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Apr 28th, 2009 at 09:15 AM
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I was recently given this beautiful ceramic container that i just adore. I was thinking of placing it by my entrance door and i was so excited i did not realize until recently that there is no draining hole in it. What can I do? Can i plant anything in it?
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You could add a thick layer of stones in the bottom of the container, or the other option is to drill holes.
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How large is it? Could you put a plant in a pot inside the ceramic pot? I do that all the time with success.
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You could add a thick layer of stones in the bottom of the container, or the other option is to drill holes. I was going to suggest the thick layer of stones as well---like what you might have in the driveway--(wash/dry them though)
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You could add a thick layer of stones in the bottom of the container, or the other option is to drill holes. To drill through a ceramic pot, be sure to put a wooden (or rubber) block on the back side of the hole for support, use a variable speed drill at a very low speed and apply water or light oil as a coolant/lubricant as you drill through.
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adding stones in the bottom will cause more harm than good. best thing is to do as bill suggests: drill a couple holes in the bottom of the container.
if you don't want to do that, i'd suggest using small containers inside the larger piece...you can set them on a layer of stones so the bottoms aren't sitting in excess water...and cover the tops (to hide the containers) with one of the available decorative mosses.
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I am afraid of drilling a hole. I think it will break. I like the rock idea I think I am gonna try that before trying to drill a hole. I will let you guys know if it works out. ;-) thanks for all the suggestions it took a while to reply because I lost the website address for some reason some of my bookmarks were deleted. Thanks again.
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If you have a broken clay pot you can line the bottom with the broken pieces...works good.
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I've encounted a similar situation and put pieces of broken slate roof tiles at the bottom for drainage. For some reason, they work far better than stones or pebbles.
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I've encounted a similar situation and put pieces of broken slate roof tiles at the bottom for drainage. For some reason, they work far better than stones or pebbles. I think the shards work better because they leave air pockets under them where the excess water can drain to, leaving the soil dryer.
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