how do i turn a teracotta pot with hole in the bottom into a mini-pond

[bimble]

Nice big pot, unglazed, with one small drainage hole in the bottom which I want to plug with something that will stay there and not leak to get a mini-pond type situation.

melted wax? shower-tray silicone ? some sort of epoxy?
There's even a stuff called liquid rubber which sounds really fun but i dont know if that would be a good idea.

Have googled too much and confused myself now.

I think when full to the brim it would be around 10 litres of water in there, so quite a lot of pressure, which might help or not help idk.
Any ideas?

 

[magneze]

Cork?

 

[bimble]

Cork?

ooh. do you think that might work? just whittle one down from a bottle and wedge in?

 

[magneze]

ooh. do you think that might work? just whittle one down from a bottle and wedge in?

Why not? Top down.

 

[bimble]

worth a try before any trips to screwfix yeah

 

[platinumsage]

Will it have creatures in, rendering accidental leakage a fatal catastrophe?

 

[bimble]

Will it have creatures in, rendering accidental leakage a fatal catastrophe?

no, i was thinking a water lily

 

[bimble]

Why not? Top down.

well i screwed that up and it was my only cork
not saying it wouldnt work just my first try didnt

 

[BristolEcho]

Lining from a compost bag.

 

[platinumsage]

Corks are designed for glass, not roughly poked holes in clay.

Epoxy putty perhaps, plenty of it on ebay

 

[Supine]

well i screwed that up and it was my only cork
not saying it wouldnt work just my first try didnt

Good excuse to buy a bottle of wine

I think you need something with glue to give a lasting seal. But that’s a guess!

 

[frogwoman]

Get a bit of plastic liner (big enough to go well over the sides of the whole thing) and line it I guess?

 

[bimble]

Lining from a compost bag.

attached to create a waterproof seal how tho

 

[bimble]

Get a bit of plastic liner (big enough to go well over the sides of the whole thing) and line it I guess?

oh, that would work probably but i don't want the plastic bag sticking out pf bin look really, and it is less that a cm the unwanted hole in bottom

 

[frogwoman]

If you dig it into the ground and put plants etc and Stones maybe won't look too bad?

 

[bimble]

If you dig it into the ground and put plants etc and Stones maybe won't look too bad?

thats basically a pond tho! not ready yet : )

 

[bimble]

ooh concrete, just a tiny bit, that would do it.

 

[magneze]

well i screwed that up and it was my only cork
not saying it wouldnt work just my first try didnt

Buy more wine?

 

[dessiato]

I'd use a cork and some bathroom sealant. I did this some years ago quite successfully. The water lilies looked great in it, as did the irises.

 

[A380]

I did the same to make a birdbath. In the end I went with a plastic bowel that fitted just inside.

 

[weepiper]

If it's unsealed/unglazed it might evaporate your water quite fast.

 

[two sheds]

I sunk an old bath into the ground for a pond a few years ago. It's more of a bog area now though but does have two lovely flowers established, The problem I've not solved is making the rim of the bath invisible. I have thought of slate /stone but that only obscures the outside.

I'd steer clear of epoxy type stuff in a garden, not too sure about cement either - would be alkaline?

 

[danski]

Strong rubble sack. Dunno how you might tidy the top but it’s possible.

 

[two sheds]

something like Jute would tuck in and hang over the sides nicely

 

[prunus]

Small lump of clay?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Small lump of clay?

Shove the clay into the hole, and bake the pot in a kiln.

 

[Spymaster]

well i screwed that up and it was my only cork
not saying it wouldnt work just my first try didnt

How do you fuck-up putting a cork in a hole?

 

[bimble]

How do you fuck-up putting a cork in a hole?

I whittled obvs.

 

[bimble]

I’ve got the right stuff now I think . Great brand name too

 

[WouldBe]

If it's unsealed/unglazed it might evaporate your water quite fast.

This.

Water will soak into the pot. If it freezes the pot will end up in bits.

It needs lining or sealing.