Pot sizes

[Keeks]

If someone describes a pot as a 10" pot, is it measured by width or height?


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[Nannysally99]

I would say width

[rustylady]

Width, not height.

[mothhawk]

Yes, width, at the top

[Keeks]

That's what I was thinking but started to doubt myself.....thanks


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[Bren In Pots]

It gets confusing when some pots are measured by how many litres they hold.

[Two_Sheds]

Neither.

It's the diameter

[Martin H]

Neither.

It's the diameter

"Some people call me pedantic.
To them I say, 'Pedantic? I?' " - Alexei Sayle

Width, diameter, near enough the same, init?

[rustylady]

"Some people call me pedantic.
To them I say, 'Pedantic? I?' " - Alexei Sayle

Width, diameter, near enough the same, init?

Yup, the one that is different is circumference which is the measurement all round the pot at the top.

[Kristen]

Neither.

It's the diameter

Square pots perhaps?

[Two_Sheds]

"Some people call me pedantic.

Or autistic. Autists see things in definite terms, not vague or incorrect terms

[Potstubsdustbins]

In that case lets be correct top diameter if its round, top width if its square, bu99ered if I know what to call it if its octagonal.

Potty

[WendyC]

Yes, width, at the top

Now, I'd always thought it was the diameter across the bottom of the pot. Don't know why - perhaps because the measurements are on the bottom? I have just measured some pots indoors and it is across the top. Learn something new everyday!

[RedThorn]

Ahhhhh was it straight across or across the diagonal on square or a tangent on the round?

[bramble]

If its a circular pot its the circumference.