Tomato Pots!

[efisakov]

Originally Posted by tedln

I have some trouble keeping the soil moist in the pots once the plants get really large' I've been wondering if I turn a smaller pot upside down in the large pots with a hole drilled in the bottom of the smaller upside down pot. Will the upside down pot, act like a water reservoir? I want it to retain a lot of moisture which the large pot can wick from the small pot into the main pot as needed. I would have to cover the hole in the small pot with some permeable cloth to prevent soil from filling the smaller pot. I might also have to cover the top of the small pot with cloth to prevent the soil entering the upside down pot from the bottom. The water would only rise in the small pot to the same level as the drain holes drilled in the sides of the large pots. I could plug the smaller holes in the big pots and move the drain holes to an equal height of the upside down pot.

Any one every try that?

Ted

I would be concerned with overheating the roots and cooking the plant. The heat will rise in that kind of setting, I assume.