Any issues planting in copper pots?
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Comments (15)Thanks for the responses. Let me clarify a bit on why I have had to use copper. I am growing vinafera grapes. The number of people successfully growing vinafera grapes organically in the entire mid-atlantic region is, to my current knowledge, one -- myself. (Well I am sure there are a few more but it must be very uncommon). There are a few people growing vinafera organically in NY and other somewhat less disease-ridden places. Anyway even if my soil were the best in the world there is no way to grow vinafera here without a significant spray regimen. My current experiment is to spray copper plus Surround plus Nufilm on the undersides of the leaves; the Surround seems to physically interfere with the downy in some way which tends to start on the bottoms of the leaves, and since it is on the underside and plastered on with nufim, the spray stays there a long time since the rain can't get to it. I am hoping that I can double or more the length of time that a spray lasts with this technique. Maybe I can even cut back on the copper strength. I tried milk, bicarb, sulphur, and others with no luck at all. They work fine on powdery but downy gets into the leaf tissue itself and these sprays just don't work. I am also experimenting with different varieties, I have several dozen. I have found a couple vinafera that seem to have much better disease resistance. My favorite so far is an obscure Portuguese variety called Tinta Pinheira which is known in Portugal for its resistance to diseases. I was out looking last night and it is completely clean of diseases now. I also have many hybrids, but none of the red hybrids make a good wine as far as I am concerned. Well they make a fine wine but its just not the kind of wine I like to drink. The white hybrids on the other hand make some very good wines and all my white wine grapes are hybrids. This whole effort is still in the experimental phases, I have already gotten rid of a half a dozen varieties that seemed to be too disease-prone and I will probably be getting rid of several more. Anyway with regard to copper it sounds like most people here are not using it at all - ? Scott...See MoreCast Iron grates and Copper Bottom Pots an Issue???
Comments (6)Pulling heavy copper pots across cast iron grates may leave a trace of copper on the very tippy-top edges of the black grates (aluminum will do the same thing, only in silver). It's really not noticeable,and nothing to worry about. The traces of copper will be rubbed off as other pots are moved on the grates. My advice would be to use the cookware you have. If you find the slight trace of copper left on the grates to be bothersome....then decide on what you want to do. I use heavy Belgian copper for cooking about 90% of the time. I doubt that anyone would notice the very slight trace of copper left on my cast iron grates. It's not something I notice unless I consciously look for it....See MoreVintagey copper pots from estate sale--suggestions what to put in them
Comments (17)I agree, great score. Also agree about just dropping a pot of something down into them for the remainder of the season. I just did this with two of my terracotta urns, a plastic container of white petunias in each. The petunia pots were on sale at a local nursery and were still vigorous and healthy. I'm surprised that it's been several weeks and I have managed to keep them looking that way. As far as not having much light at your front entrance, it may be the very thing that suits some flowers. Ask at your local nursery for suggestions....See MoreIssues/concerns with potted citrus, leaves, growth, pruning, feeding.
Comments (4)i also note.. that you could probably use a better media in your pots ... it looks like a peaty mix that holds a lot of water for annuals and perennials ... and a mix that holds too much water ... might grab and hold too much fert ... fert is rarely a response to a problem ... potted plants need fert because of the water that is supposed to run out the bottom ... but when it all boils down.. its not a lot of fert that is needed ... also ... those are huge trees for the pots they are in .... so on the older plants.. you might have an issue of the media breaking down ... finally.. if you have cultural problems ... which lead to leaf damage ... treating the leaves for secondary problems.. doesnt really do anything to address the primary problems.. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=plant+cultural+problems&t=ffcm&ia=web i think there is a container forum ... though i dont know how active it is.. and you might learn a lot there also ... never forget.. the most important thing in a pot.. is not the plant ... finally ... if you ignore the ugly leaves. and only look to the growth tips.. those do look pretty good ...and if those look good.. there might not be any CURRENT issue ... thinking in tree time ... by the time you see a leaf yellowing.. the problem may have been weeks or months ago ... this is why you wouldnt jump to a disease issue... on a plant that was transplanted or repotted a few weeks or months ago ... that was the insult ... not what you are currently seeing ... and that is real hard to ID ... good luck ken...See Morejenny_in_se_pa
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