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- How to properly drill flower box holes - Tips & Tricks
- Making holes in a plastic box - that's how it works
- Drilling holes in terracotta box - How to do it right
- Tips
Plastic is easier to drill than clay
How to properly drill flower box holes - Tips & Tricks
Above every balcony box planting hovers the Damocles sword of waterlogging. If rain or pouring water can not flow unhindered, the plants are doomed. By making holes in the ground, you take that risk out of the way. This guide explains how to succeed in plastic and terracotta - without any cracks or breakage.
Making holes in a plastic box - that's how it works
Plastic flower boxes are reasonably priced and can be used again and again. The manufacturers have already pre-punched several openings in the box floor as a water outlet. It would now be easy to pierce these predetermined breaking points with a screwdriver. However, it usually does not stay with the holes. Rather, long cracks form and make the entire balcony box useless. How to make it better:
This procedure is especially recommended if you have purchased a cheap balcony box made of thin plastic. In flower boxes made of high quality, sturdy plastic does not mind if you make the holes with a screwdriver. Place the flower box on the lawn and pierce the pre-cut openings from inside to outside.
Drilling holes in terracotta box - How to do it right
Drilling into a flower box made of terracotta floor openings presents the gardener with a special challenge. An improper bore can break the expensive balcony box into pieces. It is important to cushion the destructive vibrations and redirect the resulting voltage. Making holes without break will succeed you:
It is important to note that you never drill into a cavity on terracotta, ceramic or earthenware flower boxes. As long as a soft pad of styrofoam, old newspapers or similar cushioning material absorbs the shocks, your precious balcony box remains intact.
Tips
By making holes in the balcony box, you have completed some of the prevention against waterlogging. Before filling the planter with substrate, apply drainage above the bottom openings. For this purpose, spread a 3 to 5 cm high layer of pottery shards, clay granules or grit.