My neighbor just moved and asked me if I wanted any of the terra-cotta pots in her shed. She said they are really old and beat up, and are over thirty or so years old, but I could have them if I wanted. YES, YES, and YES. They are beautiful pots!! All sizes and shapes and really heavy, not like the pots made today. They are stained on the outside like they were lovingly used over the years. I've added them to my garden, potting some up, while just stacking a few here and there in the landscape, around my patio pots, and on my potting bench. Such a treasure to have!!
I love the look of aged terracotta, this is such a cool idea! Never would have thought yogurt but they turned out beautiful. I’m totally going to do this! Thank you Janey
Janey, I also love the look of aged terracotta pots. I've found that if you have access to some live moss, you can blend it into your yogurt (using an emulsion blender or a regular blender) and then paint your pots with that mixture. You'll be amazed at how lovely they end up looking. With your high temps and dry climate, it might be hard to find live moss, but if you have a friend or neighbor who has a natural water feature (like a frog pond) they probably have moss growing naturally near it that they'd be willing to share some with you. Have a fun week in your garden! ~Margie🤗💚🐢🐸
I have seen few people using garden lime to age terra cottas. I think I like that method outcome the best. I have to try myself. 90%of my planters are terra cotta. I love how the aging on terra cotta looks too. When we bought our home we install water softeners; I know my pots won’t have hard water stain and it didn’t. I have to age the lot myself. 😊
I have heard of using moss and buttermilk to give pots a mossy green aged look. Put the ingredients in the blender to spread the spores thoroughly through the buttermilk. I have pots that have aged naturally, and noticed that the rims get mossy first, and the side of the pot that stays in the shade will turn green before the sunny side. To get a natural look, I'd dip the pot upside down in the buttermilk to coat the rim, and then let the milk drip down one side of the pot to get the uneven effect. I have houseplant pots that have gotten the white patina, but that is from the buildup of salts from our hard water.
Yup it works well. We’ve got no shortage of terracotta here in Italy but I bought some brand new pots today with the intention of doing this. I’ve always found it works more quickly if you plant up the pot as the moisture wicks through from the inside and keeps everything damp - even in the spring sun.
Our winters are so extreme that if you leave a pot out over the winter by spring it has an aged look after 6 months, if it doesn’t break that is. This is fun to try though!
Good Morning Janey. I love a good garden hack video while drinking my morning coffee☕️. I’ll add yogurt to my grocery list and definitely try this with some of my new terracotta pots. You are definitely correct about faux aging with the painted technique….not a fan and did not like the look and it didn’t fool anyone. Thanks as always for a great video and have a great day.
Hi Janey, I also love the look of aged terracotta. My indoor and outdoor pots have actually aged naturally but I guess it's our humid climate that helps it age faster. I wish my husband felt the same. He likes the new look, so I have some terracotta pots that I just slip in the plants with their nursery pots and take them out to water them to keep them looking new. Lol 🙂
I never thought about it being a problem for people In specific climates to get petina on their Terra Cotta pots. I live in Indiana and mine have aged just fine in just one season. It definitely must be a climate thing. I never thought about that. Thank you for the video. I thought it was rather cool.
I never thought about how hard it is to get aged pots in a dry climate. If you have an area you could put a mister on your watering system that goes off every day you could put your pots there. Mine seems to grow moss fairly quickly in areas that have misters. Have a wonderful day.
I like that look also . You could add a little moss yo yogurt to inoculate it as a growth medium and viola ! I like the mossy look! Here in humid GA it happens naturally!
I'll have to try this...I love aged terracotta. I've spent A LOT of money buying aged terracotta pots! Hope you'll try the lime technique, too! Curious to see the difference. Thanks for the video.🪴M
Hard water does have the advantage of giving a patina very quickly. I learned by chance when I was submerging my house plants in tap water and letting them soak. After a few soaks, those brand new terra cotta pots looked ancient. Now I soak all my new pots when I first buy them, let them dry, and presoak them a few times, befiore I use them. Then if possible, when I water them I submerge them. If they are too tall/big for that, I spray the hose on them whenever I think about it, to let the minerals in the hard water dow their thing.
Good morning. I have to agree with you that does sound like the weirdest thing to do but what you showed us the results they all look great. Enjoy and have a great day.💞
I heard about yogurt before too. Did you see one that uses moss, I don't remember the ratio, said to use the blender and rub it over the pot. It'll be fun to see what they look like come spring.
What about Greek yogurt, would that make a difference? I love the look of aged terracotta pots. I'm definitely going to try this. I think I'm going to try both types of yogurt -regular and Greek and see if there is a difference between the two. Just for kicks and giggles I'm going to try different ways to age terracotta pots and see what I like best Love your videos, there's not one that I haven't liked and you're a pure joy to watch so keep those videos rolling in ☺️ XOXO 😗🤗 Have a wonderful day ❣️🤟
I'm sure I would just use gloved hands 🙀. Here in the Paris 'burbs, I have Moss galore! Most of the year on some North facing rocks forming planting beds. And the driveway, pots, tree trunks, even Rose trunks .. the neighbors too tall trees block a lot of sun.
I think if you really watter down your paint (20% paint )in a few buckets white beige and grey brown and bottom watter style dip them and let it soak 1-5 min and alternate watter levels and colors and times and dry in between it might replicate the process that causes the antiquing.
My terra cotta pots have algae on them. And the algae then gets on any surface the pots is on, patio, concrete surface etc. do you know any way to remove the algae? Thanks
Don't they get covered with ants? I hate ants, they nested in a container and killed a J Maple tree - it was like a SciFi movie as they poured out over the sides when I ran a hose over the pot. Yuk, yuk, yuk
My neighbor just moved and asked me if I wanted any of the terra-cotta pots in her shed. She said they are really old and beat up, and are over thirty or so years old, but I could have them if I wanted. YES, YES, and YES. They are beautiful pots!! All sizes and shapes and really heavy, not like the pots made today. They are stained on the outside like they were lovingly used over the years. I've added them to my garden, potting some up, while just stacking a few here and there in the landscape, around my patio pots, and on my potting bench. Such a treasure to have!!
Oh and you can also rub moss in with the yogurt too.
I love the look of aged terracotta, this is such a cool idea! Never would have thought yogurt but they turned out beautiful. I’m totally going to do this! Thank you Janey
Janey, I also love the look of aged terracotta pots. I've found that if you have access to some live moss, you can blend it into your yogurt (using an emulsion blender or a regular blender) and then paint your pots with that mixture. You'll be amazed at how lovely they end up looking. With your high temps and dry climate, it might be hard to find live moss, but if you have a friend or neighbor who has a natural water feature (like a frog pond) they probably have moss growing naturally near it that they'd be willing to share some with you. Have a fun week in your garden! ~Margie🤗💚🐢🐸
I have seen few people using garden lime to age terra cottas. I think I like that method outcome the best. I have to try myself. 90%of my planters are terra cotta. I love how the aging on terra cotta looks too. When we bought our home we install water softeners; I know my pots won’t have hard water stain and it didn’t. I have to age the lot myself. 😊
I have heard of using moss and buttermilk to give pots a mossy green aged look. Put the ingredients in the blender to spread the spores thoroughly through the buttermilk. I have pots that have aged naturally, and noticed that the rims get mossy first, and the side of the pot that stays in the shade will turn green before the sunny side. To get a natural look, I'd dip the pot upside down in the buttermilk to coat the rim, and then let the milk drip down one side of the pot to get the uneven effect. I have houseplant pots that have gotten the white patina, but that is from the buildup of salts from our hard water.
Yup it works well. We’ve got no shortage of terracotta here in Italy but I bought some brand new pots today with the intention of doing this. I’ve always found it works more quickly if you plant up the pot as the moisture wicks through from the inside and keeps everything damp - even in the spring sun.
Our winters are so extreme that if you leave a pot out over the winter by spring it has an aged look after 6 months, if it doesn’t break that is. This is fun to try though!
Good Morning Janey. I love a good garden hack video while drinking my morning coffee☕️. I’ll add yogurt to my grocery list and definitely try this with some of my new terracotta pots. You are definitely correct about faux aging with the painted technique….not a fan and did not like the look and it didn’t fool anyone. Thanks as always for a great video and have a great day.
Hi Janey, I also love the look of aged terracotta. My indoor and outdoor pots have actually aged naturally but I guess it's our humid climate that helps it age faster. I wish my husband felt the same. He likes the new look, so I have some terracotta pots that I just slip in the plants with their nursery pots and take them out to water them to keep them looking new. Lol 🙂
I never thought about it being a problem for people In specific climates to get petina on their Terra Cotta pots. I live in Indiana and mine have aged just fine in just one season. It definitely must be a climate thing. I never thought about that. Thank you for the video. I thought it was rather cool.
I never thought about how hard it is to get aged pots in a dry climate. If you have an area you could put a mister on your watering system that goes off every day you could put your pots there. Mine seems to grow moss fairly quickly in areas that have misters. Have a wonderful day.
Good morning Janey. That's a wonderful idea - aging terracotta pots with yogurt. Thanks for sharing and have wonderful week. 😊😊😉😉🌻🌻
I like that look also . You could add a little moss yo yogurt to inoculate it as a growth medium and viola ! I like the mossy look! Here in humid GA it happens naturally!
YES!!! The mossy look is the best!!!
Well if you have hard water it works too. That is what happens to all of mine and it doesn't take too long for me. Lol yes I love this look so much.
Agree hard water residue looks so pretty.
Yeah mine started to do that after the first time I watered my myrtle topiaries. It was a pleasant surprise :)
I'll have to try this...I love aged terracotta. I've spent A LOT of money buying aged terracotta pots! Hope you'll try the lime technique, too! Curious to see the difference. Thanks for the video.🪴M
Hard water does have the advantage of giving a patina very quickly. I learned by chance when I was submerging my house plants in tap water and letting them soak. After a few soaks, those brand new terra cotta pots looked ancient. Now I soak all my new pots when I first buy them, let them dry, and presoak them a few times, befiore I use them. Then if possible, when I water them I submerge them. If they are too tall/big for that, I spray the hose on them whenever I think about it, to let the minerals in the hard water dow their thing.
Hi! I have always thought that growing moss on terra cotta pots would be cool as well...apparently, it's easy to accomplish!
Good morning. I have to agree with you that does sound like the weirdest thing to do but what you showed us the results they all look great. Enjoy and have a great day.💞
so clever. will be anxious to see them potted up. Thank you for the cool tip
I heard about yogurt before too. Did you see one that uses moss, I don't remember the ratio, said to use the blender and rub it over the pot. It'll be fun to see what they look like come spring.
What about Greek yogurt, would that make a difference? I love the look of aged terracotta pots. I'm definitely going to try this. I think I'm going to try both types of yogurt -regular and Greek and see if there is a difference between the two. Just for kicks and giggles I'm going to try different ways to age terracotta pots and see what I like best
Love your videos, there's not one that I haven't liked and you're a pure joy to watch so keep those videos rolling in ☺️
XOXO 😗🤗 Have a wonderful day ❣️🤟
Well it’d definitely make them genuinely European then (with the Greek yogurt) 😂
We used to pour left over milk on landscaping rocks in our garden to encourage moss and lichen
Oh wow I really like this!!! I guess I have been doing it wrong! I am so gonna try this! Thanks Jayne 🧡❤️💜💙💚
Hello! Great master class! Thank you for the wonderful video👍🌻🐦
What works better than garden lime (I heard mentioned) is fish bone meal, at least if you want a more white patina. Lime leaves more of white patina.
Good morning Janey 🌺 good idea to aging terraccota pots Have abeautiful day 🦋🌺🦋
You can rub green moss and it's dirt on them. That puts spores on the yogurt that will grow. Place in shade to develop.
Who would have thought? Very cool!
This was not a weird vedio! It was a nice change. With winter coming, some little projects like this are fun.
Martha Stewart did this 20/30 years ago and it worked really well
Is there a video showing what the pots look like afterwards?
I'm sure I would just use gloved hands 🙀. Here in the Paris 'burbs, I have Moss galore! Most of the year on some North facing rocks forming planting beds. And the driveway, pots, tree trunks, even Rose trunks .. the neighbors too tall trees block a lot of sun.
I wonder if you could use brown paint with yogurt to make it look like a darker aged look?
I'm in Australia.I love your garden. 🤩
Lovely video Janey 🥰 I love aged pots 🥰
Cool 😎 What a mess! 😂😂😂😂❤
I think if you really watter down your paint (20% paint )in a few buckets white beige and grey brown and bottom watter style dip them and let it soak 1-5 min and alternate watter levels and colors and times and dry in between it might replicate the process that causes the antiquing.
Linda Vater has a video out on how to beautifully age these pots as well....
Thanks Janie! I also tried to paint the pot to make it look old and didn’t like. I’m going to try this method! 🌼🐝
My terra cotta pots have algae on them. And the algae then gets on any surface the pots is on, patio, concrete surface etc. do you know any way to remove the algae? Thanks
A lot of people must mot have all kinds of critters in their yards, because this hasn’t worked for me. Every time I set it out it gets licked clean!
Since terra cotta is porous, do you need to worry about the bacteria in the yogurt?
If you rub moss it will turn more mossy. Also some dirt with it. Plastic bag helps to
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You forgot the moss part....
Don't they get covered with ants? I hate ants, they nested in a container and killed a J Maple tree - it was like a SciFi movie as they poured out over the sides when I ran a hose over the pot. Yuk, yuk, yuk