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Reusing Broken Terra Cotta Planters

When one of my terra cotta planters crack, or break, I take a hammer and remove the broken side and then place the good half in front of a plant in my garden.

I cover the edges of the planter with just enough soil to hide them so it looks like the other half is buried.

I love how it appears that the plant is 'growing' out of the half buried planter.

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And with the broken half that I hammered away from the good half, I hammer the pieces small enough to use in the bottom of another planter for drainage.

There is no waste of a terra cotta, or clay pot, at my house. :-)

By Sandra

Reusing Broken Terra Cotta Planters
 

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June 11, 20051 found this helpful

Great Idea! Thanks for sharing it.
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May 5, 20141 found this helpful

Wow, what a great idea! Thanks!

 
May 4, 20170 found this helpful

You can glue them back together with white or yellow carpenter`s glue, or cement milk. (Cement and water)
Usually that is stronger than original, but if you are worried, you can get the mesh that the sheet rockers use for gypsum board, smear some cement milk in the break area, dip the mesh in cement milk and slap it on.

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The rest of the pot may get broken some day, but that repair will remain solid.
You can also wash the pot with cement milk to give it a grey, rock color appearance.
Have FUN!
DearWebby

 
February 21, 20200 found this helpful

Smart!

 

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