Ideas for the base of pots please

**ginger ninger** · 24-11-2009, 10:25 AM

I use plastic bottle tops of 2 ltr pop bottles or 4 pts milk, you only throw them away, so you might as well put them to good use, plus you can boil them to steralize them and use them again....Give them a go

**Jillyreeves** · 24-11-2009, 10:27 AM

Broken up pieces of polystyrene is a good option if you can get hold of some and light weight too

**broadway** · 24-11-2009, 10:42 AM

I use the paper from our shredder, those "wotsits" type things you get from packaging, and any polystyrene I've saved.

**Two_Sheds** · 24-11-2009, 01:27 PM

I save up plastic bottle tops & coffee pods to use as crocks. I used to use polystyrene, but it crumbles all over the place when you re-pot.

Or use an upturned small plant pot.

**Bigmallly** · 24-11-2009, 01:31 PM

Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post

I used to use polystyrene, but it goes all over the place when you re-pot.

Funny you should say that TS, I re-potted a plant a couple of weeks ago forgetting that I had put polystyrene in the bottom & it came out in one lump, the roots were holding the polystyrene together.

**HeyWayne** · 24-11-2009, 01:43 PM

Anything non-porous and lightweight would be good I guess.

**Eco-Chic** · 24-11-2009, 03:03 PM

I use broken plastic pots (you know, the ones the dogs have chewed AFTER you've cleaned them

), polystyrene, plastic milk containers, bulky but lightweight so I can move large pots around.

I have a huge container of broken terracotta, plates and cups that I shall use as drainage in raised beds or mulch on flower pots.

**grannymem** · 24-11-2009, 03:45 PM

I use wine bottle corks - and someone recently suggested putting discarded sponge pot scourers in the bottom of pots, having first removed the green scratchy bit.

**Glutton4...** · 24-11-2009, 05:46 PM

As you live on the coast, I would suggest shells!

Well, collecting them will keep you fit!

**jojo_nature** · 24-11-2009, 06:09 PM

I save any mussel shells when we have them to use in my pots .

**northepaul** · 24-11-2009, 08:43 PM

Ooh thank you everyone, these are such excellent ideas,

I shall start saving poly-wotsits and milk bottle tops....Not sure about shells, but thanks anyway.

**quark1** · 24-11-2009, 10:39 PM

Empty snail shells - and many of the above.

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