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Crownofthorns Hastings, MI Dec 28, 2005

We added on a greatroom on our old farmhouse. With10 large windows on south, west, and east. Some medium trees shade it at 20 or so feet so we could stand more light. Its too dry inside and colder than the rest of the house in the winter (the plants don't seem to mind the cold). Can't get it wet like a greenhouse. Have many houseplants to carry to the sink. I would like to water and care for them where they stand without making a big wet mess. Any ideas?

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TexasLou Hooks, TX Dec 29, 2005

I have used the cheap plastic shelving from discount stores - the ones with the solid shelves. When you get it put together, just turn the whole thing upside down. The shelves have a 2+ inch lip which forms trays that will catch the water from the bottom of the pots. This worked really well for me.
Louise

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berhardt Pasadena, CA Dec 29, 2005

That sounds neat. I would like to see pictures of that large room you have. I wish I had a bit more space

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rcn48 Lexington, VA(Zone 6a) Dec 29, 2005

Crownofthorns, I have the same problem when bringing in all our plants for overwintering. We used to use the round clear saucers for each pot but that was created a problem because of spacing. This year we purchased clear plastic trays - usually sold as the domes for seedling trays. They have worked great - can usually fit three 6" or 8" clay pots in each or more if the pots are smaller. Best part is the excess water that drains from the pots after watering creates humidity for them as well. They're not cheap, but they'll last from year to year.

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Nan SW, WI(Zone 4b) Dec 30, 2005

I'd love to see photos, too!
Sounds wonderful!

I can't recall the name offhand (it's at home) but there's a product out there that's a long 'skinny' hose that you attach to your sink faucet to water your plants with.

I'll go search for it.

http://www.smithandhawken.com/jhtml/site/catalog/Product.jhtml?PRODID=20726&CATID=50&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_t=PPCSHOP&WT.mc_n=FROO&term=817031&src_cd=FROO_817031&WT.mc_r=15

Here's another:

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/knowhow/yardandgarden/article/0,16417,191977-6,00.html

Probably a stupid question, but do you have saucers under each plant?

If so, and you used one of these, watering would be pretty easy!

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