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Re: hose in pots, was: your mail

> Just how do you put a length of rubber hose in a pot to keep it from
> cracking over winter?  I'm assuming you're talking about basic clay pots. 
> Sounds like a trick that could be really useful.

It's something that I picked up on a while back when I was TRYING to do
bonsai.  I read or heard somewhere that if a length of rubber hose is
set into a clay pot before the soil is added, it will absorb the added
pressure caused by freezing, preventing cracking.

I'm not sure exactly how this works, but it does for me.  It doesn't
prevent flaking from water absorbed in the pot's "pores," but I tend
to like more weathered looking pots anyhow.  I've done it on and off
and never lost a pot.  I don't know if the type of hose, etc. makes
a difference or not, but I use a standard green rubber garden hose
standing upright to an inch or two below the soil level.

No guarantees here -- just a trick that seems to work for me.  Hope
that you all are as successful!

Chris
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