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Bay Tree - Pot size
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Hi folks - I am wondering if anyone could give advice on a planter size for bay trees?
I bought two lollipop bay trees from the garden center. They came in a small pot of 25cm diameter and 25cm height. See photos https://ibb.co/keeoVp
I want to put the bay tree into a Versaille planter and I am unsure of what size to go for. Some places I read that I should double the size of the pot from the garden center, other places I read that I should just go about 5cm bigger as going for too big a pot could end up damaging my bay tree.
What I am thinking of going for is a Versailles planter like this one here https://www.cyan-teak-furniture.com/set-of-2-large-garden-planters-versailles-planters . Internally it is 35cm x 35cm, so just 10cm bigger than my current pot. What do people think?
As an aside, has anyone any experience of buying from https://www.cyan-teak-furniture.com ? They seem like great value for teak planters.
I bought two lollipop bay trees from the garden center. They came in a small pot of 25cm diameter and 25cm height. See photos https://ibb.co/keeoVp
I want to put the bay tree into a Versaille planter and I am unsure of what size to go for. Some places I read that I should double the size of the pot from the garden center, other places I read that I should just go about 5cm bigger as going for too big a pot could end up damaging my bay tree.
What I am thinking of going for is a Versailles planter like this one here https://www.cyan-teak-furniture.com/set-of-2-large-garden-planters-versailles-planters . Internally it is 35cm x 35cm, so just 10cm bigger than my current pot. What do people think?
As an aside, has anyone any experience of buying from https://www.cyan-teak-furniture.com ? They seem like great value for teak planters.
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Personally, I would go for a slightly larger planter if possible - you could always repot the trees into pots and slot them into the planter if you wanted to go up a size more slowly.
Should I keep my current pot it came in from the garden center (25cm diameter and 25cm depth)? Or should I go for a slightly larger pot? Any size recommendations would really help as I haven't a clue!
If it is time to repot how big should I go on my next pot?
My current pot is 25cm diameter x 25cm height.
Just to add. I'm happy with the height of my bay tree and I do not want it to get any taller.
When I put the pot into the Versaille planter what should I put in between the pot and the planter?
I obviously don't want the pot moving about in the planter. Should I put soil in between the pot and planter so the pot sits firm?
I've read John Innes 10 No.3 Mature Plant Compost is the one to go for. Does this sound good?
I think I'd fill the gap between the pot and the planter with old multi-purpose compost previously used for something else (tomatoes, pots of bedding etc) ... if you don't have any of that some cheap multi-purpose compost or end of season tomato grow bags or similar will do the job.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.