Strangely, no problem with slugs, even the hostas stay healthy. My main problem with pots is ants. Had to repot (same day as the dreaded pot-belly!) my dwarf azalea as, when I moved the pot, hundreds of ants fell out of the bottom hole. Had the same problem (except they were orange) with my rhubarb (planted in the fruit bed) - and don't get me going on the compost bin, the lawns, one part of the flagstones along the back ...
one of my agapanthus refused to be coaxed from a pot bellied pot earlier this year , so the pot got the hammer treatment. I have a matched pair which did release their prisoners and have now done as GM suggests and popped a large proper pot inside which will be disguised by the foliage soon.
Oh, here's another tip for double-layer pots, or even pots in drip trays: before you fill the pot, place a layer of J- cloth or a scrap of horticultural fleece in the bottom of the pot, covering the holes. This helps exclude the creepy-crawlies, stops the pots making a mess, and still allows drainage.
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Strangely, no problem with slugs, even the hostas stay healthy. My main problem with pots is ants. Had to repot (same day as the dreaded pot-belly!) my dwarf azalea as, when I moved the pot, hundreds of ants fell out of the bottom hole. Had the same problem (except they were orange) with my rhubarb (planted in the fruit bed) - and don't get me going on the compost bin, the lawns, one part of the flagstones along the back ...
one of my agapanthus refused to be coaxed from a pot bellied pot earlier this year , so the pot got the hammer treatment. I have a matched pair which did release their prisoners and have now done as GM suggests and popped a large proper pot inside which will be disguised by the foliage soon.
Oh, here's another tip for double-layer pots, or even pots in drip trays: before you fill the pot, place a layer of J- cloth or a scrap of horticultural fleece in the bottom of the pot, covering the holes. This helps exclude the creepy-crawlies, stops the pots making a mess, and still allows drainage.