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Old 06-28-2003, 08:18 PM   #7
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Originally posted by plainsman1963
Think of it like a 4 lane highway turning into a 2 lane. As the water searches for ways to go through the rocks, the remaining water backs up as it waits for it's chance to drain down.
You'd think that the material that doesn't absorb the water would be the 4 lane in the scenario. I just don't get it . Looks like it's time for a little experiment of my own . I wonder if the kind of drainage holes in the pot matter. You know, how some have the one in the center, and other have 4 notched out in a square like patter? Putting a permeable material under the soil makes sense for drainage to me... but what's that prove eh?
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