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Just got this pot (trung?), it's 85cm tall!!
Gonna look good on the patio
Gonna look good on the patio
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I do like the colour, lucky you
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Very lucky BrenCheers
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Just hope its frost hardy!Originally posted by broadway View PostJust got this pot (trung?), it's 85cm tall!!
Gonna look good on the patio
I had a Grecian urn........and it wasn't!
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Hey Snadger,Originally posted by Snadger View PostJust hope its frost hardy! I had a Grecian urn........and it wasn't!
It there an easy / scientific way to tell?Cheers
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Yeah, put it out in the cold
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I would have a look around at the garden centres for a similar pot.......and ask someone there, on the pretence of buying one....not!Originally posted by broadway View Post
Or Fiona's way would work!Last edited by Snadger; 17-01-2010, 04:00 PM.My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
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Danny I don't think the frosts on your patio in Tottenham are going to be that bad! I think there is some way of telling by the absorption rate of water on the clay - which will tell you how porous it is - but I'm not certain.Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?Comment
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I think it helps with the frost problem if you put 'feet' under your pots, or is that with terracotta ones.Location....East Midlands.Comment
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A little light googling and here we go:
You can tell how porous the pot is by letting drops of water soak into the plain clay - in this case possibly on the base of the pot. The blue glazed ones are probably quite porous but that shouldn't pose a frost problem if you shelter the pot. The cracking and breaking is caused by water freezing in the clay wall. This means that as long as the clay is kept dry (by the glaze itself or other protection) it should be safe.
If you are going to plant the pot, you can line the inside with bubblewrap which will protect the pot from any soil swelling as it freezes. You can also protect the outside with bubblewrap as well. As the pot narrows at the top, keep the soil below that section loosened and fluffed up so that there is air space to allow for expansion. And as Bren advises, put the pot up on feet to keep the drainage good.
And last of all - yes I do love freecycle!!!
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Thanks All,
I have a lot of polystyrene and bubble wrap so will utilise accordingly! Also will support underneath with feet like thingamajigs
Hey FionaH,
If all fails I'll pop you in it for a while
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EEEEKOriginally posted by broadway View PostThanks All,
I have a lot of polystyrene and bubble wrap so will utilise accordingly! Also will support underneath with feet like thingamajigs
Hey FionaH,
If all fails I'll pop you in it for a while I could probably fit, just
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Hi Folks,
Leading on from this can anyone offer some advice on what to plant in it?
Maybe something growing up and also something cascading down, not really into plants therefore any advice would be welcome
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How about some indoor strawberries...........
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Hi BM,
It's actually going on the patio so need outdoor perenialsCheers
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Reply to Heated mat for Tom's and chilliesI use a mix of six scoops of compost three scoops of sand/grit and two scoops of perlite,the quantity is unimportant as long as the ratio is the same, if for seeds I use this mix, if I am potting on I add some blood, fish and bone, along with a small quantity of chicken manure pellets
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