I tried painting black pots with white spray paint. I found the pots were flexible, causing the paint to crack and eventually peel off. There are now little flecks of white paint everywhere. It may be that my spray paint technique was poor, over-spraying the pots in one coat to get full coverage. If I were to do this again, which I won't since the cost of paint and time doesn't work for me, I would try several very light coats to get coverage. That might provide a better result.
John WickhamLos Angeles, CA
On Sunday, February 13, 2022, 07:07:00 AM PST, Judy Glattstein via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
I have spray painted plastic containers. Best technique is to set up a
spray booth with large opened corrugated cardboard box shielding three
sides. Container to be sprayed is inverted on an upside down bucket -
that's for convenience to get the to-be-sprayed containers up off the
ground. Spray first with a primer for better adhesion, then color for
second and third coats. Goes very quickly. Just choose a calm, not
breezy day.
Spray the containers white and that should alleviate the over-heating /
getting too dry issues. Won't eliminate, but should help.
Judy in New Jersey where it is snowing. Forecast has changed from
"ending by 9:00 a.m." to "over by 3:00 p.m."
On 2/13/2022 3:32 AM, Johannes-Ulrich Urban via pbs wrote:
> Hello Mike and All,
>
> Thank you for your kind words about the Lachenalia pictures.
> Just a short notice to answer your questions. I grow almost all my Lachenalia in pots, the ones on the pictures are pot grown. Only if I have too many I try them outside in ground but after 2 seasons it clearly shows that they are by far outperformed by the potted plants. The difficulty I have with the black pots is that they become too dry and too hot in my climate during summer so I have to move the pots to a shady place.
> I wrote an article on my way of growing bulbs in pots which will appear in one of the next Bulb Garden issues.
>
> Bye for now
>
> Uli
>
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