I've been having trouble with my plastic pots falling over from the weight
of the plants whenever there's a breeze. I was thinking about adding more
weight to the plants by using clay garden pots instead of the plastic ones.
Do they pose any danger to my fish? Anyone else use them? Thanks.

"Bruce Lund" wrote in message
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I've been having trouble with my plastic pots falling over from the
weight
of the plants whenever there's a breeze. I was thinking about adding more
weight to the plants by using clay garden pots instead of the plastic
ones.
Do they pose any danger to my fish? Anyone else use them? Thanks.
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Yes I've used them. But they show too easily. I now put eggrock from
Lowe's or chips of native limestone in the bottom of the plastic pots to
help keep them from blowing over. If it's really windy they'll go over in
a clay pot as well as weighted plastic pot. The low squat azalea clay pots
would be the best choice for a breezy location - if you can find them.
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Clay pots are great to use in the pond. I have clay chimney flue tiles in
the pond to give the fish a place
to hide from predators. One caution - they are very heavy when wet and
filled with plants!
--
Bonnie
NJ
"Bruce Lund" wrote in message
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I've been having trouble with my plastic pots falling over from the
weight of the plants whenever there's a breeze. I was thinking about
adding more weight to the plants by using clay garden pots instead of the
plastic ones. Do they pose any danger to my fish? Anyone else use them?
Thanks.

On Wed, 25 May 2005 00:40:53 -0400, "Bruce Lund" wrote:

I've been having trouble with my plastic pots falling over from the weight
of the plants whenever there's a breeze. I was thinking about adding more
weight to the plants by using clay garden pots instead of the plastic ones.
Do they pose any danger to my fish? Anyone else use them? Thanks.

I find a wider, shorter container is less likely to tip, like a rectanglar
basket. I have no troubles with my Iris in baskets, but the ones in black
round nursery pots, unless I can put rocks on their roots coming out of the
holes in the bottom, go over in the slightest breeze. ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

Bruce,

One other thing to look out for is to not use soft fired Clay pots. This
usually come from Mexico or northern South America. Beside the fact they
over time they will tend to have the clay flake off of them there also may
be a high lead content from these pots.

Purchase post that have a smooth hard finish to them and have a ringing tone
when hit sharply. Most of the soft fired clay pots do not have a slick hard
appearance.

Tom L.L.
"Bruce Lund" wrote in message
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I've been having trouble with my plastic pots falling over from the
weight of the plants whenever there's a breeze. I was thinking about
adding more weight to the plants by using clay garden pots instead of the
plastic ones. Do they pose any danger to my fish? Anyone else use them?
Thanks.