Stainless steel colanders experiment.

[August44]

I can always water more often, no?

With all of the negative comments coming out here Clicio, to me it looks like you are setting yourself up for something that could be very time consuming, and a big possibility of a wreck. You might want to revisit your thoughts with this decision my friend.

 

[leatherback]

Hey Clicio,

Good to see you back here. Been a while!
Incidentally, today I brought my raintrees and jubiticaba inside and had to think of you.

Interesting revival of a very old thread!

 

[Clicio]

With all of the negative comments coming out here Clicio, to me it looks like you are setting yourself up for something that could be very time consuming, and a big possibility of a wreck. You might want to revisit your thoughts with this decision my friend.

Well, the thread is from 2018, 6 years ago.
So far all my trees in steel colanders are doing very well, one BRT that I started from seed in a challenge with @leatherback is now in the ground with the colander, I will try to take a picture tomorrow, I am pruning it every fortnight.
Fun fact; none of the colanders are rusty even some having been reused more than two or three times.
I am not being stubborn, but it's been working for me, a fact.

PS: I'm retired now so I can water as many times as needed, every day..

 

[leatherback]

I will try to take a picture tomorrow, I am pruning it every fortnight.

Let's compare sizes in the original thread. I took pictures a few weeks ago. Naturally, mine is not in the ground; It DOES need a bigger pot next year!

 

[Kievnstavick]

Well, the thread is from 2018, 6 years ago.
So far all my trees in steel colanders are doing very well, one BRT that I started from seed in a challenge with @leatherback is now in the ground with the colander, I will try to take a picture tomorrow, I am pruning it every fortnight.
Fun fact; none of the colanders are rusty even some having been reused more than two or three times.
I am not being stubborn, but it's been working for me, a fact.

PS: I'm retired now so I can water as many times as needed, every day..

Looks like you found actual stainless steel colander. I know a lot of cheap "stainless" in the States is labeled Stain less Steel (notice the spacing) or Stain-less Steel. If they are being honest, it is labeled Stain Resistant Steel.

Probably just some very low nickel-steel alloy to save of cost but entice customers.

 

[defra]

Let's compare sizes in the original thread. I took pictures a few weeks ago. Naturally, mine is not in the ground; It DOES need a bigger pot next year!

Sounds bad if you dont know what you on about

 

[Clicio]

Lousy pictures from some of the plants in colanders today.


JRP in training


No rust at all


Maple Deshojo


JBP in the ground inside the steel colander


Same as above


BRT from the challenge also in a grounded colander