patio isn't tiled, you may want to reconsider Bill Wagner's idea. -- FB - FFF Billy http://angryarab.blogspot.com/ |
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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? An inch or two wouldn't be a problem, I don't think. That's the kind of depth (roughly) that you might put in for mulching purposes. A really thick layer of rocks might tend to compact the soil, though. What we do here is to put bricks on the pots (well, or on the trays, I'd have to go out and look exactly where the bricks are and whether they are supporting the side of the pots or on top of the pots). That way they don't affect the soil. |
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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 I've used rocks as a mulch more than once. I've never killed anything doing that. I mostly do that for succulents tho'. I doubt that it'd hurt anything. Just watch for excess soil compaction. -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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Omelet wrote: In article , "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 I've used rocks as a mulch more than once. I've never killed anything doing that. I mostly do that for succulents tho'. I doubt that it'd hurt anything. Just watch for excess soil compaction. I've got pebbles on top of the soil in my herb pots here outside the door, to keep my hens from eating the potting soil. I don't know why the biddies like the soil, but they do. The plants are doing a lot better with the pebbles than they did with the potting soil being disturbed and removed all the time. Jan |
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"JS" wrote:
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 !! I'd say it's fine for the plant to place whatever you like on the surface of the *pot*, but not necessarily directly on the potting soil. Didja ever consider heavier pots... Search: concrete planters http://www.wausautile.com/index.cfm/...roduct/y/id/22 Also, perhaps you can coat your pots with something heavy... I hear tell these days you can buy Chinese Pb paint real cheap. |
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Rocks on top of a plant pot
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Sheldon wrote: "JS" wrote: 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 !! I'd say it's fine for the plant to place whatever you like on the surface of the *pot*, but not necessarily directly on the potting soil. Actually, the person that suggested putting the weight in the BOTTOM of the pot had a rather good idea. I don't have a wind problem here most of the time, but it gave me food for thought... I can get all the free lead I want, at least for now. -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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Omelet wrote:
In article m, Sheldon wrote: "JS" wrote: 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 !! NO!! !! Actually, the person that suggested putting the weight in the BOTTOM of the pot had a rather good idea. YES! -- john mcwilliams Coach: "Are you just ignorant, or merely apathetic?" Player: "Coach, I don't know, and I don't care." |
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Omelet wrote:
Sheldon wrote: "JS" wrote: 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 !! I'd say it's fine for the plant to place whatever you like on the surface of the *pot*, but not necessarily directly on the potting soil. Actually, the person that suggested putting the weight in the BOTTOM of the pot had a rather good idea. Actually had you not taken my one statement out of context and read and comprehended my *entire* post then you might realize that placing rocks into the bottom of the pot is not such a good idea... it robs space from the plant roots (the more rocks the more space they rob) and really doesn't add a lot of weight as it displaces soil that when moist weighs almost as much as the rocks. And rocks don't hold moisture or help with aeration, better to use some broken clay pots - which of course don't weigh very much. A larger and/or heavier pot is the better solution. Staking the pot down is not such a great solution either... any wind strong enough to blow an unsecured pot about is likely strong enough to rip the plant out of the pot, especially if it's some sort of tall plant, and most especially if there are root space stealing rocks. In heavy wind storms potted plants (and all other items that could become missles) should be secured indoors. |
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Rocks on top of a plant pot
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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. -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid Ever hear of a star drill ? Bill -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid -- Billy http://angryarab.blogspot.com/ |
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Billy wrote:
In article , "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. It is a crying shame that the OP became so incensed, as each response was in one way or another made in an attempt to solve his problem albeit not with pat Yes or No answers. I have actually tied large container plants to fixed trellises or posts and kept them upright in high winds. I haven't had the opportunity to stake down patio containers as I'm able to move mine behind windward walls, but it's a damn good idea! Too bad he didn't want to hear about things like that. |
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Pennyaline wrote: Billy wrote: In article , "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. It is a crying shame that the OP became so incensed, as each response was in one way or another made in an attempt to solve his problem albeit not with pat Yes or No answers. I have actually tied large container plants to fixed trellises or posts and kept them upright in high winds. I haven't had the opportunity to stake down patio containers as I'm able to move mine behind windward walls, but it's a damn good idea! Too bad he didn't want to hear about things like that. In that case, can putting rocks on top of the soil hurt his trees, the answer is YES. It can cause soil compaction which causes a host of problems. Consider other suggested alternatives. -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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