I'm going crazy trying to cut a terra cotta pot
toomuchglass
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Vertical planting with terra cotta pots
Comments (9)I just bought a magazine at Wal-Mart called Container Gardens and there is an article in there on making one of these stacked planters. I'm going to try it. Here is what it says to do. Shopping List: One 16 1/2 inch terra cotta saucer Four Terra cotta pots (one each: 16 inch, 14 inch, 12 inch and 8 inch) One 36 inch long dowel, 5/8 inch diameter Potting Soil Petunias in different colors for each level. Step 1: Place the saucer and 16 inch pot in a sunny location where you want it to stay since it will be too heavy to move once built. Insert the dowel into the pot's drainage hole. Fill the pot with soil. Step 2: Place the 14 inch pot on top of the soil in the 16 inch pot (dowel through the drainage hole again). Push it down firmly into the soil. You may need to add more soil to the 16 inch pot as the soil compacts under the 14 inch pot. The smaller pot should sit 1 or 2 inches below the rim of the first one. Fill the 14 inch pot with soil. Step 3: Thread the 12 inch pot onto the dowel, pushing the pot down firmly into the soil and adding additional soil into the 14 inch pot if necessary. Fill the 12 inch pot with soil. Step 4: Thread the 8 inch pot onto the dowel pushing it down firmly into the soil and adding more soil into the 12 inch pot if necessary. Fill the 8 inch pot with soil. Step 5: Plant the petunias into the soil. The 3 bottom pots will be planted in a ring formation around the next pot. It doesn't say what kind of petunias to use. Would it would be the regular upright petunias, not the trailing wave petunias? I'm just wondering if the tower of stacked pots could be turned so that all sides of the pot could get sun. The article says it will be too heavy to move. I can't wait to try this. Just have to go shopping for the pots and plants and figure out a good spot for it....See MoreWhat do you do with those tiny terra cotta pots?
Comments (19)I put one of these pots in the top of a mason jar, and put a tea light candle in it. You can paint the jar (inside)and pot to match with any design or technique, tie a ribbon to coordinate on the jar rim..makes a cute gift...or can use them as table favors/name cards (make a paper name tag, punch hole and tie ribbon through it). They also look cute filled with sea shells, cranberries, shelled nuts, popcorn, split peas..well you get the idea. Cheap, fast, and practical. Great bazaar seller. Woodsy...See MoreGardenias, I'm crazy but going to try them.
Comments (22)Second attempt submitting a post. Marquest, Wow, you weren't kidding when you said Petunia seeds germinated..Your 'denia plant is filled with beautiful, purple Petunias. One year, Petunia seeds dropped in my citrus. The seeds germinated in winter, but nowhere as nice as yours. Or filled as yours. Mine had three pink blooms. Do you add dry or fresh fir needles in your plants? Where is the Gardenia trunk??? PM, The Fragrant Forum has a ton of information on hardy and tropical Gardenias. Some threads are passion-packed...when a member is having problems with their 'denias. PM, don't get me wrong, I love computers. Electronics in general..Example, light bulbs. :) But, I feel our society is too dependant on the net. As a child we 'walked' to the library. I do admit researching online is much easier than dressing, walking, then sorting through a zillion books to find information on one particular subject. So, guess I'm a little old-fashioned. lol I love reading, but refuse to get Kindle. Amazon emails weekly, reminding me this electronic device exists. My dh makes fun when another email comes in. Especially since I spend so much time online. Guess I'm a hypocrate...lol Logee's! In the mid-90's, I ordered from Logee's religiously. Back then, plants were shipped in 4" pots, well-rooted, and shipping wasn't all that much, though it was higher than other nurseries. Problem was, I didn't know of other nurseries. Don't know if Logee's sold my name, but I started getting catalogs from other nurseries. Two of my favorites were Stokes Tropicals and Mellinger's. Nowadays, you'd have to get a loan to order from Stoke's, and Mellinger's went out of business, in the early 2000's. Back to Logee's. In early 2000's, they changed. Plants were shipped in 2"-2.5" pots, barely rooted. Shipping outrageous. Via one order I bought a citrus. If you ever saw a photo of Logee's citrus, you'd be placing an order. What arrived was a 3" stick. Oh, crap happens. So, I gave them the benefit of the doubt. A couple orders later, plants were arriving in awful condition. I finally phoned. Customer Service Reps are very nice and helpful. They sent a replacement plant which arrived large, well-rooted. Why didn't they send a plant that nice in the first place? After another order or two, I said, heck with this nursery. Their over-priced plants aren't worth it. I can get the same plant on Ebay or most online stores, for half the price, and much larger in size. I will admit. I ordered a Thanksgiving Cactus, 'Aspen,' that's impossible to locate. A seller on Ebay sold Aspen cuttings. He made a small fortune. One buyer paid $94 and change plus shipping. So, I ordered the TC and a Begonia from Logee's. My bill was over 30.00. Anyway, that's the Logee's story. lol You sure are experienced with plants. Perhaps, one day, you can give me some outdoor garden tips. Because of back/knee problems, the last two years our garden has been duds. Weeds do fine though. lol. Well, let's say I've been growing indoor plants at least 25-yrs. I first got hooked as a child, when we'd go to my aunt's farm in MI. My MOTHER didn't allow plants indoors, but I managed to sow veggie seeds at 11-yrs. My first house plants were given to me as gifts when I moved out of the house at 18. They died..too much lovin'. PM, it's really nice talking to you. Mike...here you are.... Gardenia's are like the old saying...a watched pot never boils..Mike,, you must stop watching. :) Oke-e-doke, once your 'denia produces, you owe us a photo or two. Hugs, Toni PS: PM, please don't take offense regarding Excel. :_...See MoreTerra Cotta Pots the solution to Moisture in Soil?
Comments (6)Depending how much you need, the ratios may just work out for you. 25kg grit, 24Qt bark, and 6 medium bags of Turface (I couldn't make it to get the big bags) worked out to about 15Gal of gritty mix? If I remember correctly. I ended up extra materials, but mostly because I purchased extra to save on future trips (fair bit of effort). Anyway, ballpark idea. There is much room for variations depending on what is available and your local conditions. =) For screening I used a bit of bent hardware mesh and a far too nice sieve. :P...See Moretoomuchglass
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