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C N Y

Zero expertise and tired, but perhaps the weight is based upon the plant and what constitutes it? The water may be the only variable, I mean, and any fertilizer. Excellent monitoring strategy, though---Eric's 5 cents, lol. eg

4/13/2026 11:47:20 PM

Grittyville, WA

Sometimes I have a container that wont drain (no holes) but it still works for growing as long as the soil moisture is kept at the right amount.

4/13/2026 11:52:31 PM

C N Y

Hindsight is 2? 4? 6? 8? Failing that, I noticed that 'level' is one of them 'palindromes' - words that read the same both ways. So, not a total white-flag moment, lol. Whoops. eric g

4/14/2026 3:01:34 AM

Upa Creek, MO

Compaction will be a factor and even the smallest amount will affect the weight

4/14/2026 7:52:30 AM

Missouri

I tried this last year, great idea. What I personally didn't account for was putting the perfectly moist soil into a dry peat pot which promptly sucked out all the moisture from the soil. With a plastic container this is great.

4/14/2026 8:18:05 PM

C N Y

I have never seen a peat pot put into a plastic container aside from my own doing so. For a few years, I was cutting ZipLoc bags to-size (height) and attaching each to the peat pot's rim with the smallest, black binder clips; Rubber band around each assembly; One corner was cut off and when massively-watering, the excess was allowed to drain out that corner and the cut corner (lol) was again re-rubber-banded. A 'Peat Potty', for lack of better words. The advantage to it was that the roots could grow out and about and yet, never dry up. eric g

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4/14/2026 9:45:34 PM