By Seabird
East Sussex, United Kingdom
I married a vandal!!!
Hubby decided in his wisdom that it would be a good idea to use one of my pots as a stepping stone to climb off a garden wall! It broke.
"Well, it's only dirt" he said.
After calling him a few choice names I rescued the Chionodoxa and Narcissi bulbs and replanted them in another pot.
My question is can I repair the pot and if so how? It's a large glazed pottery type, narrower at the bottom and has split cleanly in two from top to bottom. I'd welcome any comments.
- 19 Sep, 2010
Answers
Thanks Bamboo, I'll try that. Hubby has apologised and been forgiven!
19 Sep, 2010
If you have any floor tile cement lying around, it's perfect!
19 Sep, 2010
I would sweetly ask him to buy you a new one Lol.
19 Sep, 2010
Well, that I'd never have thought of. We'll be laying floor tiles soon so I'll get the cement first and try it. Thanks Meanie.
19 Sep, 2010
Sticks like hell (floor tiles, terracotta) and resistant to frost too!
19 Sep, 2010
Sounds great to keep at the back of a cupboard Meanie.
Tulsalady, I've already done that! Thought it would be good to fix the broken one too, you can't have too many pots.
19 Sep, 2010
does it have a lip? if yes also bind with twine [decoratively if you have the knack :o) ]
19 Sep, 2010
definately i agree with tulsa lady make him buy you a new one , he broke it he can replace it.
Make it a bigger pot and gently remind him that if he breaks it again he can replace it again.
I'd be a bit worried especially when the cold weather comes along whether the pot would survive especially if the frost got into the cracks
20 Sep, 2010
One of my bigger pots was mended years ago with 'duck tape' when it split down the middle after falling off its wheels in a gale......still going strong. Just clamped it together, plant still there, and second pair of hands wound the tape round it. Painted the tape to match at a later date...blue
20 Sep, 2010
Thanks to all of you.
Hubby said he will buy a new pot when I've chosen one I like. I'd still like to rescue the broken one so I'll try the tile cement with some duck tape as a precaution for this winter and see what happens.
I really don't think he'll try that trick again!
26 Sep, 2010
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I used Bostik general purpose to stick my terracotta pot together, but it was only missing a large chunk rather than having to hold together two separate halves. Might be worth a try though.
19 Sep, 2010