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Re: Pots

"Gerry O'Neill" <eoneill@ibm.net> wrote:
> Yes, almost all plants require pots with drain holes. They are better
> off
> getting watered well then being allowed to drain well. And no matter how
> careful you are, you're gonna lose these guys if you don't give them
> some
> drainage.
> 
> Gerry
> 
> At 11:21 AM 10/23/97 EDT, LFontan@pseg.com wrote:
> >Should ALL pots have drain holes?  Are these just to prevent root rot
> from 
> >water accumulating at the bottom?  I have 2 plants in pots with no
> drain 
> >holes, I water them only a little so they don't drown.
> >
> >....Lysette

Not that I'm an expert or anything, but I've successfully grown plants for
multiple years in pots with no drain holes.  I have Iresine and Hedera in
hanging pots with no holes doing quite well (the Iresine is rootbound and
needs repotting but then something always does!). 

However, Lysette, the best way to use ornamental planters with no holes is to
pot your plant in a cheap plastic "holed" pot and insert it in the ornamental
planter, preferably on a bed of gravel to allow drainage.  This way the
ornamental planter acts as a catch basin for the water.

-Sheila
Ottawa, Canada (Zone 4/5)
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