Hi,

I have been growing most of my plants & citrus in terra cotta pots. I only just today heard that it's advisable to pre-soak the terra cotta so that it doesn't wick away water from the roots.

Ooops. I never did this, and am wondering how important it is. I mean, is it something that lasts for a long time (the moisture held in the pot, I mean)... or is it mostly so that it doesn't wick water away immediately following that first planting?

I often have huge sections of my planting mix (bark, peat, perlite) that are still bone dry and hydrophobic even after I apply copious amounts of water. I'm wondering if soaking the whole pot will help alleviate this.

Do any of you presoak your pots, or just plant them as is.

THanks,

Kristi