Top 1. How long will the pots last?
We use UV stabilized Polypropylene (PP) plastic- this has its own characteristics and most of these are very suitable for pots, including good structural stiffness, heat resistance and durability. Our pots have been in use for over 5 years and are still going strong at our nursery despite very high sun and heat levels. Two places where PP falls short are in cold resistance (below zero deg C) and in impact strength. Thus articles made from PP cannot easily take hard knocks and will tend to crack if, for instance, they are dropped from a height. Since this is a rare issue with pots, PP is now the most widely used plastic for pots except in very cold climates. For the large Tubs and MP Trays we use a special grade of rubberized PP that largely overcomes even this shortfall and takes reasonable impact in its stride.
