Palm Pots -- why don't BC nurseries stock them?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:40 pm

Have been looking for tall and deep pots of several sizes.
All I've found were the black plastic pots.

Barb

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:49 am

Hey Barb,

You might have to mail order them. I bought some on the internet.

Dean

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:51 am

The ones I bought were black though.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:02 am

I think black plastic pots heat up too much and create unnatural temp at the root zone.
There are some palms that I don't want in the ground...just an accent on the patio.
Lots of extra watering.

Will look on the internet.
Thanks.
Barb

Cali-wanna-b · Post by **Cali-wanna-b** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:57 pm

Barb

Spray paint made for plastics will make any color pot you want and they're cheap. Clean the plastic good and hang it from the bottom hole with a piece of wire, I use a metal clothes hanger. I just got some crackled copper spray paint for a 30 gal. tree pot and it looks pretty good. Add a water tray and your set.

Craig

BTW, ask a local landscaper if you can have their disgarded pots. Most do not keep them and just throw them out.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:12 pm

Craig is right, paint them. Best place I have found for them is here http://www.stuewe.com/products/treepots.html

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:37 pm

Excellent idea to spray paint pots.
I bet that copper color looks great.

Interesting link on pots...one of those tall pots--at first glance--looked like a length of downspout (giving me an idea!)

Over the years I accumulated about 120 to 130 one-gallon plastic pots.
Traded them at a nursery for more plants. Win-win.

Barb

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Palm Pots -- why don't BC nurseries stock them?

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