Cool Pot (it's not what you think!)

[swords]

I ran across an ad for something called "Cool Pots" for use with cool growing orchids. I'm supposing other cool growing plants could benefit as well: Neps, Helis, Darlingtonias...

Here's the ad for one size of Cool Pot what do you think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sample-Cool-Pot...iewItemQQptZPlanters_Pots?hash=item518e8b7c48

Is it possible a fancy clay pot alone could lower the root temps?

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

I like it. Just remember that mosses and the like are gonna love the exterior, and grow all over it. That will make picking it up fun.

 

[w03]

It seems a little shady to me...

Maybe buy one, fill it with soil, and test temperature drop.

 

[Not a Number]

Kind of small for Darlingtonia. Just make your own evaporative Zeer pot as they do in the Middle East and Africa. Of course just as with a swamp cooler the drier your climate the more efficient.

All you need is are unglazed pots, one nestled in a larger one with damp sand filling in between.

http://practicalactionconsulting.org/our-work/ourwork_food?id=ourwork_zeerpotfridge

http://permaculturetokyo.blogspot.com/2006/11/passive-cooling.html

 

[Entwadumela]

Kinda reminds me of the "Adrian Slack Pot" that I used to use on my Dewey Pine.

http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq3190.html

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[swords]

They come in sizes up to 7" x 6" for larger plants, still not a huge pot but big enough for many things. I just thought it was a strange idea that a pot could cool a plant. I never used clay with my Neps and things because the clay always seemed to get covered in nasty algaes and slime molds - moss would have been nice! lol

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

I never used clay with my Neps and things because the clay always seemed to get covered in nasty algaes and slime molds - moss would have been nice! lol

I was sugar-coating it a bit.

 

[BigBella]

I think you'd be better served with the variously-shaped "air-cone" plastic pots that are very popular with orchid growers. Here is simply one of many suppliers:

http://www.kkorchid.com/aircone.asp

Much like the photo of the "cool pot," the plastic versions (made by a number of manufacturers) allow for a great deal of air circulation throughout the media . . .

 

[swords]

Actually for HL neps, orchids and those who like fresh air in the media I used "net pots", basically a pot made of widely spaced plastic mesh.

I was mostly curious about the purported cooling abilities of this clay and cone setup.