Cheap and basic pots? - bonsaiTALK Community

15-Dec-2005	#1
cutngrow bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Dec-2005 Location: Sunnyvale Country: USA Posts: 10	Cheap and basic pots? Hi, I have been looking around for some time now for a cheap basic yellow/tan, oval, glazed 16" pot. I have been scanning ebay and the like to no end. I cant afford one of the nice hand made show pots, I see at the shows. I realy dont like plastic. I havent tried one of those mica pots because I havent seen them in real use. So I have some doubts about them. Can anybody recomend a cheap pot shop? Thanks

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15-Dec-2005	#2
zenwarrior Observer Join Date: Aug-2005 Location: Houston, TX Country: United States USDA Zone: 9a AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 487	www.bonsaimonk.com These guys seem to have a good selection of affordable pots. You can even request a catalog to be sent in the mail. __________________ Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something. -Morihei Ueshiba

15-Dec-2005	#3
sauce Still Learning Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Florida Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 744	http://www.dallasbonsai.com/store/oval_singles.html You may find something suitable here. Of course the words cheap and 16 inch are not synonymous when it comes to glazed pottery.

15-Dec-2005	#4
waltseed bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Sep-2003 Location: Ellsworth Country: USA USDA Zone: 5-6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 166	I'm unable to buy many nice pots. Unable to buy any, depending on your definition of nice pots. So I check out second-hand stores like DAV, Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc. And I can put drainage holes in a pot with a drillpress and masonary bit. __________________ Waltseed

15-Dec-2005	#5
BonsaiOR bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Jan-2003 Location: Portland, OR Country: USA USDA Zone: Zone 8 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 182	I use clay bulb pots. They are fairly cheap and tend not to be too deep, good for training. You can even get plastic and they are even more economical. __________________ "Seek first to understand, then to be understood." — Stephen R. Covey

15-Dec-2005

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Originally Posted by zenwarrior

www.bonsaimonk.com

These guys seem to have a good selection of affordable pots. You can even request a catalog to be sent in the mail.

Be sure to check out the Mica pots on their web site ;o)
Seriously I have used and sold Mica for about 15 years. The trees will not know the difference between these and a Tokonome pot.

15-Dec-2005	#7
cutngrow bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Dec-2005 Location: Sunnyvale Country: USA Posts: 10	Wow, Thanks for all the great advice and ideas. I look forward to chatting with you all some more.

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