Clay pots for kitchen and home floriculture

Pottery is the oldest kind of household utensils. It is clay from ancient times used by man to create dishes and containers for storing the most valuable and necessary products - oil, grain, wine, water, etc. And this is not only because it was one of the most accessible and easily processed natural materials. Pots of clay possessed the necessary qualities that helped keep the products fresh for a long time. The porous structure of such utensils at the same time protected food from the effects of excessive moisture, but at the same time its walls "breathed", let in air, preventing possible decay and overdrying.

Pots of clay and in our time are very widely used in everyday life for storage and cooking. Such utensils are still considered the most environmentally friendly, because it is still made only of natural material by direct burning in the oven. Large clay pots with special narrow slots are successfully used for storing vegetables, onions and garlic. Do not need to advertise ceramic pans and pots for cooking in the oven and oven. They have the amazing property of accumulating and retaining a high temperature inside for a long time, which contributes to a deep and even baking of products, which are not overdone or overdone. Especially good pots use clay for cooking meat, fish and vegetable dishes.

A special role belongs to ceramics in home floriculture. For a long time, clay pots were the only and indispensable containers that were used for planting and planting indoor flowers. They now have their plastic and glass counterparts. However, it should be noted that many traditional ceramic pots are preferred, since they are still more useful for living plants. The main advantage of them is the same porous structure of the walls, which allows the excess moisture to evaporate, so the roots are less prone to decay, in addition, through the micropores, air enters the roots, which they also need. Large clay pots with plants look more aesthetically pleasing, their natural color, as well as their shape and artistic execution, complement the beauty of the living tree, creating a single composition. However, the porous structure of ceramic pots is also a major drawback, since it shortens the life of the pots. The pores are clogged with harmful organic salts, settling on the walls, they enter the soil and the root system of the plant. In addition, in such containers, due to intensive moisture exchange, the root system becomes supercooled, if, for example, the pot is left in a cold room or outdoors in the cold season.

Undoubtedly, lovers of home floriculture, possessing large collections of plants, prefer less expensive and bulky containers of plastic. They are more durable, lightweight and comfortable. Beautiful clay pots (photo conveys their particular charm) are mainly used for original floral compositions or solitary plants that act as a stylistic and aesthetic decoration of the room. In this case, the natural material from which the pot is made looks more attractive, reminding us of the ancient history of the pottery craft that accompanies a person throughout his history.