Frequently Asked Questions HERE WE TRY TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP AT OUR SHOWS. #1 WHAT TYPE OF POTS CAN BE USED? #2 WILL THE LARGE POTWIZARD STAND UP IN STRONG WINDS? #3 WHY IS YOUR DESIGN DIFFERENT THAN OTHER TYPE PLANTER STANDS I HAVE SEEN OUT THERE FOR SALE AND SOME ARE CHEAPER? #4 WHAT SIZE POTS DO I USE AND TYPE OF PLANTS? #5 CAN YOUR ITEMS BE BOUGHT LOCALLY OR ONLY AT A SHOW? #1 WHAT TYPE OF POTS CAN BE USED? MY POTWIZARDS, WHETHER THEY ARE THE PLANTERS OR THE HANGERS, WILL TAKE ANY TYPE OR KIND OF POT MADE OUT OF CLAY, PLASTIC, OR FOAM, ETC. IT MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE HOLE IN THE BOTTOM, WHICH MOST ALL POTS HAVE. SOME PLASTIC AND FOAM POTS HAVE NO HOLES, BUT YOU CAN EASILY DRILL THEM. YOU CAN ALSO USE BASKETS, BOXES, PUMPKINS ETC. Back to Top #2 WILL THE LARGE POTWIZARD STAND UP IN STRONG WINDS? THE ANSWER IS YES. IN MY DESIGNING AND ENGINEERING THE LARGE POTWIZARD IT WAS IMPERATIVE THAT A DISPLAY THAT IS ABOUT 42" TALL AND HAVE FIVE CLAY POTS AND PLANTS MUST STAND UP TO STRONG WINDS. MY INSTRUCTIONS STATE THAT ALL LARGE POTWIZARDS MUST BE PLACED INSIDE A 14" OR LARGER POT FILLED HALF WAY UP IN POT WITH ROCK OR GRAVEL OR SUCH. THE WEIGHT IN THE BASE POT ALONG WITH THE POTWIZARD IS WHAT SUPPORTS THE COLUMN OF POTS. THE LARGE POTWIZARD SHOULD BE PLACED ON FLAT AND STABLE SURFACE, IF YOU THINK THERE WILL BE A SEVERE STORM COMING AND CONCERNED, JUST REMOVE THE TOP TWO POTS UNTIL STORM PASSES AND SIMPLY SET THEM BACK ON THE POTWIZARD. THE POTWIZARDS ARE ALL MADE OF STEEL(THERE IS NO PLASTIC PARTS) Back to Top #3 WHY IS YOUR DESIGN DIFFERENT THAN OTHER TYPE PLANTER STANDS I HAVE SEEN OUT THERE FOR SALE AND SOME ARE CHEAPER? WELL IT TOOK ME QUITE A WHILE TO GET THIS THING RIGHT! FIRST IT HAD TO BE MADE OF STEEL, IT HAD TO HAVE A SQUARE SUPPORT ROD AND STABILIZERS AND A FLAT SUPPORT BASE PLATE FOR THE BASE POT. ALL THIS IN COMBINATION WILL SUPPORT ALL THE POTS AND PLANTS WITHOUT FALLING OVER AND IS VERY STURDY. ALL THE POTWIZARD STANDS ARE DESIGNED IN THE SAME MANNER. MOST POTWIZARDS WHEN YOU ASSEMBLE THEM BY FOLLOWING MY INSTRUCTIONS, ARE VERY SIMPLE AND EASY TO PUT TOGETHER IN LESS THAN 10-20 MINUTES. NOW TO THE CHEAPER QUESTION. I LOOKED AT EVERY AVENUE TO COME UP WITH THE BEST MADE, QUALITY AND PRICE. PLASTIC WAS THE FIRST IDEA, COULD MAKE AND SALE FOR LESS THAN $10.TRIED TO MAKE IT WORK, OUTCOME, WOULD NOT LAST VERY LONG AND WOULD NOT WORK OUTSIDE IN STRONG WINDS(SCRAPED IDEA NO BODY NEEDS SOMETHING LIKE THIS MADE OF PLASTIC)) SECOND IDEA, A STEEL PLANTER THAT WOULD SCREW TOGETHER AND PACKAGE IN A SMALL BOX FOR EASY SHIPPING, OUTCOME, WAS SHIPPING THIS WAS GREAT, ASSEMBLING WITH SCREWS COULD BE COMPLICATED FOR CUSTOMER BUT FOUND IT TO BE WEAK AT JOINTS AND VERY UNSTABLE WHEN PUT TOGETHER, ITEMS SUCH AS SCREWS AND SCREW JOINTS WILL RUST AND NOT LAST TO MANY YEARS BEFORE FALLING APART, PRICE SAVES ONLY A FEW DOLLARS(SCRAPED IDEA) MY CURRENT DESIGNED POTWIZARDS ARE ALL STEEL, I FOUND THAT WELDING ALL PARTS TOGETHER IS THE BEST WAY AND THEN POWDER COAT THE ENTIRE ITEM, FOR MANY MANY YEARS OF USE. SHIPPING REQUIRES A LARGER BOX THAN PREVIOUS IDEAS, BUT WEIGHT ABOUT THE SAME, NOT TO MENTION THEY ARE MADE IN USA(VIRGINIA) Back to Top #4 WHAT SIZE POTS DO I USE AND TYPE OF PLANTS? INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR EACH POTWIZARD BOUGHT. TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION LOCATION OF THE POTWIZARDS PLACEMENT. IN VERY HOT SUNNY LOCATION POTWIZARDS WITH 4" POTS WILL DRY OUT FASTER THAN LARGE POTS. I HAVE RECOMMENDED TO MANY CUSTOMERS AT SHOWS TO PUT THE SMALLER POTS IN SEMI TO SHADE AREAS AND THE LARGER POTS IN THE SEMI TO SUNNY AREAS, THE LARGE PLANTERS AND TYPE OF PLANTS IN THEM DEPEND LOCATION OF THE PLANTER. I USE HERBS IN THE SMALL POTWIZARD AND IS PLACED IN A FILTERED SUN OR SHADED AREA. IF I WAS USING CACTI IN THEM I WOULD PLACE IT IN A SEMI TO SUNNY AREA. MY LARGE POTWIZARDS ARE PLACED IN SUNNY AREA AND USE PLANTS LIKE BEGONIAS, GERANIUMS, CREEPING JENNY, PORTULACA,WAVE PETUNIAS, ETC. IF YOU WERE PUTTING THE LARGE POTWIZARD IN A VERY SHADED OR SEMI-SHADED AREA, GET PLANTS FOR THE PLANTER TO GROW IN THAT TYPE CONDITION. REMEMBER YOU DO HAVE TO WATER THE PLANTS. IF YOU WILL BE USING CLAY POTS YOU CAN SEAL THEM ON THE INSIDE OF THE POTS WITH ANY TYPE OF CLEAR PAINT SPRAY OR SELANT, GIVE ABOUT 3 COATS, THIS PREVENTS WATER SEEPING THROUGH POT. PLACE SMALL FLAT STONES AROUND PLANT HELPS KEEP MOISTURE LOSS ALSO. WATER SLOWLY AND THROUGHLY ALL POTS. Back to Top #5 CAN YOUR ITEMS BE BOUGHT LOCALLY OR ONLY AT A SHOW? I STRICTLY DO CRAFT, HOME AND GARDEN SHOWS ETC. HOWEVER, I DO SOME WHOLESALE TO SOME RETAIL OUTLETS BUT MOST ARE NOT IN THE SHOW AREA. I WILL POST RETAIL LOCATIONS ON THE "BUY AT SHOW" PAGE. THOSE INTERESTED IN CARRYING MY PRODUCTS IN THEIR STORE MAY CONTACT ME VIA E-MAIL OR PHONE AND WILL LIST OR LINK THEM ON MY WEBSITE. Back to Top
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