Yes it will. Try it.Aiko wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:36 pmThis is one where more context would be suited. I always put pebbles in the bottom of small pots (pots with seedlings when they need watering I soak them in a layer of water, the pebbles help prevent the soil for not washing out the pots when I take the pots out). No kitchen paper will be helpful after the first soak...Christian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:38 pmClever!Herts Mike wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:04 am Use kitchen roll over drainage holes rather than gravel or crocks.
Cultivation snippets wanted for CactusWorld
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I second the kitchen roll advice. Much easier than gravel. It rots away but not for a while. And when it does rot away, the soil will be set enough to stay in the pot.
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I have been using kitchen roll over the holes for years now and as long as it is the cheapest it works well. It does not rot away after the first watering.
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I agree with the kitchen roll comments. For most BEF pots I don't find that anything is needed, but for pots with larger drainage holes kitchen roll works really well - stops compost falling out, and lasts easily long enough that by then the soil holds together well.
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Thank you for your support chaps!
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I use old newspapers rather than kitchen roll, the recycling option
Easy to tear into strips if you are using a number of pots the same size e.g. at seed sowing time. Takes about a year to break down.
Easy to tear into strips if you are using a number of pots the same size e.g. at seed sowing time. Takes about a year to break down.
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I did once read that damp paper attracted certain insects as it began to decompose .. as in small flies looking for a home for their eggs ... which is why paper should not be composted. A cosy home in the base of a plant pot or seed tray would seem similar.
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It's possible, though I've not noticed any flies or maggots whilst using paper in this way for the last 30 years. Possibly because I put the pots in to soak and drown them.
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Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.