“the bottom. None of mine have holes in the bottom. “ “I assume these work like the vertical slits described.” Hi Susan: Exactly. The trillions of pots in the nursery industry have lateral drainage. Even those irrigated by capillary mating. Otherwise they would be wasting the lower portion of the pot from the stagnant water. You are the happy owner of good pots. By adjusting the componenets of the mix you can obtain perfect growing condition for the roots. Regards Alberto _________________________________________________________________ Charla con tus amigos en línea mediante MSN Messenger: http://messenger.latam.msn.com/