I'll tell you want not to do, at least with a shallow pot or trough. I once planted crocuses and something other bulbs in a trough, the base of which was lined with broken polystyrene instead of stones for drainage. When the pot flooded in heavy rain, the polystyrene floated to the top, and the bulbs were left swimming in a sort of compost-and-polystyrene soup. It was quite a job to sieve it and sort it all out, and some of the bulbs never recovered after re-planting.
Figrat/Italophile, I put 3 holes in each about 1/4'' in diameter? Hope that will do the job?
I have some plastic terracottta style pot feet in the shed so will be using those when I repot them.
Please let me know if I have done enough holes as the pots are about 30cm in diameter at the top and about 10cm diameter at the bottom. If I need to do any more that is fine, I still have the tools and tape out as not put them away yet xx
Agree with Italophile - and hey, if you find it's not providing enough drainage, you can always do more! Might be an idea to let the clematis drain off well before popping them back in.
Hi Figrat, am letting them drian off as the water was up to the top of the pots - I have repotted them but roots were soaked through and the leaves on a couple of the stems have turned brown?
Hiya Lucy3,when you've repotted the clematis,leave a 2inch gap at the top of the pot and fill with pebbles or other like crushed slate or something similar...the stones act as a mulch as well as in the summer the stones will absorb the suns heat during the day and act like a radiator at night(All Clematis love their roots warm)Good luck.
Awww, thanks GrandadGardener - I'll remember that for tomorrow - in fact I have a builders bag of pea gravel in the front garden - could I use this for a mulch? would I have to wash it first?
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You can actually buy "pot feet" at garden centres, which will raise the pot about an inch from the ground, which should help.
I'm too cheap, Alina. Plus our little hill town is built of slate and stone so there are tons of the stuff lying around the place.
I'll tell you want not to do, at least with a shallow pot or trough. I once planted crocuses and something other bulbs in a trough, the base of which was lined with broken polystyrene instead of stones for drainage. When the pot flooded in heavy rain, the polystyrene floated to the top, and the bulbs were left swimming in a sort of compost-and-polystyrene soup. It was quite a job to sieve it and sort it all out, and some of the bulbs never recovered after re-planting.
Oh Dear Green magpie - lesson learned though
Figrat/Italophile, I put 3 holes in each about 1/4'' in diameter? Hope that will do the job?
I have some plastic terracottta style pot feet in the shed so will be using those when I repot them.
Please let me know if I have done enough holes as the pots are about 30cm in diameter at the top and about 10cm diameter at the bottom. If I need to do any more that is fine, I still have the tools and tape out as not put them away yet xx
Thanks again x
They're not large pots, Lucy, the holes should be fine. I've got much bigger pots with similar drainage. No problems at all.
Thankyou x
Agree with Italophile - and hey, if you find it's not providing enough drainage, you can always do more! Might be an idea to let the clematis drain off well before popping them back in.
Hi Figrat, am letting them drian off as the water was up to the top of the pots - I have repotted them but roots were soaked through and the leaves on a couple of the stems have turned brown?
Will repot them tomorrow into the glazed pots
Hiya Lucy3,when you've repotted the clematis,leave a 2inch gap at the top of the pot and fill with pebbles or other like crushed slate or something similar...the stones act as a mulch as well as in the summer the stones will absorb the suns heat during the day and act like a radiator at night(All Clematis love their roots warm)Good luck.
Awww, thanks GrandadGardener - I'll remember that for tomorrow - in fact I have a builders bag of pea gravel in the front garden - could I use this for a mulch? would I have to wash it first?
Thanks again