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Gardening

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11. not at all if you use good quality soil less mix

Sat Apr 25, 2020, 08:03 PM

Apr 2020

I grow a few hundred tomato, pepper and eggplants in them yearly, for decades. Never lost a plant yet.

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Container Gardening question: [View all] Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 OP

Why paint plastic? guillaumeb Apr 2020 #1

It's a personal thing. Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #2

Understood. guillaumeb Apr 2020 #4

I've been building sone new raised beds matt819 Apr 2020 #3

way overthinking it. if it holds potting mix and has bottom holes, NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #5

I did buy some grow bags and I like them. Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #8

Plastic holds too much water Bayard Apr 2020 #6

not at all if you use good quality soil less mix NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #11

If you use an exterior acrylic house paint, it won't need a sealer. MoonchildCA Apr 2020 #7

I don't usually paint the inside, but this pot has a lip that falls backwards. Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #10

The paint should be fine as long as it doesn't fall below "ground level." MoonchildCA Apr 2020 #12

Very reassuring. Thank you! Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #13

On another note, adhesion to plastics in general, can be an issue. MoonchildCA Apr 2020 #14