tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post1195967571674250617..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Repotting Questions (With Answers!), Part Imr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54164587547228591822016-07-26T12:01:24.267-07:002016-07-26T12:01:24.267-07:00EBC:
Aesthetics. EBC:<br /><br />Aesthetics. mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-62211850716290067482016-07-26T10:45:56.409-07:002016-07-26T10:45:56.409-07:00Do you normally take the paint off because of aest...Do you normally take the paint off because of aesthetics, because you want the drying performance of the clay, or for some other reason?EBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840801406349722289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-35033151691147331292016-07-26T10:31:41.588-07:002016-07-26T10:31:41.588-07:00EBC:
I would guess that painted clay winds up so...EBC: <br /><br />I would guess that painted clay winds up somewhere in between clay and plastic in terms of breathability, probably closer to plastic, but I don't have direct experience with it so I wouldn't put too much stock in my guess. <br /><br />(Technically I've used painted clay, because I sometimes get painted clay pots via garage sales or whatever, but I try my best to get mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-7416779476144716912016-07-26T10:14:22.108-07:002016-07-26T10:14:22.108-07:00First, thanks for this post. I live in central Al...First, thanks for this post. I live in central Alaska where the air is incredibly dry, especially in winter, and could not figure out why all my plants were absorbing water so incredibly fast. It turns out, those clay pots had everything to do with it. I'll only use them on succulents and cacti from now on until we move at least. Do you know if painted clay pots act more like plastic or EBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840801406349722289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71058176856501741592010-04-22T10:03:59.050-07:002010-04-22T10:03:59.050-07:00Ivynettle:
I think I've seen some pots that l...Ivynettle:<br /><br />I think I've seen some pots that listed their dimensions both ways, as 10 cm x 10 cm and as 4" square. Your way seems a lot clearer, though ours is easier to text.<br /><br />I'm <i>very</i> surprised about the azalea pots, though: almost everything is sold in grower pots with azalea-pot dimensions here. (The exceptions are the things in 1- and 3-gallon pots, mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-48128316798096627172010-04-22T09:18:06.876-07:002010-04-22T09:18:06.876-07:00Gee, the suspiciously regular particles coming out...Gee, the suspiciously regular particles coming out of the drainage holes of my banana could have something to do with the night-crawlers left over from a fishing trip that we introduced last year.<br /><br />I assume earthworms still provide the same function in a pot as they do in the ground, and if that's the case, I'm happy to have them.<br /><br />I keep hearing that bananas (and <i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-670835381674935912010-04-22T05:15:25.189-07:002010-04-22T05:15:25.189-07:00There are a few plants that don't mind - or po...There are a few plants that don't mind - or possibly prefer - to be somewhat potbound. When moving an african violet into its final pot I choose one to be its lifetime pot. That doesn't mean that soil never needs to be replenished, and of course they will be divided from time to time, but they seem happy not to be moved.<br /><br />On the other hand, some plants will actually break potsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37404511326618191932010-04-21T11:44:02.496-07:002010-04-21T11:44:02.496-07:00This is interesting, apparently you do measure pot...This is interesting, apparently you do measure pot sizes differently in the US. Here, square pot sizes are given as, for example, 10 x 10 cm (or even 10 x 10 x 11, including the height) - at least that's how I learned it during my apprenticeship.<br />Never heard of Azalea pots, either. The only differently-proportioned pots I know are the higher-than-wide ones of the Dutch houseplant growersIvynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-74839283520465976522010-04-21T06:59:11.298-07:002010-04-21T06:59:11.298-07:00mr_s, this is a great post! You are awesome.mr_s, this is a great post! You are awesome.Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-11072579955547189132010-04-21T06:13:37.769-07:002010-04-21T06:13:37.769-07:00AJP:
They'll still get rootbound, it's st...AJP:<br /><br />They'll still get rootbound, it's still a bad thing, they'll still need to have soil refreshed occasionally (because of the soil-breakdown thing I talk about in the post). If the plant is otherwise healthy, you may have to take it out of the pot and cut off part of the root ball from time to time, to make room for new roots. It depends to some degree on what the plant mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-1675222904434449112010-04-21T04:18:01.065-07:002010-04-21T04:18:01.065-07:00This might be a dumb question, but what about plan...This might be a dumb question, but what about plants that have graduated into the biggest size pot I want to put them in... do they still get rootbound? Is that a bad thing for the plant? Should they still get their soil changed periodically?AJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344910054136476783noreply@blogger.com