Carolina Gardening: Porch Pots, 1 by Entlie

Entlie wrote:
Our porch faces southwest and gets unbearably hot in the afternoon and early evening. I asked a local landscaper if she thought elephant ears would take the heat and she said yes, so here is my first attempt. I failed to know that they LOVE water, and filled about the bottom third of the pots with packing peanuts so they wouldn't be so heavy. Now, having to water almost daily, I regret that move, and next year (if the bulbs live through the winter in my garage), I'll plant the pots all the way with soil.

Entlie