Our part of Yorkshire is relatively dry (certainly compared to @Fairygirl 's climate) but I haven't yet resorted to saucers under plant pots outside. Small pots with young growing-on plants sometimes go in a tray in hot dry spells if I can't keep them wet enough. I might try saucers for the bigger pots if we get another drought summer.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
On plant feet- the terra-cotta or glazed ones can be expensive, particularly if you have alot of pots. Check out Garden Gecko’s. I got them on Amazon. They’re little black rubber things like ice hockey pucks that do the same job, but come in packs of 20 for about £15. I think I originally got them for £12 so the price is slowly rising with demand I’d say.
It's surprising how many people aren't aware of the vast range in conditions though. Gardening is certainly a way of finding that out though! I'd say our seasons here haven't changed that much in my lifetime, although we've had some changes. Winters have definitely been slightly less harsh in the last 5 to 10 years, and we've had spells of dry sunny weather in some summers which have been longer than usual. If we go more than 2 or 3 days without any rain, that's unusual. Keeps us on our toes
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
On plant feet- the terra-cotta or glazed ones can be expensive, particularly if you have alot of pots. Check out Garden Gecko’s. I got them on Amazon. They’re little black rubber things like ice hockey pucks that do the same job, but come in packs of 20 for about £15. I think I originally got them for £12 so the price is slowly rising with demand I’d say.
Still more expensive than off-cuts of timber. I live near a timber merchant's and they have a 'free bin' where any warped or damaged bits are put for anyone to help themselves. I take a couple of bits of half inch by half inch (old money)whenever I'm there and cut them up into approximately 3 inch pieces.
It's surprising how many people aren't aware of the vast range in conditions though. Gardening is certainly a way of finding that out though! I'd say our seasons here haven't changed that much in my lifetime, although we've had some changes. Winters have definitely been slightly less harsh in the last 5 to 10 years, and we've had spells of dry sunny weather in some summers which have been longer than usual. If we go more than 2 or 3 days without any rain, that's unusual. Keeps us on our toes
I is work in the fruit and veg business (specifically fruit imports), and I feel like seasons are definitely changing in terms of their timing. We just haven’t necessarily shifted our expectations- and therefore our sewing/ growing/ harvesting timing with that just yet. My work is getting harder every year, and pressure on availability is getting more acute.
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Gardening is certainly a way of finding that out though!
I'd say our seasons here haven't changed that much in my lifetime, although we've had some changes. Winters have definitely been slightly less harsh in the last 5 to 10 years, and we've had spells of dry sunny weather in some summers which have been longer than usual. If we go more than 2 or 3 days without any rain, that's unusual.
Keeps us on our toes
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...