Lining Pots With Fleece?

["GoingToSeed"]

Yesterday I was watching a YouTube video on growning carrots in containers, the chap used a piece of fleece cut to size of the bottom of his pot and lined it saying "it will stop the drainage holes clogging up".... would this work? or am I best using broken crocks/pebbles?....
Than You

[Two_Sheds]

Might do. Are your drainage holes going to clog up though? I don't bother with crocks unless it's a permanent planting in a BIG container

[rustylady]

I don't usually find that the holes clog up anyway. What does sometimes happen though is that if the drainage holes are large and the compost is fine it can get "washed" through the drainage holes by overenthusiastic watering. Fleece would stop that.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Personally I use polystyrene for crocks, its sterile and I can't think of another way to get 'second' use from it.

However has as been pointed out make sure you don't block the drainage hole.

Colin

["GoingToSeed"]

Might do. Are your drainage holes going to clog up though? I don't bother with crocks unless it's a permanent planting in a BIG container

It is going to be permanent large container I'm getting, I'm just searching for the best way of starting it off, the site it will be on is very heavy clay so maybe pebble/gravel ought to be the way forward?....I like the idea of using polystyrene that Colin spoke of, would maybe even keep bit of warmth in there too?....but the one thing thats cross my mind is that fleece and polystyrene would decompose quickly? not sure how long it would take though, that stuff will probably still be ok and see me out .....
thanks for all the advice folks

[rustylady]

Polystyrene does not decompose - trust me. I use the packing that comes with stuff and rip it into smallish chunks.

[snuffer]

I too use polystyrene as crocks. It works a treat. Also has the advantage of being light weight and so making large pots easier to move around if needed.

["GoingToSeed"]

Yes, your right rustylady, I ought to have known that ..... I can be dumb sometimes! so, I'm certainly going to help the environment a little and put that stuff to good use

["GoingToSeed"]

good point snuffer!!...thanks

[Potstubsdustbins]

GTS If you can polystyrene packaging break of a corner and place over the drain hole as inverted /\ this will ensure the hole does not get blocked.

Don't do what I did a few years back and use a flat piece of soft poloystyrene which will mould itself to the hole very well and work better than a bath plug.

Colin

[wodanbrlam]

mulch none of them. I'm a great believer in keeping the weeds down with the use of elbow power and my hoe. That way the soil gets a chance to stay at least relatively dry and discourages slugs and snails and other beasties that might want to have a munch on my growing crops.