Re: metal containers

**R* M* M* <r*@comcast.net>**

They're very stylish but get too hot in many areas. Use on the west or NW side of a home then the hard afternoon rays are less of a problem. The other option is to double pot with a nursery pot or smart pot holding the plant and a little excelsior or moss holding it in place and insulating from heat. 

Rose Marie Nichols McGee
On Mar 16, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience w/metal containers...tall and thin, wider that the top than the bottom? A client wants to get some but I'm worried about cooking the roots. Metal containers get hot.
> 
> jems
> ____________________
> Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
> Director, Garden Writers Association
> hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net

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