missingtime
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Would you put sliced white plastic pieces on the soil? 7gallon. North Nevada.
Would you spray-paint smart pots white it's hot out there.
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Tracker
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I wouldn't spray paint then. Maybe use burlap sacks semi loosely wrapped/draped around and over to give some shade and air gap.
WubbaLubbaDubDub
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I think it would be a lot of work, but if you took empty pots and spray painted the outside I don’t see a issue.
If you planned on doing it to plants with soil in them I would definitely not paint the soil or roots…
Might want to just lean a couple pieces of plywood against the pot to for shade
If you planned on doing it to plants with soil in them I would definitely not paint the soil or roots…
Might want to just lean a couple pieces of plywood against the pot to for shade
mudballs
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dont spray paint them if the plants are still in them, the overspray will damage your plants...unless you can protect the plants while you spraypaint the pots. better to just brush the paint on if the plants are still in the pots. but yes painting your black pots white will significantly reduce root zone temps in the summer sun.
missingtime
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I'll see what the wind thinks of some circled reflectix.
Budzbuddha
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Sun shade … local nurseries
