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    Forum: Palms and CycadsReplies: 1, Views: 26
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    Clause

    June 11, 2010 6:39 PM

    Post #7880106

    I live in an appartment, and all my pots have a saucer underneath. Between the saucer and the pot, I put either a layer of heavy pebbles (3/4") or clay feet of 1" to 1.5" , so that even if water accumulates in the saucer, it is never in contact with pot's bottom...

    The question is: Shall I entirely forget the usual pottery crock drainage? and put some kind of mesh to avoid having the soil escaping from the pot's bottom hole ( reaching 1.5" diam in the large pots) ??

    Thank you!

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