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has anyone used "Pot Umbrellas"

Shiveringtropicals
Shiveringtropicals
in PALMS IN POTS

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Hi everyone.

 

during the winter it can rain for weeks on end without any sun and I try to use this to keep my washingtonias from becoming to wet during the winter and getting root rot.

its hard plastic cover connected with stainless steel bolts to the rim of the pots.

i also kept some space between pot and cover so i don't get any molt or mushrooms growing in between them. 

however the large leaves seem to catch a lot of rain so they don't seem to be very effective yet as the pots are still quite heavy.

has anyone else tried this in wet areas.

i think it looks rather nice.

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    That's pretty cool!  Not something i would need here but I can think of places where this would come in handy.  Is this your own invention?  :greenthumb:

    Jon Sunder

    Clever idea, and invention! :greenthumb:     Seems it could limit some of the water into the pots......     I don't know anyone using something like this.....yet!

    It may keep some water out of the pot. However, it is too low to keep cold water out of the center meristem area of the palms and that's a critical area to protect from winter rain and ice. Also remember that rain entering the crown of the palm will leak water into the pot. I envisioned an umbrella setup above the palms to shield the meristem.

    Meg

    Palms of Victory I shall wear

    Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
    Florida
    Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
    Elevation: 15 feet

    I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.
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    3 hours ago, Fusca said:

    That's pretty cool!  Not something i would need here but I can think of places where this would come in handy.  Is this your own invention?  :greenthumb:

    Thanks. I guess it is my invention i havent seen anyone else use it.

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    2 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

    It may keep some water out of the pot. However, it is too low to keep cold water out of the center meristem area of the palms and that's a critical area to protect from winter rain and ice. Also remember that rain entering the crown of the palm will leak water into the pot. I envisioned an umbrella setup above the palms to shield the meristem.

    Thanks for the reply and yes i know it has its limitations especially considering the leaves are funneling the rain right into the spear.

    But i hope its better than having nothing at all. I hope to have some sort of shelter next year so they will be sheltered entirely.

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