Well the rules are that staging is 25% of the points awarded. I'm happy to forgo them. I am not willing to disturb a plant like that to re-pot for the sake of the pot-nazis. Maybe I should have left it at home to keep them happy? One problem with over-emphasis on staging is that it discourages beginners and young people from entering plants. Ceramic show pots can be quite expensive. I am thinking of sponsoring trophies for "Best Plant in a Plastic Pot" at some of my local shows to try and get rid of these non-horticultural tendencies. T > From: CGeat25049@aol.com > Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:19:09 -0500 > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 85, Issue 20 RE " GRUbBY POT > > Sorry Tim, > But I too would be appalled by an inappropriate container at a show- > especially a judged show. One should not just grow well but present well. I > won third place once instead of second because my pot ( which I stuck in > literally at the last minute ) had algae on it. That was at the New York Flower > show years ago. I have since seen other venues where presentation didn't > seem to count ,but I feel that the container ,as part of the staging, should > be evaluated as well as the plant. > Cherry G > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/