Terracota feet for pots?

I like those roders, well I bought loads yesterday cost me �£20!!! and have put them where needed.

I suppose it's debatable whether or not they are necessary as I've had my pots for years now and never had feet for all of them (have now!)

I agree with pete in so much that they do look rather fussy though.

 

We just use bricks and have done so for years.

 

The problem I have had is in gales the wind has lifted the pots off the feet and fallen over. :(

 

Like this you mean ? Not recomended for heavy pots :D

 

So it's not just me then? :D

 

Last years gales, and it was strapped down ! :eek:

 

i've never used them outdoors but having found that a lot of my indoor plants were ruining whatever surface they were standing on,due to condensation, I have started using them indoors. I'm too tight to buy things like that,so i just cut wine bottle corks in half and used them instead. gave a me a good excuse to open a few more bottles too!

 

Love it, GlenW!! :D

Very practical idea, snce the cork won't scratch the surfaces - good thinking!

 

I'm given to understand that having terracotta pots off the grounds assists in reducing the damage caused by frost. Have I been misinformed?

 

Lynne, what can happen is that with a frost the drainage hole can freeze up, and consequently lack of drainage could kill your plant. Plants can drown if they don't get oxygen to their roots. Or a very wet pot could freeze and the expansion of the water could split the pot. If the pot is in contact with the ground the drainage hole might stay frozen for longer increasing the danger.

But lifting your pot off the ground won't keep it any warmer. Its the water that does the damage, so moving your pots under the eaves, or any other cover, where they get less rain will help quite a bit.

 

If you do that, of course, you'll have to make sure they don't dry out! Swings and roundabouts.....
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