I have most of my plants on the patio. Recently we are experiencing lots of rain, even for the next whole week. Although I am using either 5-1-1 or the gritty mix, I am still concerned about too much water.

What are your creative ideas to protect container plants from too much rain? Moving the plants under the porch is not always possible for me, since I have to work most of the days.

Thanks

YT

Al

I haven't had a bad thing happen to mine with no sun for weeks, cool temps, and mounds of rain. Mine are all fine from the small pots to the large ones?

This soiless mix just stays moist, not sopping wet, and my plants love it,at least all mine do, depsite the lack of sun.

If you made your 5.1.1 right, your plants will be just fine as long as you have drain holes underneath.

This is a no worry soiless mix when outdoors...Even while the sun is in, just the light of summer keeps the plants drinking anyways..;-)

Mike

Al

I think I make the one that you like to use too. The one that needs watering almost everyday once the sun finaly comes out...I even have to water most everyday in the winter when the sun is out..

I am home every morning to water. Then if I should leave for a vaca, I never have to worry about anyone watering everyday for me. It is so much easier for me to use the less water rententive one, and lots of benefits besides this...Thanks for showing me..

Particle size does make the big difference..
I will post a close up pic of the 5.1.1 mix, incase anyone here, especially you yellowthumb wants to know what is working for me in such a wet hostile condition...

Mike..:-)

Thanks for keeping me in mind. Yes I definitely want to know. It's getting interesting here too, the weather has been cloudy and wet for about half a month now, but as bad as yours, we do have sun coming out now and then. It's humid but not too hot. I have to say everything I grow loves it, I have a gardenia has been hanging on without doing anything for a long time, finally broke its leaves buds recently. Another gardenia is flourishing with many new growth too.

I also have an Osmanthus, it has new growth, but many new growth either fell off or failed to open the leaves. Given this rain, it burst with new growth again, and the foliage is beautiful. It does conflict with what I believe, they seems like the rain and the humid and don't mind the less sun a bit.

I am not too concerned with the plants in gritty mix or 5-1-1, but I am concerned with the plants I have not repotted yet. They are still in their peat based old soil.

YT