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Plastic or Clay
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I grow mine in 10" plastic pots in my greenhouse - but would use clay outdoors. The extra weight should help stop the plants from being blown over.2
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Plastic. Clay is old technology.1
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But clay pots look much prettier on a patio.3
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Can you get environmentally friendly plastic ones? I thought the world generally was working towards a plastic free environment.
Clay pots are much better, all round. Plastic is just cheap, nasty and dangerous. Unless it's recyclable, of course.Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.0 -
Yes you can.
Some garden centres now only supply their pots as recyclable.
Black plastic plant pots can't be recycled but some of the coloured ones can hence seeing differing colours now, i read this a couple of years ago, it's not new.
Clay pots can't be recycled either.
Plastics are being recycled, in their afterlife they're emerging as numerous different things - one such is clothing, many padded jackets and coats are made from recycled plastic.
My last 2 winter coats were made from it, research it.1 -
But clay pots are recyclable. They will disintegrate into the soil harmlessly as they are made from natural clay.To recycle plastic means more transport, more machinery to recreate them and transport onwards to be sold again.Clay, if the old fashioned sort, retains more moisture within the material around the roots but that means not the cheap ones that have a finish on them.I managed to get some of the old ones, charity stall and such like.
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