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ThrowawaySobriquet Jun 10, 2024

Unintended Experiments: Peas and Terra Cotta (plus bonus taters)

Unintended Experiments: Peas and Terra Cotta (plus bonus taters) - Lemmy.World

The heat is starting to climb, so the early season stuff is starting to struggle a bit. Looks like terra cotta beats plastic and big beats small. There you go, empirical evidence of a fact everyone already knew: plants prefer the expensive pots [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/a8e526e1-7bf3-4ab8-ab48-ef2c6f29a9dc.jpeg] Bonus tater towers killing it. Love how well this is working out so far (we will revisit these words in some months)

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cheesymoonshadow

I worked at a garden center for a couple of years and I always recommended terra cotta to our customers, for both indoor and outdoor plants.

Terra cotta breathes well and helps counteract overwatering, which is the #1 killer of houseplants.

For plants outside, plastic pots, especially the black ones, tend to get really hot in the sun, essentially baking the roots of the plant.