How big a pot do I need?

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• To: perennials@mallorn.com, m*@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: How big a pot do I need?
• From: n*@ucsd.edu (Nan Sterman)
• Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 08:04:17 -0800

Dear friends,

How big a pot do I need?  I'm planting perennials into pots and I wonder if
anyone has a rule of thumb for determinng what size pots to use?  Do I
choose one that is as large as the drip line of each plant, or some number
of inches wider than the drip line?  Or do you estimate some fraction of
the final size of the plant or the rootball?

Anyone got any suggestions for any methods other than experience and gut
feeling?

TIA

Nan

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Nan Sterman, "gardening addict"
Olivenhain, California
Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
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