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Title: Seeking a source of half-pots
Post by: Maggi Young on October 14, 2009, 12:06:47 PM: This question just in.... any ideas, please?

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Can you tell me a good supplier for half pots? Garden centres seem to stock only full size pots which are too deep fpr a lot of alpines. Growers quality plastic are sufficient for my needs.
Title: Re: Seeking a source of half-pots
Post by: ranunculus on October 14, 2009, 12:32:41 PM: Hi Maggi,
Your correspondent might wish to try the following link:-

http://www.lbsgardenwarehouse.co.uk/Plant-Pots-DPTPOTS_pg4/

THERE ARE FIVE PAGES OF POTS ON THIS LINK - INCLUDING HALF POTS
Title: Re: Seeking a source of half-pots
Post by: gote on October 14, 2009, 12:36:19 PM: Quote from: Maggi Young on October 14, 2009, 12:06:47 PM
This question just in.... any ideas, please?

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Can you tell me a good supplier for half pots? Garden centres seem to stock only full size pots which are too deep fpr a lot of alpines. Growers quality plastic are sufficient for my needs.
The few I have are very very old, manufactured by WARD. I used to buy when visiting the UK. Probably at the RHS enterprises Wiseley. Have they disappeard from the market?
Cheers
Göte
Göte
Title: Re: Seeking a source of half-pots
Post by: David Shaw on October 14, 2009, 01:40:00 PM: Most garden center plants seem to come in half pots and lots of these end up at our local recycling center where they can be taken away, dirty, for a few pence.
Title: Re: Seeking a source of half-pots
Post by: Paul T on October 15, 2009, 12:47:08 AM: Maggi,

By half pots, are you meaning "squat" pots? I.e those of a shorter height? They're freely available here in Aus, in plastic at least. I see the terracotta version regularly as well, if what I am thinking of is what you're thinking of?
Title: Re: Seeking a source of half-pots
Post by: Maggi Young on October 15, 2009, 10:11:57 AM: Yes, Paul, it is your "squat pots". Here we call them half-pots ot half-pans. My questioner is in Scotland so a UK source would be best.... I ought to have said that initially.... I was rushing, as usual! :-[
Title: Re: Seeking a source of half-pots
Post by: Paul T on October 15, 2009, 12:14:32 PM: Maggi,

I'd assumed that they were overseas in relation to us, but at least if there is no other option then perhaps getting them from Australia would be a possibility. At least plastic isn't THAT heavy, in comparison to terracotta at the very least. ;)