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Quote from lesandmoir on 5th November 2023, 4:18 pm
I normally place saucers under pots in the spring and remove them in the Autumn to avoid plants standing in ice. However with increasing age I find it difficult to lift large pots into and out off the saucers. I broke one saucer yesterday outdoors and recently had a similar problem indoors when decorating. I have a pot trolley for moving the plants, it’s just getting then off the saucer that is the problem. Any suggestions?
I normally place saucers under pots in the spring and remove them in the Autumn to avoid plants standing in ice. However with increasing age I find it difficult to lift large pots into and out off the saucers. I broke one saucer yesterday outdoors and recently had a similar problem indoors when decorating. I have a pot trolley for moving the plants, it’s just getting then off the saucer that is the problem. Any suggestions?
I've not really got any first-hand advice other than to try and keep the posts slightly proud of the saucer so you can get your fingers underneath the pot save rocking the saucer. Maybe use a small wedge under the pots of some sort. Failing that sturdy plastic saucers maybe your best idea.
I've not really got any first-hand advice other than to try and keep the posts slightly proud of the saucer so you can get your fingers underneath the pot save rocking the saucer. Maybe use a small wedge under the pots of some sort. Failing that sturdy plastic saucers maybe your best idea.
Quote from lesandmoir on 10th November 2023, 10:08 am
Thanks for this. It gave me two ideas. 1. Use blocks inside the saucer to raise the pot above the level of the saucer lip, and leave it that way until the spring. 2. Use blocks as above but then have piece of plywood or like, larger than the saucer with slightly higher blocks. The plywood is then slipped under the pot and the saucer removed. Finally the pot is slid off the plywood onto the ground. This is much more complicated and probably requires experimenting to iron out problems.
baa humbug to plastic saucers..
cheers moir
Thanks for this. It gave me two ideas. 1. Use blocks inside the saucer to raise the pot above the level of the saucer lip, and leave it that way until the spring. 2. Use blocks as above but then have piece of plywood or like, larger than the saucer with slightly higher blocks. The plywood is then slipped under the pot and the saucer removed. Finally the pot is slid off the plywood onto the ground. This is much more complicated and probably requires experimenting to iron out problems.
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