On 4/27/2020 6:47 PM, Judy Glattstein via pbs wrote: > Plunge pots in a sand bed > > Judy > Many years ago Jim Robinett suggested wood for Calochortus when I was not having luck with black plastic pots. My husband created some deep ones. What I have done also which follows Judy's suggestion is to create raised beds, line with hardware cloth and then put deep pots in place and like Uli plant several different bulbs that have different storage organs in a pot the same size and put those pots in the pots in the bed and then surround all of the pots with a sand gravel mix and mulch on top. The soil stays a more even temperature and doesn't dry out as much and I can easily pull the pots out to repot. I've never understood how to pull out pots in a sand bed without having the sand fill the hole. There must be a way since a lot of you have them, but the times I've accidentally pulled out both pots it has been really difficult to get the base pot back in its spot. Also I have a few pots directly in the ground that are also in pots the same size. Living in the redwoods however I do have to pull out the pots every year to keep the redwood roots out. They go through the sand-gravel mix looking for better soil and make their way through the drainage holes and create a nest in the pots. If I have trouble pulling out the pot it is almost always because of the redwood roots. I cut back any roots I find and repot if necessary, but otherwise just put the pot back in its slot. Mary Sue _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…