In a message dated 2/14/2005 11:02:40 AM Central Standard Time, pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org writes: > All the best. Be bold and start cutting side slits in your pots > And Joe, don't do it. Hi, I hear the voice of experience somewhere in here--the thought of styrofoam holding water did not occur to me. But, now that I think about it I have to admit that I've seen half submerged pieces of styrofoam in lakes and other places people throw their trash. I do have to agree that vertical slits sound like a great idea. Conroe Joe