I find that white pots are translucent enough to grow algae on the inside of the pots. Two things I have done to keep pot temperature down is to put a physical barrier up - a strip of wood or a row of bricks. The other is to grow a succulent that hands over and shields the pot from the sun. BTW there are cheap thermometers with a dial readout on a stick that I got from Amazon. I'm sure they are not totally accurate but gives an idea of what's going on down there. Shocking how hot it can get. Shmuel Jerusalem Israel Zone 9b _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…