What is this white powder on my pots?
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Feb 14, 2013I have worked in nursery all my grown life and I have never seen a pot 'band' so perfectly. It almost looks like a tape line of some kind. Can you get a close up of the white area? Did you purchase the pots new in a string?Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Feb 14, 2013I agree with Donna that this looks much more like a manufacturing/packaging issue than anything else.Helpful Reply
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Jeanette S on Feb 14, 2013I can't believe any natural substance would grow in a straight line in a perfect match in height to the one next to it...??? Just won't happen. It is a "thing" with the pot manufacture...has to be.Helpful Reply
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CAROL H on Feb 15, 2013Jeanette, Any ideas on how the pot itself would contribute to the white powder?These were brand new clean pots with string attached. The white substance is powdery and I can wipe it off with my finger. So... Anyone have any other thoughts? Do I need to call in MacGyver, LOL!Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Feb 15, 2013Possibly some sort of talc the manufacturer puts on the pots to keep them from sticking together?Helpful Reply
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Tammy@Deja Vue Designs on Feb 15, 2013Maybe they had been sat in a pan of some sort and watered....the minerals in the water would do this in a straight line if they were sitting in it.Helpful Reply
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CAROL H on Feb 15, 2013Mysterious white ring solved - After further investigation I found that everything sitting in the floor of the greenhouse had the same ring, so when all else fails, I ask my husband if he had any idea what could have caused this to happen. He said that it had to be from standing water - makes sense. We have had a tremendous about of rain in Georgia, which must have flooded the greenhouse up to the level on the pots, heater, etc. He's a smart cookie. Now we have some grading to do.... Thanks so much for all the feedback!Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Feb 16, 2013Whew, at least one mystery solved.Helpful Reply
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Tammy@Deja Vue Designs on Feb 16, 2013Well...I was close.Helpful Reply
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Jean dudley on May 04, 2015Seems like it was sitting in water and the minerals had adhered to the pot.Helpful Reply
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