Copper anyone?
Lauren Devonshire
19 years ago
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Outdoor Copper Planter..any advice??
Comments (2)I agree with Julie's suggestion. It would work best to have the plants in a separate plastic pot inside your copper pots with the plastic pot sitting in a saucer also located inside the copper pot. Otherwise, any plants in those pots could drown quite easily. A layer of rocks does nothing to prevent the plants from drowing in a pot that does not have drainage holes. You may or may not have issues with the heat cooking the roots of the plants. I use some galvanized metal containers outside my barn and potting shed and they and their soil can get really hot in summer. I work around that by planting trailing plants that shade the sides of the planters or by arranging plants in smaller plastic pots around the metal ones so the plastic pots can help shade the exterior of the metal containers. I also place most of the metal containers where they get morning sun and afternoon shade. With your plastic pots inside the metal pots, it will be easy to lift out your plastic pot containing the plant, lift the saucer out and drain off the water, etc. In weather like we're having right now, you'd have to do this every day or two, and certainly following every rainfall. All my metal containers have holes drilled in them for drainage. It just makes life simpler if I don't have to worry about the plants drowning in their containers. I have grown ornamental sweet potatoes in those metal pots many times, but only in the larger containers so they won't become rootbound. By large, I mean really large--from 10 gallon to 200 gallon. There are other trailing plants you could put in your copper pots if they are not large enough for ornamental sweet potatoes---Creeping Jenny is one that comes to mind. Dawn...See MoreBrown, Copper, Gold Anyone
Comments (11)Very pretty, CC! I used gold and bronze in my dining room and to decorate the stairway. I started collecting the bronze a couple of years ago with the after-Christmas sales~I had plenty of gold things! I sold my condo last Dec. and didn't decorate, so this was my first year to use it. The two metallics make for a very elegant look. ;o)...See MorePex to copper fitting
Comments (5)Cash Acme, based in Alabama, offers SharkBite Push-Fittings that would be ideal for your application. SharkBite fittings can be connected to cPVC, PEX, and Copper in any combination with no tools. It is certified for underground and behind-the-wall applications. You can pressure test immediately with no wait time. Also it is certified up to 200F and 200psi. Here is a link that might be useful: SharkBite Product Info...See MoreHas anyone successfully maintained shiny copper gutters?
Comments (4)Here’s the house, in case anyone is wondering. At some point, someone added these heinous 1980s windows — but only to part of the house and so someday, when we have the money, I will do something about that. Also that deck is now a very dark brown and it is falling apart and so we’re gonna have to do something about it pretty soon. The pool is a very dark blue color....See MoreJoeJ
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