I'm sorry. I've looked it up and still can't find what a "plunge bed" is?? thanks robin carrier -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mary Sue Ittner" <msittner@mcn.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 11:24 AM To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Subject: Re: [pbs] Clay vs plastic > I have found this discussion interesting. It's good to learn the > options and the advantages and disadvantages of each and how to get > around some of the problems. I am glad that John Grimshaw mentioned > the weight of clay as a disadvantage. That's a big one for me (as is > using large particles of sand in the mix). I don't want to end up > with a stress fracture from lugging around heavy pots. I kept > wondering when that was going to be mentioned. Not all of us are > able to have greenhouses and plunge beds either to make clay pots > work. In a climate like mine where it is very wet part of the year > and very dry part of the year clay pots have another disadvantage. In > the wet times the pots can turn green or black on the outside. We've > not compared them with wood which I use sometimes. It may not last as > long as other materials, but Jim Robinett a number of years ago > suggested that I might have better luck with Calochortus in a wet > climate planting in wood instead of plastic. Sun on black plastic > would not be to the plants liking and wood would help with drainage as > well. > > Mary Sue > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >