Tuesday, May 21, 2013

How I Clean My Terracotta Pots.

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Unfortunately I left some of my pots out in the elements and as a result, I had to give them a good cleaning before planting.

Very Simple Cleaning Tips:
  • I filled a spray bottle with 50/50 percent solution of water and vinegar
  • I used one of those non abrasive scouring pads  to scrub and that’s it! You can also use a bottle cleaning brush or other type of brush to scour away the grime. Personally, I don’t strive for a glistening clean pot on the outside. However, it’s a great idea to get all that stuff out from the inside before doing any fresh planting.



Sending lots of healing love and light to all affected by this disaster in Oklahoma. It’s all been so overwhelmingly heartbreaking to watch.
Blessings and Happy Tuesday everyone. XX

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12 Comments:

At May 21, 2013 at 10:09 AM , Blogger little luxury list said...

Vinegar is such a great, natural cleaner. You are reminding me to buy a few pots for my mother. I'm off to do that now!


xoxo,
Chic 'n Cheap Living

 
At May 21, 2013 at 10:19 AM , Blogger ~*~ saskia ~*~ said...

What great advice! Happy happy Tuesday x

 
At May 21, 2013 at 10:39 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

thanks for the tip!!!

Mother Nature is seriously pissed - SO much destruction latley - brings me to tears!

 
At May 21, 2013 at 10:46 AM , Blogger Jaime @ laviejaime said...

thanks for the advice- i just planted in some terracotta pots on my deck!

 
At May 21, 2013 at 11:19 AM , Blogger Couture Carrie said...

Awesome tips, darling!
Your flowers are so gorgeous!

xoxox,
CC

 
At May 21, 2013 at 1:44 PM , Blogger Angelsdoor * Penny said...

Thank you so much for visiting Bebe.
So happy you enjoyed viewing her.

Great advise on cleaning the pots.

My prayers go out to all affected by this horrible disaster.
blessings,
Penny

 
At May 21, 2013 at 5:36 PM , Blogger honey my heart said...

i didn't know terra cotta could be cleaned, good to know :)

 
At May 21, 2013 at 5:36 PM , Blogger Leslie said...

This is perfect timing as cleaning my pottery is on my to do list. Vinegar.. The best cleanser! I have used it for all kinds of things but never on terra corta pots. Thanks for posting this!

 
At May 21, 2013 at 7:00 PM , Blogger Brandi said...

That's a great little tip! I have a bunch of pots stored in the garage that need to be cleaned.

 
At May 22, 2013 at 6:31 AM , Blogger Castles Crowns and Cottages said...

Good morning Stacey!

I am horrible; I never clean my pots! But this is a GREAT idea and very easy to do, so at the end of summer I should just do it!

Watching the news yesterday was hard to take. Listening to one of the teachers speak as well really made me cry. Thank you for joining the party and your participation was just a joy my dear. Hugs! Anita

 
At May 22, 2013 at 7:07 AM , Blogger Acquired Objects said...

I use a mixture of vinegar and water to clean most everything but have never used it to clean my pots...great tip!

XXX
Debra~

 
At May 22, 2013 at 9:43 AM , Blogger Lisa Gordon said...

I cannot tell you how timely this is, Stacey!
I actually have some old terra cotta pots that I need to use, but was wondering how to best clean them. I am off to try this!! Thank you! xo.

 

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