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? About lime leaching into soil from new concrete pot

rcharles_gw (Canada)

10 years ago

Hi,
I have made a few new pots with cement (Papercrete) and am wondering if anyone here has information about the concerns of lime leaching into the soil from the pot? There seems to be mixed feelings about whether there is any concern.
Does anyone have first hand experience with this.
Thank you,
Rick

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hairmetal4ever
10 years ago
It could. I'd probably keep your mix on the acidic side to try and counteract it. Depends what you're growing.

I wouldn't try blueberries or azaleas in such a container, but lots of other things would be OK.
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