If you PVA on the inside it helps. A thin layer is all you need though. Too much and you get 'dribbles', in very wet spells, although I don't mind it too much. Wet then freezing is when you get the problem with terracotta. It also depends on the quality of the pot as to how long it withstands it. Really good ones are pretty frost resistant without anything.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have been looking for an online place to order terracotta pots at a reasonable price. They may not be shipping those because they get cracked and broken very easily. Would anybody know of a good place to buy them at a reasonable price?
The resin ones are really good, and nice and light, but they don't last very long unfortunately, certainly not in wet conditions. Some are better than others though
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Jac19 most of mine are from local nurseries and garden centres like Fairygirl. I do have some nice ones from Crocus, and they are excellent quality, but even buying when they were on sale they were still far pricier than my local nursery.
I wouldn't want to buy them online because I would like to feel them for weight, thickness and quality. Also, I can never be ar*ed to send things back so I'd be stuck with them even if I didn't like them.
Glazed ones last longer but I assume you're asking about unglazed. If they are full, it helps to put them on 'feet' so they don't get a line of ice forming with the ground, which can crack them right up the sides. The flaking effect that the unglazed ones get seems to be that they get soaked through - doesn't seem to be much you can do about it, except keep them inside or under some shelter (or glaze them with PVA)
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Wet then freezing is when you get the problem with terracotta. It also depends on the quality of the pot as to how long it withstands it. Really good ones are pretty frost resistant without anything.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”