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Container inside a container. Would it work?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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I planted a single thunbergia in a large container. It is doing really well but I suspect that I could get an even bigger plant in a larger container.
What if I put some compost in the bottom of a larger container and plonked the smaller container in on top of it? Would the roots find their way out of the bottom of the container into the fresh compost?
In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Why wouldn't you just pot it on in the normal way though?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • WAMSWAMS Posts: 1,960
    Isn't this just a root-choking teabag on a grander scale?
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited July 2023
    Because it's been trained at all angles up the fence and I'm likely to cause damage to the plant. If it's not practical, I'll leave it and stoop being greedy! @Fairygirl
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Ah - bit trickier then. 
    Nothing to stop you trying it. Having a bit more root room can make a difference if the pot isn't big enough. I've done it with tomatoes in the past by putting pots into a seed tray of compost when they were already getting too big [on a conservatory windowsill] and it wasn't viable to get them into bigger containers for similar reasons to yours.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I like the seed tray idea too. Thank you @Fairygirl
    That occurred to me @WAMS 😉
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    A basin would possibly be better if you had one.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I have a big green one that used to be a pondlet! How did you know?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904
    Maybe knock the bottom out of the small container if it's not too precious.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I think that might be tricky @plant pauper when there's a growing plant in it.
    Yes - anything that has some depth and width to it will work @B3 :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I have an old basin too. I've been thinking that I don't want to punch drainage holes in the green job.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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