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Dutchlady1 said:My solution was to move to Southwest Florida Sorry! Couldn't resist....

Seems an expensive way to make sure your terra cotta pots won't winter damage.

Biyuwolf said:Speaking if you have a reliable source and use topsoil in containers like I do then STICK WITH IT! --I got clay soil one year not knowing it was clay I'm still fighting with it 3 years later

Oh my, clay soil in a container is not a good thing. I did it once, using our native clay soil. That is the one time I had a terra cotta container break during winter. Come spring time the clay had melded into the container walls and was like concrete. I won't do that again.