I started with 4” Terra Cotta pots and saucers from my local hardware store, Rust-Oleum Chalkboard Paint $14 (also available in spray paint form if you want a smoother finish) and herbs from my local farmers market.
Make sure you clean off any surface dirt and remove any residue left from the label then allow the pots to dry thoroughly so the paint can adhere to your surface. Apply a couple of thin even coats to the pot and saucer (don’t forget the inside rim) to create an opaque look then allow paint to dry according to the product's instructions. Once it’s finished you can label and repot your plant.
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great idea!
Those are so cute!
Cute but black pots in the sun may not be the best idea (read as "you are going to burn your plants!).
These are cute, but painting a porous clay surface with acrylic paint doesn't work. I know from experience that they look nice for a while, but soon the moisture from watering the plants seeps through the clay and makes the paint bubble up and peel off.
I've never fully understood all of the chalkboard plant accessories. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I figure as soon as I went to water those plants (unless I was really careful) I'd end up just washing the chalk right off.
Black pots for plants can get too hot in the summer heat. Also, wouldn't this defeat one of the big advantages of terracotta pots (their breathability)? Roots like to breath!
How about just painting part of the pot with the chalkboard paint, like just the top rim for instance. Or a nicely centered oval. That way you can still write on it but avoid the burning plant syndrome?
I was just going to echo what lynnebee said. I can't get on board with painting the whole pot, but a centered oval or another shape in chalkboard paint would look nice! I like the way terracotta looks, so I wouldn't want to cover it all.
I have painted pots in acrylic paint with success, but I always sealed them and they lasted for a really long time, but they got a little sun-bleached after 4 or 5 years.
And the first time it rains... the label washes off? I think these look great, but I'm not sure they'll work very well.
I hope no one really needs a label to distinguish basil from rosemary!
Save yourself the time, money and effort, the paint will bubble up and peel off when you start watering the plants, what a waste!!!!!!!!!
I guess these look neat, but ... won't the paint peel and the chalk wash off in the rain? popsicle sticks and marker seem like an easier way to label seedlings.
Couldn't you just write on the terracotta? Or for something more permanent use a paint pen or permanent marker?
Personally I prefer the look of a plant tab stuck into the dirt.