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good source of terracotta pots
I need a fair number of the above to plant up in a gravelled area. any
suggestions as to an economical source, or would I be better purchasing from local sources? -- Please reply to group,emails to designated address are never read. |
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good source of terracotta pots
Broadback wrote:
I need a fair number of the above to plant up in a gravelled area. any suggestions as to an economical source, or would I be better purchasing from local sources? Do you want them frost-resistant or frostproof? It's always worth checking the labels. -- Jeff |
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"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
... Broadback wrote: I need a fair number of the above to plant up in a gravelled area. any suggestions as to an economical source, or would I be better purchasing from local sources? Do you want them frost-resistant or frostproof? It's always worth checking the labels. What is the difference between resistant and proof? I would like to know as I have to get a new pot for our parents grave. The last one succumbed after 18 months, but I think it cracked under the force of the solid ice filling rather than just frost. -- Kathy |
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On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:39:49 -0000, "Kathy McIntosh"
wrote: "Jeff Layman" wrote in message ... Broadback wrote: I need a fair number of the above to plant up in a gravelled area. any suggestions as to an economical source, or would I be better purchasing from local sources? Do you want them frost-resistant or frostproof? It's always worth checking the labels. What is the difference between resistant and proof? I would like to know as I have to get a new pot for our parents grave. The last one succumbed after 18 months, but I think it cracked under the force of the solid ice filling rather than just frost. You can make terracotta pots resistant to frost by painting about two inch down the inside and outside with polyurethane varnish. The varnish must soak into the terracotta. I have some varnish treated pots that have survived winters for over 10 years. Steve -- Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com Neural network applications, help and support. |
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good source of terracotta pots
"Kathy McIntosh" wrote in message ... "Jeff Layman" wrote in message ... Broadback wrote: I need a fair number of the above to plant up in a gravelled area. any suggestions as to an economical source, or would I be better purchasing from local sources? Do you want them frost-resistant or frostproof? It's always worth checking the labels. What is the difference between resistant and proof? I would guess much the same as the difference between showerproof/water resistant and water proof clothing. One will cope with a bit, the other will cope with a lot :-) Cheers Dave R |
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good source of terracotta pots
Kathy McIntosh wrote:
"Jeff Layman" wrote in message ... Broadback wrote: I need a fair number of the above to plant up in a gravelled area. any suggestions as to an economical source, or would I be better purchasing from local sources? Do you want them frost-resistant or frostproof? It's always worth checking the labels. What is the difference between resistant and proof? I would like to know as I have to get a new pot for our parents grave. The last one succumbed after 18 months, but I think it cracked under the force of the solid ice filling rather than just frost. Basically, frostproof means just that - it will withstand any amount of frost. That usually means it has been fired at such a high temperature that it is waterproof, and water cannot soak into it. As water expands on freezing, the ice formed will crack anything the water has soaked into. However, it might be a different story if the pot fills with water which then freezes. If the terracotta isn't thick enough, the ice might just force the pot apart from the inside. Frost-resistant, IMHO, is meaningless. It is might mean that the pot will withstand a minor surface frost, but anything penetrating could be damaging. But what "resistant" actually means is anybody's guess, and will always mean one level below what you experienced according to the pot manufacturer's lawyers. ;-) It doesn't seem to matter whether or not the pot is glazed. If you look closely on glazed pots you will often find surface imperfections in the glaze (bubbles?) where the underlying material is showing through. Even a pinprick-sized hole is enough, over a period of rain, to allow enough water to soak in to cause trouble when it freezes. And the first thing to go will be the glaze nearest the hole, so compounding the problem. I have used Yorkshire pottery containers with great success, although I had one 15" half-tub crack (eventually in two places) for unknown reasons. I could see no surface damage where either crack appeared, and where water might have soaked in. It was also in a very protected position where a frost was unlikely to be severe, and its three identical companions next to it remained undamaged. -- Jeff |
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good source of terracotta pots
On 16 Jan, 11:57, "Jeff Layman" wrote:
Basically, frostproof means just that - it will withstand any amount of frost. *That usually means it has been fired at such a high temperature that it is waterproof, and water cannot soak into it. *As water expands on freezing, the ice formed will crack anything the water has soaked into. However, it might be a different story if the pot fills with water which then freezes. *If the terracotta isn't thick enough, the ice might just force the pot apart from the inside. I think that only truncated conical pots ('straight sided') can be truly frostproof - anything O-G shape or with the top narrower than the middle will always be under some sort of threat from the contents expanding. Flower pots are the shape they are, partly so that they don't do that - but mainly so there is a large aeration area for the smallest amount of soil. |
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good source of terracotta pots
I do like the replica (if that's the word), lead pots. They are light,
almost totally bomb proof against any elements, seem to suit most plants and look good planted up. They certainly would be weather proof. I fist saw them at Preston Bisset nurseries near Buckingham. However they are in many good garden centres. The nursery has a web site if you want to look at what i mean. http://www.thenurseries.com/index.php Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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