using LECA, small scoria ( lava rock), or small medium in a basket

[DirtyCoconuts]

I have had several friends ask me about this and i thought it was a pretty well known trick but i did a search and nothing jumped out at me so here it is.

I like to use hydroton ( LECA) as a mediaum in my mix and it is small and round and likes to escape from any container especially a wide slat basket soooooooo...what to do?


Shade cloth!

Lath house by J Solo, on Flickr


start with a square about twice the size of your basket (okay it is really 4x the size because that's how squares work) and then cut away the corners to make a big +

Lath house by J Solo, on Flickr



orient the shade cloth so it lines up with the basket and push it down into the basket
Lath house by J Solo, on Flickr

use a scissor, screwdriver, spike stake, or any other long thin thing and push the top of the cloth through the highest basket slat
Lath house by J Solo, on Flickr

add some leca, then the plant, then fill around with media of choice

Lath house by J Solo, on Flickr