I have 3 4' trees, and 3 large ceramic containers to plant them in. Each container has a hole in the bottom, but I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to put something in the bottom few inches to keep the soil off the bottom to allow for proper drainage. I have some lava rock in a flower bed we're getting rid of - would that be OK to use? My other option is I have a largish clay pot I'm not using and I thought I could bust that up in a bag and put some pieces in the bottom of each container (I think I saw that on a gardening show once?).
Either of these sound doable? I'm trying to use something I already have. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated, thanks! :)
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Ok awesome, I think I will try the broken pot thing. Should be fun. :rolleyes: I am concerned about adding unnecessary additional weight as the empty containers themselves are pretty heavy, so I think that's the best option. We will have to use a dolly to move them in for the winter as it is. Thanks! I'll post a pic when they're done! :)
Yes all of those work. You can use almost anything and the trick is to make sure the water can get out of the hole. Even broken plastic planting pots will work. The game is something that takes up space but will allow water to trickle through. The only other thing to watch is weight. You want to make sure the whole thing doesn't end up too top heavy as it might blow over in a strong wind if it is.
They should be fine although the lava rock might absorb water if it is full of holes. I think back in the olden days before there were plastic pots and all that was availabe were clay pots, often they would get broken so it was a great way to recycle a broken pot by smashing it up for drainage. Stones from the garden are fine too.