How to get terracotta pots to fit over post?
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Hi Sam. For a terracotta pot to fit over anything, the hole in the bottom would have to be made bigger. A plastic pot would be much easier to work with because plastic is easy to cut. I have cut a plastic pot so that I could fit it around our mailbox post. I made one cut all the way down to the bottom. Then I cut a hole in the bottom big enough for the mailbox post. After I put it around the post, I put duct tape on the inside on top of the seam. Then it's time for dirt and plants. I planted flowers and ivy so that they would grow up and around the post. I was very happy with result.
Terracotta pot are very fragile so I will advise to try to find a way to fit the post ( so all the way around actually) if you are trying to change the terracotta it could indeed easily break it
Here are some videos showing how to drill holes in terracotta pots. You need a diamond hole saw drill bit.
https://youtu.be/H8eCwIZ0Vd4
https://youtu.be/zp2OMpxnDxQ
https://youtu.be/P1h9N6Bo7aI