with transparent flower pots you could get a really accurate idea of how damp the soil is as well as watching how the root system develops.

no hiding place for those nasty little bugs either.
-- po, Jul 06 2004

http://www.onlinebk...om/flower-pots.html http://www.onlinebkt.com/flower-pots.html
See my annotation here. [phoenix, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

Glass Flower Pots http://www.discount...hp/products_id/2071
Actually candle holders. [phoenix, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

Glass Flower Pots http://www.onlinebk...ead/flower-pot.html
I've only ever seen these used for potpourri. [phoenix, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

http://www.sailorsp...ages/pid_474_10.jpg http://www.sailorsp...ages/pid_474_10.jpg
See my annotation here. [2 fries shy of a happy meal, Oct 05 2004]

http://www.oldenewe...m/votiveholder.html http://www.oldenewe...m/votiveholder.html
See my annotation here. [2 fries shy of a happy meal, Oct 05 2004]

packets of seeds... http://www.halfbake...of_20seeds_2e_2e_2e
See my annotation here. [phoenix, Oct 05 2004]

I know this is baked. I should imagine every biology class has done this with a test tube or something. I know I have taken broken glass bottles & stuff and grown plants in them. But hey as it's you po...[+]
-- PainOCommonSense, Jul 06 2004


Mmmm..worm propagation.
-- skinflaps, Jul 06 2004


we did talk about those classroom experiments before but I cannot find transparent flower pots to purchase. holding my breath before phoenix gets here.
-- po, Jul 06 2004


There are a few, but most would have to be converted from candle holders. [links]
This would make it easier to see if your plants were getting root bound as well.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jul 06 2004


did she drill drainage holes?
-- po, Jul 06 2004


Wouldn't constant exposure to daylight affect the roots adversely?
-- squeak, Jul 07 2004


Speaking of jelly there is that special nutrient rich stuff that they sell. It looks like bright Blue or Red Clear Gel with a sort of cube like surface. This stuff is always sold in clear pots.
-- PainOCommonSense, Jul 07 2004



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