Another folk-tale that apparently was a bad thing - [gardengatemagazine.com]
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I use pots that are larger than necessary, I add course mulch in the bottom mixed with pearlite. The bottom of the pot acts as a composting vessel and each year i dump all the pots back into the compost and mix thoroughly. This allows me to continually add nutrients to the pots and not get root rot.
glennlab
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Feb 23, 2020
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Notice the article makes assumptions as to where in the pot the plant's roots are. So how much the plant roots fill out the pot matters.
I abandonded gravel for pots many years ago.
MikeInBatonRouge
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Feb 23, 2020
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I just put one rock over the hole. It works fine. I'm not big on containers for plants though.
AstralSmoke
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Feb 23, 2020
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I like the coffee filter idea. Pity I use a plunger & rarely drink coffee.
FrayedBear
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Feb 23, 2020
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Worth getting at the dollar store? I can't believe I've been doing it wrong all these years... Though the plants have never been unhappy about the stones in the bottom? lol
@RavenCT I have sometmes picked them up at garage sales
@FrayedBear I mostly drink tea these days - however I usually have some beans on hand in the freezer - and even though I have stainless filters - they just don't work as well as paper so I do have them on hand.
Now to remember 'coffee filters Not stones!'. Next time I am planting.
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